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Posted By: flcontour98 a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/04/06 11:10 PM
My 98 2.0 is experiencing some wierd wiring issue that involves only the a/c. the defrost works, panel etc. I checked the compressor by straight wiring it and it worked, what could be the problem? thanks in advance for any help!
Posted By: Tony2005 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 12:18 AM
Need to describe what the "weird wiring issue" is a little more.
Posted By: flcontour98 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 12:28 AM
the blower works for defrost, heat and normal funtions, but no a/c whether it is normal a/c or max a/c. I hot-wired the a/c clutch and it kicked in, replaced the switch panel as well, still no a/c. I also replaced the reverse diode that is in-line with the clutch as it was no good.
Posted By: Tony2005 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 12:46 AM
Have you tested/changed Relays 3 and 4 in the Power Distribution Box next to the battery?

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Posted By: flcontour98 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 12:47 AM
yes changed all of the relays
Posted By: Tony2005 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 01:04 AM
If you have less than 150K miles on the car, call up the dealer and ask them about Extended Coverage Program 01M07 to see if you are covered. You may well have a heater blower switch malfunction. One way to confirm is to test the Violet/Orange wire at the A/C pressure switch end. If it doesn't have power, there is a good chance the heater blower switch or wiring from, is the problem.
Posted By: projectSHO89_dup1 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 01:37 AM
The blower switch campaign 01M07 addresses only the blower switch and its connectors. The symptoms of the switch going faulty are one or more (or all) blower speeds going offline. The blower switch's operation is independent of the mode selected, that is, it is to be operational in all modes except OFF.

Since the acutal fault is still not clearly described, we probably need to wait for a better and more complete description.

Steve
Posted By: Tony2005 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 01:46 AM
If the pin for the Violet/Orange wire at the Blower Switch end (or the internal on-off for that pin) should fail, it could also cause a no A/C condition.
Posted By: Big Jim_dup1 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 03:23 AM
Could it just be out of refrigerant? No R134A in system = no cool.
Posted By: Tony2005 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 03:25 AM
Originally posted by Big Jim:
Could it just be out of refrigerant? No R134A in system = no cool.



LOL. Yes, do check this first. I was so caught up in the title of the post, I did not even think of this.
Posted By: projectSHO89_dup1 Re: a/c wiring issues 98 se - 09/05/06 12:30 PM
Originally posted by Tony2005:
If the pin for the Violet/Orange wire at the Blower Switch end (or the internal on-off for that pin) should fail, it could also cause a no A/C condition.




There is no VI/OG wire on the Blower switch. That wire is on the MODE switch and should be hot in all switch positions except OFF while the ignition switch is in RUN. It is the wire that supplies feed to the cycling switch circuit and, ironically, is also switched by the A/C coil relay to energize the coil.

Did I mention that the symptom is ill-defined? Until he clarifies what the actual fault is, we can only guess what works or doesn't since the OP did not describe the actual fault very well.

Steve
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