Airconditioner help please
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:47 pm
Hi all, My aircon on my Disco 3.9 V8 has an intermittant fault. Briefly it stops working for a little while, then comes back on. Some times I lose all power momnetarily to the fan also, which a sec or two will come back on.
1. There does not appear to be any 'Icing up of the condensor'.
I thought it might be the TX valve on the evaporator,. but, this is what I discovered so far.
A multi meter test on the connector to the compressor clutch shows .06 - .09 volts when it is not working. When it works there is 12-13.5 volts.
I direct fed battery power to the compressor clutch and it engages. Also I get good clod air in the cabin.
2.Question, if the TX valve was faulty, why would I get cold air? Wouldn't it block the circulation of the gas preventing cooling?
There are also an Evaporator Temperature switch to sense temp to exterior fins- to detect' icing' and a Dual pressure switch to monitor gas pressure on the High pressure line.
3. May be one of these is causing my problem, but how do I test them?
4. Then there are relays under the dash to control Compressor clutch.
Any advise would be appreciated. Especially if some one has had the same problem and fixed it.
Finally, it I was to by pass the dash on / off switch and temparily wire in a new on /off switch direct to the compressor clutch., could I damage the system with over pressure of it running constantly?
Sorry for the long post.
1. There does not appear to be any 'Icing up of the condensor'.
I thought it might be the TX valve on the evaporator,. but, this is what I discovered so far.
A multi meter test on the connector to the compressor clutch shows .06 - .09 volts when it is not working. When it works there is 12-13.5 volts.
I direct fed battery power to the compressor clutch and it engages. Also I get good clod air in the cabin.
2.Question, if the TX valve was faulty, why would I get cold air? Wouldn't it block the circulation of the gas preventing cooling?
There are also an Evaporator Temperature switch to sense temp to exterior fins- to detect' icing' and a Dual pressure switch to monitor gas pressure on the High pressure line.
3. May be one of these is causing my problem, but how do I test them?
4. Then there are relays under the dash to control Compressor clutch.
Any advise would be appreciated. Especially if some one has had the same problem and fixed it.
Finally, it I was to by pass the dash on / off switch and temparily wire in a new on /off switch direct to the compressor clutch., could I damage the system with over pressure of it running constantly?
Sorry for the long post.