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Car idles very high with a/c on
Posted: March 21st, 2004, 3:03 am
by hondah8er13
Hey need some more help please.. when i press the a/c button my car idles very high, it goes from 750rpm's to 2100rpm's..... also a/c is not cold.... still have R12 in it... car is 92' 1.6L SOHC automatic 175,000miles... anyway any help will be greatly appreciated.. thanks again
Re: Car idles very high with a/c on
Posted: March 21st, 2004, 11:10 am
by Jteezy
your compressor has probably gone bad because i have the same problem because my compressor is done. Might wanna go check that out.Peace
Re: Car idles very high with a/c on
Posted: March 21st, 2004, 11:59 am
by xXx_OTEP_xXx
Well I think its normal for your idle to change a bit with the A/C on because its using quite a bit of power .. but not that drastically...
Re: Car idles very high with a/c on
Posted: March 28th, 2004, 7:24 pm
by mxtreekid
your a/c does draw power from your car but it makes your car idle lower than normal. happens in my 95 DOHC 1.6
Re: Car idles very high with a/c on
Posted: March 29th, 2004, 11:20 am
by sallyO92mx-3
i have a 93 sohc and it was doing the same thing untill today i nabbed some 8mm NGK plugs
off a totaled protege and the external coil wire from a escort GT and bam
no more idle problems
