Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone else that was turbo'd has been having hot A/C as well? I know that most, if not all, of the local turbo guys all have hot A/C in there cars with myself included. I'm hoping that maybe we can come up with a solution for it. I'm not too sure if its because the condenser is being blocked from the FMIC or if its because the A/C lines are so close to the turbo, but I would like to fix the problem if it is at all possible. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

you can fix the problem by driving faster with the top down and create your own A/C lol jk

 

It's the A/C lines too close to the exhaust side. You can try to get the manifold & downpipe coated along with a bunch of shields. I would really try to put that heat reflective tape on the A/C lines because they work very well. Don't forget to make sure you have R134 in the lines too Bending them can potentially cause a leak.

 

Am going to have to agree with kane there, because am turboed
and i have no problems with my ac and i didnt have to bend or modify the ac lines.
I do HVAC for a living common sense to me would say its a lil of both the condenser being blocked off aswell as the suction line being right next to the base of heat, BUT i dont have that problem so maybe it is a leak?


Marcus

 

My A/C gets a little warm when sitting a stop light but as soon as the car starts moving again it cools right down instantly. I always thought it was because I have no A/C fan.

 

My A/C is I think as cold as the first day I got it or maybe a little warmer, but nothing too noticeable

 

A/C is Very Cold except when I am running the $hit out of the car and sitting in traffic.

 

i've had my condenser blocked since I was supercharged and it was always cold.
I don't think this is the case here or at least my case. Although yes, cooling efficiency may go down but my A/C was always cold.

Recently a few months after turboing my A/C got hot. I put some R134 and it got cooler for a little while.

I believe the heat fro the turbo may have softened some o-rings.?? If there are any in the lines. Don't know and haven't really looked into this issue yet.

 

I don't turn my AC on much, but last time I had to turn it on was because of fogging up of mirrors cuz of some bad weather...

Well it was blowing VERY cold... I actually had to keep the fan speed set to low or I started getting too cold

I'd say to check for leaks. I have the Inline kit and with that kit A LOT of heat is concentrated in that one spot around the manifold but I still have no problems with the AC. :knocksonwood:

 

Don't worry its coming.
So far every S w/ the inline kit that I talked to is having A/C problems.

Disclaimer: Not saying the inline kit is directly causing this