Problems with heat
#1
Problems with heat
It seems that heat really kicks the crap out of my car. The car sits in the sun while I'm at work and when I drive home, it feels like I lose about 80 horsepower, with my car struggling to accelerate from a stop...however, when I take it out at night, it runs like a dream. The only thing I've done to the car is remove the air silencer and put in a K&N drop in filter. Anyone else experience such a drastic decrease in high temperatures? Anything I can do to fix this a bit?
#3
Another thing to check is if your compressor is kicking on without having any HVAC on.
If thats the case you could have a bad A/C cycling Switch.
Its located by the black dryer on the pass side of the rear engine bay.
Now if your compressor is kicking on and you feel that much of a loss you should look into having your A/C system serviced, the compressor could be going bad, the system may be overcharged or undercharged. A fault in the A/C system could cause more loss in power.
Here is a pic from a fox, but you get the idea.
If thats the case you could have a bad A/C cycling Switch.
Its located by the black dryer on the pass side of the rear engine bay.
Now if your compressor is kicking on and you feel that much of a loss you should look into having your A/C system serviced, the compressor could be going bad, the system may be overcharged or undercharged. A fault in the A/C system could cause more loss in power.
Here is a pic from a fox, but you get the idea.
Last edited by NeoTokyo; 08-22-2011 at 04:53 AM.
#5
I had a similar problem, the hose going from brake booster to intake manifold, had a small hole in it. i was getting 15mpg before i realized the leak. Simple fix though. After fixing I am now getting 24mpg out of stock 2001 3.8. I hope your problem is as simple, GOOD LUCK!
#6
A vaccum leak could definitely cause bad gas milage, not sure about the compressor leak though. Good luck...
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