ac broke!

[b00sted]

well my ac doesnt work anymore!?...has anyone else had this problem? the ac works but it doesnt shoot out cold air. maybe im low on antifreeze? what do u guys think? damn...this south florida heat is gonna kill me

[mazpro]

hmm, never heard of that happening. mine is still going strong for 5 years. maybe you got a leak somewhere (shrug)

[b00sted]

is that something that no antifreeze would do though? im not too familiar with the mechanics of a/c

[mazpro]

I don't know anything about the AC either, so I can't help you with that. sorry

[BlkZoomZoom]

lol antifreeze? Ya mean R134a? Take it to a dealer, There are many reasons why an A/c system won't work.

[Shane5425]

for one antifreeze has nothing to do with ur ac... its called r134 freon.. and yes and no is ur answer.. is the ac copressor cycleing when it is on? or does it not run at all

[dominoy2k1]

also does the ac fan turn on when the ac is on?

[b00sted]

i havent checked to see if the ac fan is on..and how do u know if the ac compressor is cycling when its on? it was blowing out cold air earlier today..then all of a sudden on my way home from work it wouldnt blow out cold air anymore (scratch)

[Shane5425]

look at the front of the compressor, is the clutch on it spinning..

[b00sted]

i dont know where the air compressor is...lol sorry - like i said, i havent the slightest clue about the mechanics of the ac

[Shane5425]

lol.. follow ur ac lines, ur compressor should be under your power steering pump..

[b00sted]

ok im gonna go check it now

[b00sted]

yes if what i was looking at was the ac compressor then yes the thing was spinning. but my fans werent kickin on...

[Shane5425]

sounds like low freon.. not building up enough high preasure to kick the fans on.. take it to the dealer, thats warrenty work.. they are gonna fill it back up and put some die in it, then they will say bring it back when it doesnt work again and a black light will show where it is leaking..

[1sty]

IF you pull out the glove box, you can see the AC temp cord going down by the passangers feet. That cord has a metal retaining clip that LOVED to fall off on my MP3. When it does, the temp dial becomes useless. Check it out.

Are you guys talking about the raditors fans? Shouldn't those kick on when the car reaches a certain temp totaly inpdependant of the AC?

[Lord_Zath]

Sounds like a great chance to WOMP your car! sorry couldn't resist I agree low freon.

[Drmdriver03]

My injen cai came lose and i didnt catch it and it rubbed a hole in the line that runs just below it..... so i have no AC either but mine is an easy fix.

[b00sted]

IF you pull out the glove box, you can see the AC temp cord going down by the passangers feet. That cord has a metal retaining clip that LOVED to fall off on my MP3. When it does, the temp dial becomes useless. Check it out.

ok ill check it out!...is there gonna be a bunch of wires and things to confuse me? or is the temp cord distinctive?...also how do i check the freon?


Are you guys talking about the raditors fans? Shouldn't those kick on when the car reaches a certain temp totaly inpdependant of the AC?

yea thats what i thought

[1sty]

The cord is like one on a bycles brakes. Its a metal cord in an out jacket. The jacket gets tensioned by clips and the cord moves within it. The cord is black and the clip is mounted on white plastic.

[Shane5425]

IF you pull out the glove box, you can see the AC temp cord going down by the passangers feet. That cord has a metal retaining clip that LOVED to fall off on my MP3. When it does, the temp dial becomes useless. Check it out.

Are you guys talking about the raditors fans? Shouldn't those kick on when the car reaches a certain temp totaly inpdependant of the AC?

no u have 1 fan to cool the engine and one fan for the ac condesor.. the reason for 2 fans and not one fan

[1sty]

But didn't he say neither fan kicked on?

[b00sted]

so low freon would prevent the ac fan from turning on? where do i look to check the freon?

yes...neither fan kicked on

[Lord_Zath]

Have you checked belts? Maybe one of the pulleys fell off...

[Shane5425]

he just said its spinning

[Shane5425]

so low freon would prevent the ac fan from turning on? where do i look to check the freon?

yes...neither fan kicked on.

u cant check freon.. special guages have to be used.. take it to mazda, this should be warrenty work..

one fan should kick on after rideing a bit to cool the enigne

the other fan is controlled by switches on the ac system..

[b00sted]

alrite well ill do what u guys told me to do tomorrow when theres more light out. thanks for the inputs so far guys!

[b00sted]

.

u cant check freon.. special guages have to be used.. take it to mazda, this should be warrenty work..

one fan should kick on after rideing a bit to cool the enigne

the other fan is controlled by switches on the ac system..

hmm..well then if its nothing that i could fix then i guess im gonna have to bring it to the dealership soon...hmm, i hope they give me a rental cuz i cant miss work

[Shane5425]

if your 21 i dont see why not, i am screwed when i bring my car to do extended warrenty work.. only 19.. but extended warrenty is going out next year so its up to me to fix my own car.. damn.. that means more work... at least i can mod my engine without worring about the warrenty bieng voided..

[dominoy2k1]

i would check the ac fuse/relay before i go to the dealership.

[1338]

hmm my a/c light turn on and off and i can feel it in the power. what could be the problem? bad switch?

[b00sted]

i would check the ac fuse/relay before i go to the dealership.

wheres that?

[Shane5425]

in the fuse box under the hood.. turn ur ac on and tap on the ac relay if it kicks on u have found the culprit

[b00sted]

hmmm..im gonna go check it out now

[BlkZoomZoom]

Wow. You guys are so off its not even funny.

[Shane5425]

thats where it usually is.. let me go look at a pic of my engine bay

[Shane5425]

Wow. You guys are so off its not even funny.

how are we off...



i still am leaning to low freon.. becuase he said the compressor isnt kickin on..

[b00sted]

well..i didnt see anything

...whats ur diagnosis blk?

[BlkZoomZoom]

If the compressor is turning on then the relay isn't clicking. The pcm controls the turning on of the relay after reading inputs of several sensors. Of which only one was mentioned. Again, I highly suggest just bringing it to a dealer and getting properly diagnoised.

[b00sted]

yea im gonna call mazda tomorrow

[Shane5425]

If the compressor is turning on then the relay isn't clicking. The pcm controls the turning on of the relay after reading inputs of several sensors. Of which only one was mentioned. Again, I highly suggest just bringing it to a dealer and getting properly diagnoised.


hmm... i think that was my 2n suggestion...

i can tell you know they will suck the freon out(whats left) and recharge it with dye .. if it doesnt work after the recharge.. then its gonna be electrical... fun fun... i hate doing electrical work on cars.. pain in da ass..

[b00sted]

well id rather my ac break than my engine blowin up, or clutch givin out..or busted lsd i guess

[BlkZoomZoom]

Thats my specialty. I also believe thats why my hair is falling out and I am only a young man. lol

[Shane5425]

Thats my specialty. I also believe thats why my hair is falling out and I am only a young man. lol

yeah , lol, electrical problems will do that... i rather changeing parts and mechanical faluires , electrical probs suck, i leave them to my dad, he hates them too but has 23 year exp on them..