A/C problems

2011 HONDA CIVIC
76,583 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BRITTANY ANNE MORRIS
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okay, so the other day my A/C was working fine then the very next day I get in my car to go places and my A/C was not cooling. But if I have the A/C on the lowest setting it blows a little cool and the compressor clutch engages and disengages. On high the clutch just spins and spins and spins. I thought I was low on Freon the first guy I took it to said no. you need a new compressor. the reading on the gauges seemed weird to me. the low side was reading okay it was in the forties and the high side was reading low with just under 200. well I waited a few days and took it to someone else. this guy told me my compressor was weak. but this time the readings on the machine were different from the first time. now the low side is fluctuating between 37 and 42 and the high side was just over 200 I will guesstimate about 203 or so. I went around to different auto part shops and Honda looking for a compressor and they all told me different things I should do instead of this and this and this. i had a friend who worked on home A/C units tell me it has nothing to do with the compressor. so now at this point i do not know what to do. Can you help me?
Aug 9, 2017 at 7:42 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like it is low on charge, I would try adding a little to see if that helps and if not the compressor will need to be replaced. Here are a couple of guides that will show you what you are in for when doing the job.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/air-conditioner-how-to-add-freon

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-air-conditioner-compressor

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-air-conditioner-not-working-or-is-weak

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken

Aug 14, 2017 at 8:39 AM
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