Air Conditioning Help..?
07-26-06, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by David Hayes
Just don't take it to a Mazda dealership to be checked out. Mine exhibited the same symptoms a few years back. Took it to the Mazda dealership (Tom Bush sucks) and was told I needed a new condensor to the tune of $1,800. Then went to my trusty local mechanic (Riverside Automotive) who repaired the leak at the filler cap and recharged the unit. $120, big difference.
Sounds like a leak to me.
Sounds like a leak to me.
Take it to a shop you can trust and have them pull a vacuum on it. It should hold 29 psi vac. for 15 min or so. If it holds then the leak is at the fill port. Mine had a loose low side schrader valve, which was easily repaired. I understand this is a common pattern failure problem. I was quoted $1100+ to repair by other shops, who, in fact were trying to rip me off. I hate thieves.
07-26-06, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Geiman
Yes, the same thing happened to me.
Take it to a shop you can trust and have them pull a vacuum on it. It should hold 29 psi vac. for 15 min or so. If it holds then the leak is at the fill port. Mine had a loose low side schrader valve, which was easily repaired. I understand this is a common pattern failure problem. I was quoted $1100+ to repair by other shops, who, in fact were trying to rip me off. I hate thieves.
Take it to a shop you can trust and have them pull a vacuum on it. It should hold 29 psi vac. for 15 min or so. If it holds then the leak is at the fill port. Mine had a loose low side schrader valve, which was easily repaired. I understand this is a common pattern failure problem. I was quoted $1100+ to repair by other shops, who, in fact were trying to rip me off. I hate thieves.
On your Schrader valve issue, you say it was "easily repaired"....how so?
07-27-06, 04:40 PM
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the valve is just diff rubber than a tire valve. there are kits that allow changing without venting the system
if you are worried about your mechanic not "understanding" what is going on with the valve change over for r134... you need a new mechanic/shop
if you are worried about your mechanic not "understanding" what is going on with the valve change over for r134... you need a new mechanic/shop
08-05-06, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
As in, no air comes out of the vents at all? If so, something's wrong with the blower motor or the fan control switch. It's all in the shop manual. BTW, the blower motor is SUPER easy to get to - 3 bolts and it drops out, you don't have to pull the dash or anything crazy.
Dale
Dale
OK why the hell didnt anyone tell me that the rear wiper fuse is in conjunction with the AC system???
I just had to decipher the damn wiring diagram manual which to me looks like Japaneese calculus in braille but that was my problem .. the damn (r) wiper fuse fell out. I dont know where you guys are but its hot as hell in Florida...
but i got AC now.......
08-05-06, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jramosrx7
Are you stock, or running a PowerFC? I bought my car near-stock, and installed a larger ic, cold air airbox, and opened up the exhaust. To accommodate this, I had a PowerFC installed. The a/c worked prior to installing the PowerFC. Just discovered it doesn't now, and learned the PowerFC is known to interfere with a/c operation.
In short, if PFC = no A/C, we woulda heard a HUGE ruckus about it by now. I have a PFC. In fact, I've had it for the last 20,000+ miles (aka 4 years) on my FD, and my A/C blows ice cold. I DID, however, lose the rev buzzer when I installed the PFC for some reason
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/anyone-ever-bring-back-redline-buzzer-after-getting-pfc-323231/RX7SIGN, for good local shops, here are two:
1) J&L Auto Electric --> they did the A/C on Patfat's car. They've been doing A/C and electrical stuff for 40 years. Fast service too.
7644-I Fullerton Road
Springfield, VA 22153
Phone: 703-455-7400
Fax: 703-455-7402
www.jlautoelectric.com
2) Curry's Auto - Sterling location - best shop in the area for anything and everything, hands down. Best techs, best equipment, etc. Only downside, you PAY for it. Their labor rate is $100 an hour.
1510 Moran Road
Sterling, VA 20166
(571) 522-1002
www.currysauto.com
Last edited by FDNewbie; 08-05-06 at 11:26 AM.
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