engine bogs down when A/C on
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engine bogs down when A/C on
What would cause my idle to bog down and bounce a few times when my A/C is running? My idle is set to 1000 by PFC and when i turn on the A/C it'll hit about 750, then bounce back, then down one or two more times. This will happen randomly, but fairly frequently the whole time the A/C is on. I can run with the A/C button de-pressed (OFF) with just the fans and this will not occur. Any thoughts? Thanks
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I will have to check to see if the ac is fully charged, i know i have a can around somewhere. The minimum idle is set to 1000, since below 1000 my idle is rough. Don't have that answer either... maybe TPS. I am not sure how to check the idle air controller.
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your problem is with the pfc and the a/c fan switch ground. a lot of us have this problem with the pfc you need to do the relay switch wire mod. (search under a/c fix for pfc) . my a/c works on setting 1 & 2 just fine. but the idle bounces and the compressor turns off on settings 3 & 4. my a/c works fine on all settings with the stock ecu. so its a problem with the pfc.
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What does the screen on the PFC that shows all the sensor data reflect as far as A/C status? Is the PFC getting the signal that the A/C is on? I suspect that for some reason it is not and therefore it isn't bumping up the idle.
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If it is a problem related to refrigerant then you likely have TOO MUCH refrigerant in the system. However, I doubt that is the problem.
What does the screen on the PFC that shows all the sensor data reflect as far as A/C status? Is the PFC getting the signal that the A/C is on? I suspect that for some reason it is not and therefore it isn't bumping up the idle.
What does the screen on the PFC that shows all the sensor data reflect as far as A/C status? Is the PFC getting the signal that the A/C is on? I suspect that for some reason it is not and therefore it isn't bumping up the idle.
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do a sensor check on the pfc commander. if you turn on the a/c and the sensor check light for the a/c turns off you have a ground problem as I stated above. many of us have this problem with the pfc. like I said mine works fine on settings 1-2 but 3-4 settings something goes wrong with the ground. the a/c fix mod is the answer to your problem.
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The AC sensor on the PFC will come on in 1 for a second or two, then go out and not come on for 2, 3 or 4.
I read the AC fix thread and will give it a shot when I have time. Hopefully that'll fix my problem, too. Thanks for the help...
I read the AC fix thread and will give it a shot when I have time. Hopefully that'll fix my problem, too. Thanks for the help...
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http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/r...8/IMG_0418.jpg
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How is that looking? The PFC is literally like Japanese to me, since the manual is in Japanese
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I am haveing the same thing with mine. I dont understand it at all ive checked for vacuumm leaks and still have a poor idle and and even worse with A/C on car almost dies (shakes real bad). y pipe down pipe mid pipe and a PFC.
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