Need Help Civic 96 CX A/C problem

[Janmichael23]

I have been trying to get the A/C to work but i havent been able to do that my A/C wont engage like it should i can jump it to get it to work but when i do that the coil seem to stay engage even whit the ignition off and draining my battery it work for a couple of months but now it does not. I have had the car for over ayear the car was junked for a while so i could say maybe there are some wiring problem but i want to get my a/c to work like it should whitout jumping anything ive look around but nobody seems to have my same exact problem. my ac wont engage the a/c button turns on and it seems to rev the idle when it does whitout engaging the compressor or condensor fan i was told by a shop that it was the coil or the clucth i really dont remember and that they had to replace it but i really want to know for sure since i know that the wiring problem

 

[hgocasca]

I'd start with what the shop told you. Us mechanics generally know what we are talking about. If that's what they advised, then start there.


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[RonJ]

Us mechanics generally know what we are talking about. If that's what they advised, then start there.

^You sir are scary or under the spell of an evil wizard.

Mods - please ban this alien creature.

OP - Does removal of fuse 56 or 17 stop the battery from draining?

 

[Janmichael23]

I have no problem doing that but mechanics over here especially A/C one's ive had them say this is bad when it really aint just too screw you over but the A/C if i jump it with 12 volts as well as the condenser fan i can get it to work perfectly but the hassle of having to disconect that everytime i stop is not what i want just wanted to know if anybody has had any experience whit wiring the A/C to make it work like stock

 

[ezgo123]

if you push your ac button in the car it should do two things: turn on the condensor fan and engage the compressor clutch. if the fan turns on but not the compressor, that means you have a bad compressor clutch. if neither of them turn on that means that the computer is not getting a command to turn both of those things on meaning a bad switch on the dash or a wiring issue. also something quick and easy to check is your relays. these cars have a relay for the compressor clutch and one for the condensor fan. we get in the shop alot of these relays going bad. that could be it. check your fuses and swap relays with one you know works...like the horn relay.

 

[RonJ]

if the fan turns on but not the compressor, that means you have a bad compressor clutch.

Not necessarily

if neither of them turn on that means that the computer is not getting a command to turn both of those things on meaning a bad switch on the dash or a wiring issue.

The ECU only controls the compressor clutch.

Get your facts straight or don't post.