AC on the 3s sucks?

[italgal02]

HELP!
Guys (and of course the girls like me).... What is up with the AC? My AC absolutely sucks, i thought at first maybe it was too hot outdoors, but now its getting to me. Is there a way Mazda can fix it or what? Anyone else having this problem! Hope someone got some news about it.... (and the person who answered about it being the compressor or something, can it get fixed ot be colder/stronger or what not?)

 

[alexlitov]

Did you try visiting your local mazda dealer and asking them about this??

 

[toucci]

generally little cars have poor AC because the engines don't like to drive heavy equipment for more cooling

unless it's blowing hot air out I think it's normal.

 

[Sir. SpeedALot]

Sorry Italgal, but this is unfortunately a problem that most Mazda3 owners are having. There is no fix and their probably never will be one. It appears the AC cuts out mainly when you accelorate at high speeds, but it does cut in and out during normal driving, just not as much. I hope you don't have a black car. The best things you can do are, get your windows tinted, park in the shade (when possible), use shade guards, leave windows cracked when parked, etc.

Good luck and hopefully it doesn't ruin your experience with an otherwise great car.

 

[italgal02]

Problem Fixed... My friend's father is a mechanic and the AC on cold was only about 55-60, when it should be like 40-45.... so he played with it a little and said it wasd a manufacturing error nothing big! AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOIN CRAZY!

 

[cbzoomin]

What did he do to fix it? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[italgal02]

What did he do to fix it? Inquiring minds want to know.

I have no clue, he doesnt speak English well (hes polish) so when he explained all i got was "Too hot" and "Now its perfect" "Manufacturing mistake" "How much u pay" (just kidding)., But i keep total trust in him, hes recognized in CT and has been awarded for alot of crap he does to cars... He builds them too so i trust him.

 

[goldwing2000]

I have no clue, he doesnt speak English well (hes polish) so when he explained all i got was "Too hot" and "Now its perfect" "Manufacturing mistake" "How much u pay" (just kidding)., But i keep total trust in him, hes recognized in CT and has been awarded for alot of crap he does to cars... He builds them too so i trust him.

Well, do what you can to get some details! If if was that quick and easy, it must be something we can do ourselves.

 

[italgal02]

Well he checked the temp first..... So check yorus and see if its below 50.... And then he had the whole weekend to do it....
But ill ask tomorrow, who knows he may have replaced something?!?!

 

[goldwing2000]

Well he checked the temp first..... So check yorus and see if its below 50.... And then he had the whole weekend to do it....
But ill ask tomorrow, who knows he may have replaced something?!?!

It's entirely possible. These old-school mechanics have some weird tricks up their sleeves.

 

[PeteyBoy3K]

better with age

I've noticed that mine has gotten a lot better with age.

I'm at about 7250 miles in mine... and before when it used to hit 92 degrees, you'd have to turn on recirculate or things would get start getting too hot. Now, it's been hitting at 98-99 occasionally and I haven't noticed it as much.

It might just be me getting used to being slightly hotter in the car... or it might be some sort of freon-temp sensor controlling compressor engagement that was reading high and got better as the system was used more?

Do A/C systems have break in periods?

 

[goldwing2000]

I've noticed that mine has gotten a lot better with age.

I'm at about 7250 miles in mine... and before when it used to hit 92 degrees, you'd have to turn on recirculate or things would get start getting too hot. Now, it's been hitting at 98-99 occasionally and I haven't noticed it as much.

It might just be me getting used to being slightly hotter in the car... or it might be some sort of freon-temp sensor controlling compressor engagement that was reading high and got better as the system was used more?

Do A/C systems have break in periods?

Sure. Anything with moving parts has a break-in. An a/c compressor is almost like a little engine. Works on the same principle, just doesn't have combustion. It is definitely conceivable that the compressor has gotten more efficient as the pistons and rings wear in.

 

[italgal02]

All makes sense.... It is working fine now though! Hopefully itll get even better!

 

[dannyboy]

mines been ok, but i wouldn't mind if it was cooler. italgal02, keep us posted!

 

[majic]

I have no clue, he doesnt speak English well (hes polish) so when he explained all i got was "Too hot" and "Now its perfect" "Manufacturing mistake" "How much u pay" (just kidding)., But i keep total trust in him, hes recognized in CT and has been awarded for alot of crap he does to cars... He builds them too so i trust him.

send me a PM - i'll do my best to translate it..
that is if you can get him to write it down for you

 

[italgal02]

send me a PM - i'll do my best to translate it..
that is if you can get him to write it down for you

Lol... His daughter translated it for me, but it still makes no sense.... Trying to understand mechanical parts in polish?!?!
Im going to try and find out, She said she think he replaced something because it wasnt cooling my car (because it was only around 50-60 degrees and should be about 40ish)....

 

[Aleksander_t]

I have no clue, he doesnt speak English well (hes polish) so when he explained all i got was "Too hot" and "Now its perfect" "Manufacturing mistake" "How much u pay" (just kidding)., But i keep total trust in him, hes recognized in CT and has been awarded for alot of crap he does to cars... He builds them too so i trust him.

Typical Poles.
You hav problem?
I phix for you.
Give 10 minutes and bottle of vodka.

 

[blizz81]

Typical Poles.
You hav problem?
I phix for you.
Give 10 minutes and bottle of vodka.

and it had better be potato vodka, too.

 

[krstofer]

Ever find out exactly what was done? I wouldn't mine having mine colder also...

 

[crossbow]

The rx8 had a similar problem. Alot of the features on the 3/6/8 are designed to cut off at higher rpm's, allowing for more "umf".

What happened on the 8, was that the AC was cutting off around 4500 rpm. Now normally this would be fine, but the rx8's redline is 9000!!!! So over 60% of the time, the AC was cutting off driving around town.

Its possible that the 3's AC is similar in its cutoff range, and may need to be adjusted by mazda (so maybe it only cuts off at 5,000). Only user complaints will bring about such an update.