CRV air con question
Discussion
I have had the 05 crv 2.0 petrol for 2 years. Thirsty old beast and lacks in power to justify it's thirst, but it does the job of ferrying the dogs and taking the mrs shopping.
The air con has never worked and it has never bothered me until now. I always thought it was the compressor pump that had failed as that is a common problem apparently.
The symptoms with the engine running are>>>>
Switch interior fan on, runs as normal, hot and cold, slow to fast fan. All ok so far
Turn air con on, light on switch illuminates but no compressor click and condenser fan does not spin.
QUESTION????
Should the condenser fan still spin if the compressor pump has failed?
With the engine off, I can turn the outside rim/clutch section of the pump. But it does not engage when switched on with a running engine. Is it normal to be able to spin it while switched off, or is this a sign of a broken pump ????
I've read about a low pressure switch failing on Honda's, this I cannot find on mine, any ideas??
I've spent 10 minutes fiddling and swapped relays around, but that makes no difference.
The air con has never worked and it has never bothered me until now. I always thought it was the compressor pump that had failed as that is a common problem apparently.
The symptoms with the engine running are>>>>
Switch interior fan on, runs as normal, hot and cold, slow to fast fan. All ok so far
Turn air con on, light on switch illuminates but no compressor click and condenser fan does not spin.
QUESTION????
Should the condenser fan still spin if the compressor pump has failed?
With the engine off, I can turn the outside rim/clutch section of the pump. But it does not engage when switched on with a running engine. Is it normal to be able to spin it while switched off, or is this a sign of a broken pump ????
I've read about a low pressure switch failing on Honda's, this I cannot find on mine, any ideas??
I've spent 10 minutes fiddling and swapped relays around, but that makes no difference.
I've tried googling and couldn't find the answers I wanted, that's why I asked on here.
When I bought the car the salesman told me that they'd had it re-gassed, it wouldn't work because the compressor pump was broke. So I bought it anyway with this in mind. Google backed this up as a very common Honda problem and it never bothered me that it didn't work. (well it did really but I never got round to it until now)
Reading that the compressor should be free spinning when everything is off, I decided to re-gas it myself with a bottle of EZChill I had in my garage. When the pressure got up to about 3/4, the pump kicked in as did the condenser fan. HAPPY BUNNY
So now I need to wait to see if it holds pressure for a few days before I get it refilled properly at a AC shop.
When I bought the car the salesman told me that they'd had it re-gassed, it wouldn't work because the compressor pump was broke. So I bought it anyway with this in mind. Google backed this up as a very common Honda problem and it never bothered me that it didn't work. (well it did really but I never got round to it until now)
Reading that the compressor should be free spinning when everything is off, I decided to re-gas it myself with a bottle of EZChill I had in my garage. When the pressure got up to about 3/4, the pump kicked in as did the condenser fan. HAPPY BUNNY
So now I need to wait to see if it holds pressure for a few days before I get it refilled properly at a AC shop.
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