Hello,

I have an '04 RX8 6-Speed with 38K miles.

I am having a situation where my A/C compressor seems to cut out randomly. I will have no problems for 1 week, then one day when I start the car the compressor does not run and I am blowing hot air! The next time I start the car (later in the day), the compressor is working fine and blowing cold air again. This is not a freon issue, since I would expect to have a drop over time on the cooling - not this on/off issue.

Has anyone experienced this? I am currently out-of-warrenty, so I know that bringing this issue in for service will cost me.

Regards, Rob

 

Rob,
This sounds like you have a bad pressure switch. Look under you'r hood for the accumulator/reciver dryier, The switch will be mounted to it and have a electrical plug on it. You can buy one at any parts place. You can remove it and not loose any freon and screw the new one in place of the old one. In fact you can do it right at the parts house.

 

Actually, you are wrong. He will lose freon. It needs to be taken to a shop that is licensed to do AC systems to have it done properly.

 

Hello,

Someone indicated that I try making sure the temperature gauge is all the way on cold, and give it a little nudge past where it normally stops.

I tried that and it works! Does anyone know about this, and what should be done to permanently fix this? Should Ireplace theknob/dial as a result of this? Or is there a way to make an adjustment to the ****/dial to correct the problem?

 

You may have a bad A/C & Heater Control. Not unheard of in the RX8 community.