 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / May 200996 Max A/C problem
1996 GLE with automatic climate control, 200k miles. The a/c blows cold air as expected when pulling away from a stop. After the car gets up some speed warm air starts blowing out. What could the problem be? On 4/28/09 3:28 PM, in article 53pev4pvmu1pg8dacrnbn46n8ue9g6lntu@4ax.com, > 1996 GLE with automatic climate control, 200k miles. The a/c blows > cold air as expected when pulling away from a stop. After the car gets > up some speed warm air starts blowing out. > > What could the problem be? Several possibilities. The AC should go into recirculate mode as soon as there is demand for much cooling. A vacuum leak could be preventing that from happening. Try manually setting the recirculate button & listen for the little door to close in the vicinity of the right footwell. That AC compressor might be on the way out. They use a constant on, variable compression, compressor on that car & the symptom sounds about right. It could also be an R134 leak. Get it tested before you throw too much money at it. >Several possibilities. Thanks. I'll check the manual recirculate mode. If that is the problem, what then? A local tire dealer wanted to replace the compressor for almost $1000. I went in to have my tires rotated and an A/C check/service. They said they couldn't perform the A/C service due to the problem so I don't know if the R134 is low or not. It does seem to cool pretty well when it does cool. How can I check it the level? The problem also occurs when at highway speed, it seems to be intermittent, sometimes working and sometimes not. Mostly though, it works when speeding up after having to slow down due to traffic. I guess its time to have a Nissan shop look at it. On 4/29/09 12:17 PM, in article vn1hv4l0mkaviba24fsj2ch9bh2mlftd8e@4ax.com, >> Several possibilities. > > Thanks. I'll check the manual recirculate mode. If that is the > problem, what then? Thnn it probably a vacuum leak. Btw. Check it in "econ" mode with the fan set to low speed so you can hear if anything happens when you push the button. > A local tire dealer wanted to replace the compressor for almost $1000. > I went in to have my tires rotated and an A/C check/service. They said > they couldn't perform the A/C service due to the problem so I don't > know if the R134 is low or not. It does seem to cool pretty well when > it does cool. How can I check it the level? You have to put a set of gauges on it to check the R134 charge. If it does occasionally cool correctly, it could just be a bad switch. > The problem also occurs when at highway speed, it seems to be > intermittent, sometimes working and sometimes not. Mostly though, it > works when speeding up after having to slow down due to traffic. I > guess its time to have a Nissan shop look at it. There is a pretty extensive set of tests and diagnostics in the factory service manual. You can download sections of the manual on-line at http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/maxima/ > 1996 GLE with automatic climate control, 200k miles. The a/c blows > cold air as expected when pulling away from a stop. After the car gets > up some speed warm air starts blowing out. > > What could the problem be? Shame on you low life jerks. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.