Ac Taking To Long To Cool Down
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Just messin, the AC will suck on my car if I'm stopped or barely moving...once I start moving and getting some airflow thru the condenser it works great. Is that possibly the issue? BTW I'm in Florida, it 90 degrees and really humid
.Just messin, the AC will suck on my car if I'm stopped or barely moving...once I start moving and getting some airflow thru the condenser it works great. Is that possibly the issue? BTW I'm in Florida, it 90 degrees and really humid
blacksheepms3
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did you mess with the fuse box for a boost gauge or anything? did u tap into your fuse? maybe that's the problem, i had that problem.
Various Reasons
1) Low on refrigerant (bring to dealer)
2) Extremely high temperatures (where do you live?)
3) Expectations too high (are you saying it takes 10-15 minutes for the air leaving the vents to get cold? or it takes 10-15 minutes for the car to be completely cooled down.. because that would be common).
1) Low on refrigerant (bring to dealer)
2) Extremely high temperatures (where do you live?)
3) Expectations too high (are you saying it takes 10-15 minutes for the air leaving the vents to get cold? or it takes 10-15 minutes for the car to be completely cooled down.. because that would be common).
astraelraen
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The only 4 cylinder engine car I've ever owned that the A/C was worth a damn was my wife's Subaru. That thing can cool like nothing else. The Legacy's A/C is at least 2x as good as the CX7. The CX7 will barely keep the car cool at stoplights if its >80 or so outside. The Legacy is like the arctic tundra.
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No Didn't Tap Into any wires In my fuse box car is still stock no boost gauge just a turbo timer i only have 2500 miles on the car
blacksheepms3
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when i had mt tt installed it didnt affected my ac. so i guess bring it in, but make sure ur tt is hidden out of sight cause mazda will screw you if they get the chance.
Why would you want outside air when you have the A/C on? When it's over 100 degrees, the last thing I would want is outside air.
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if the car has been sitting in the sun for a while, another thing to try is to keep the windows partially open or pop the moonroof all the way open.
It will help get all the stagnant, overheated air out so the a/c system doesn't have to try to cool it...
It may only be 90* (or whatever) outside, but if the car has been sitting out in the sun, it's going to trap a considerable amount of energy and be much warmer inside.
It will help get all the stagnant, overheated air out so the a/c system doesn't have to try to cool it...
It may only be 90* (or whatever) outside, but if the car has been sitting out in the sun, it's going to trap a considerable amount of energy and be much warmer inside.
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Works just as well.
Yea, but I'm pretty sure you're not gonna run out of the stuff just because you're on recirc.
lol... well no... I would certainly hope not.. even in recirc there is still SOME outside air being drawn into the system.
But the A/C is easily capable of cooling down hot outside air.. its that initial cooling period where you need recirc... once the car is cooled down.. why not get some fresher air in there?
lol, thats how I work it on mine, I let the auto ac do whatever it wants while its cooling down which usually always turn recirc on, but I'll turn recirc off after I'm all cozy. I do wonder what makes the auto AC make some of the decisions it does, because sometimes I'll hit auto and it will decide i dont need recirc and leave it off. I've never seen it turn recirc off itself though.
Edit: I'm a fool, it turned recirc off by itself on my way home from work today.
Edit: I'm a fool, it turned recirc off by itself on my way home from work today.
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Normal A/C draws in air from outside (100*) and tries to cool it down to a point where it is comfortable to you. Recirc draws the air from within the car (65*-75* once the normal mode gets it to this temp) and tries to cool it down to a point where it is comfortable to you. Point A (front of car) to point B (inside of car) is not very long of a travel to get that hot air cold. You work your A/C harder leaving it normal mode and it you will never achieve the max coldness that you can get by leaving it in a mode that is always trying to cool the outside temp. It is no different than the A/C in your house. The house A/C is recirculating the inside temp and not the outside air. I don't think any of you would open your windows and front door to keep your house cool once your recirc got your house cool.
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