rhizopod

Hi guys,

Lately I've been noticing my A/C is blowing out white-colored air from the vents.. It only happens once in a while for short periods, but I was wondering what that is since it's been occurring with increasing frequency. Thanks in advance.

fsttyms1

?? bring it to the dealer and let them test the system for leaks and stuff

JayDawgs2000TL

Can you smell an odor coming from the vents??

benzo555

Its normal. Had that on the integra and TL. Nothing to worry about.

JayDawgs2000TL

Could just be cold condensed air...

fsttyms1

thats what i was thinking, does it look like when you hold a can of compressed air upside down?

Frank92si

I think that's normal, my Prelude does it. I used to think it was "extra cold" air!

edgalang

Maybe...but have you checked where he's from?! I doubt "extra" cold air even exists in Texas!

l8rg8r

Mine does it to. I'm also from Texas. I think the post about condensed air is correct.

Raheel

Its normal, Many of my cars have done it..

I think its like when the compressor is getting warmed up or whatever..

BLEXV6

All my Hondas do this. It is merely condensation when the hot and cold air meet when the A/C condensor cycles off and on and it is normally when the air is extremely hunid.

2007AcuraRL

Its condensation from warm outside air passing over the evaporator coils. If you put the a/c on recirculating mode (cutting off outside air) the 'smoke' should decrease significantly.

Darkshear

iTrader: (1)

Blex is right.... when the dry cold air meets the warm humid air, or when the internal ambient air reaches near the same temp as the air pumping out, it clouds... every human being in florida is used to this

galfert

I think this is only prevalent to us with automatic temperature regulating AC systems. Cars with a fixed or manual temperature setting don't get this smoke. When our cars change the mixure of outside air is when this happens. You can manually make this happen in cars that have the fix/manual setting by moving their slider and then this will cause the smoke to happen.....and yes of course conditions also have to be right...so it has to be humid.

Professor

Nope... your ride needs a recharge in refrigerant, it's not normal. Without the freon (or whatever the new name is... R34), you compressor will not get the necessary lubrication and eventually lock-up.

FTM-1

Thats correct the conditions have to be correct for this to happen.
I had this happen once that I notice since I had my TL. This was on a very warm summer day it had just stoped raining. I had not had not gone that far & notice the mist of smoke comming from A/C vents. I knew what it was but I had not seen it before in this car. I have not seen it again since then & that was 3yrs ago. I also use my A/C almost all the time in spring, summer season.

ncbuckeye

I was told that the condeser is real cold and might ice up, but no big deal.

BdasAcuraTL

whew, and i wuz worried... cuz i started racing someone on the hwy and of course turned my a/c off but then when the race wuz over (and yes i won) .. i turn my ac back on and this white stuff start comin out, i thought maybe my car wuz tryin to kill me :p and i also knew i had no NOS but now I C whats goin on

2007AcuraRL

HUH? errrrr.... you are wrong on this one. The "discharge" as he calls it, is just water vapor from moist humid outside air condensing as it hits the evaporator. Its normal. No need to get him alarmed with compressors failing. Besides, there are high pressure and low pressure sensor switches on all ac systems that will keep the compressor from turning on if there is not enough refrigerant in the system -- this is true for all ac systems, both car, home and even refrigerators. R134a, R12, or R22.

JayDawgs2000TL

Yeah man... It's natural, nothin to worry about... As I say, "It's All Good"...

rhizopod

Thanks for the replies, guys. I guess the conditions are just right for this... temperature in the high 90s with extremely high humidity. I've been thinking my system needs a recharge though... the car won't cool at all when the outside temp/humidity combo are both in the 90s.... I just attributed this to the borderline adequate Honda A/Cs though.

JayDawgs2000TL

It should still cool.... it's been in the 90's here with really high humidity and my tl cools in 2-3 minutes and it gets ice cold within 5-7 minutes...

rhizopod

Hmm, maybe I should recharge it then. Can I get a kit that will work at AutoZone? Also, my car is blk/blk.. it should still cool though, right?

BdasAcuraTL

about how much does it cost to recharge AC?

2007AcuraRL

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mantis23

it might be jizz?

FTM-1

I keep saying the TLs A/C works great. Its low to mid 90s here in D.C. with high humidity today. It was hot here also yesterday My car is also BLACK/EBONY as well. My cars sits in direct hot sun all day like yesterday & today. If I don't cover it with car cover like when Iam not at home parked. The car still cools down very fast in about 2 to 3 mins from high temps like this. Tomorrow its going to be high 90s to 100 degrees with heat index of around 105. But a 99+ TL model should be cooling down quickly. I also have the coustom fit covercraft UV heat shield for the front windshield when parked . This will cut down on the interior temp of the car greatly. Its much better than the generic auto store kind that you can buy. My A/C was alrerady checked by dealer at my last service. They had that as part of a summer special with oil change, brake inspection,tire rotation balance,checks suspension & exhaust.

rhizopod

So do you think I should recharge my A/C? If the TL A/C is supposed to be *that* good.. then mine is definitely malfunctioning. It's works well up to about 90 degrees outside with high humidity.. after that forget it. i also have 27% tints all around.

FTM-1

Do you put yours down on the lowest temp setting of 60degrees? I never use that lowest setting because mine would freeze me out of there. If your not using a sunshield in the front windshield that could also make it hotter. But it sounds like something is wrong with your A/C.

rhizopod

Yes, I use a sunshield. I've tried it putting it to 60.. but it doesn't really blow very cold, so I just leave it at around 68 and hope for the best. Most of the time I've comfortable (never cold), but sometimes it's just too hot no matter what I do. I'll try a recharge kit from Auto Zone or pep boys.

galfert

Sounds like you need a recharge. If I put mine on 60 the Turkey is Done