Teg feels sluggish with AC engaged

Teg-Potential · Post by **Teg-Potential** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:32 am

ever since my head work after my timing belt slipped my car seems real sluggish when the "a/c" is engaged.... any ideas... ?

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:32 pm

car is always slugghish when ac is enganged. it takes hp from the engine to turn the ac compressor.

Post by **stolle** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:05 pm

running the a/c is a huge parasitic loss, sometimes i turn mine off before i merge onto the highway. lol

Teg-Potential · Post by **Teg-Potential** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:59 pm

k sluggish wasn't the right word... it like jerks through the rpms.. w/o a/c on its smooth climb to 7k .. but with a/c it like "stumbles" for lack of a better word... i know the parasitic loss but this feels different

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:11 pm

stolle;270048 wrote:running the a/c is a huge parasitic loss, sometimes i turn mine off before i merge onto the highway. lol

newer cars have ac cutoff switch that will disengage the compressor once you use a certain percentage of the throttle. so if youre in your black egg, turning it off is pointless.

Teg-Potential;270057 wrote:k sluggish wasn't the right word... it like jerks through the rpms.. w/o a/c on its smooth climb to 7k .. but with a/c it like "stumbles" for lack of a better word... i know the parasitic loss but this feels different

sounds like something is up with your ac or a grounding issue.
dont use your ac and problem is fixed.

Post by **stolle** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:30 pm

rickles8099;270058 wrote:newer cars have ac cutoff switch that will disengage the compressor once you use a certain percentage of the throttle. so if youre in your black egg, turning it off is pointless.

indeed, I was referring to the crx, however, sometimes i hit the a/c button in the egg just cause i dont want the conpressor running inbetween driving like an idiot.

i agree though sounds like theres something else going on with the integra.

( .)(. )Civic · Post by **( .)(. )Civic** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:17 am

My girlfriends accord does this when the compressor engages the engine bogs down so much it shakes bad, you can feel it inside the car. My guess the compressor is bad.

getteg · Post by **getteg** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:59 am

Or you belt may be slipping from time to time. I have had it ahppen and it feels the same. Check the tension on the belt and make sure it is good.

( .)(. )Civic · Post by **( .)(. )Civic** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:15 am

Hmm sounds good i will try and tighten it and see if anything changes thanks.

g3integragsr · Post by **g3integragsr** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:11 pm

My integra is a turd when the A/C is on..... Has been that way the whole 5 years I've owned it. 3 different compressors, new motor, new tranny... doesnt matter. Still teh same. Tis' just a way of life these days