Jeff

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TRICKS46
[B]Have they made a NEW kind of A/C?

2kturkey

I'm also confused about what extended warranty has to do with this repair. The car is not yet two years old - have you already covered 36,000 miles +??

smyroad

The S2000 A/C pressure switch protects when the pressure drops below 28 psi, i.e. freon leak, or above 455 psi, i.e. too much freon, hose kinked or very high temps. There is also compressor high temp cutoff. Unfortunately, when the evaporator coil is blocked, the failure mechanism is that the temperature drops enough for the freon to liquefy before it reaches the compressor. The temp drop will cause a pressure drop, but not necessarily below 28psi. The operating temp and pressure range in a car makes it very difficult to protect the system in all cases.

Oh and a correction to my previous post, the freon cycle is compressor to condenser to expansion value to evaporator to compressor.

krhorrocks

Yes. 36,500.

Here are the symptoms that I witnessed first hand.

1. Occasional water in the passenger foot well.
2. Eventually, TONs of water in the foot well.
3. Upon turning the AC on there is the sound of a small fan submerged in water. Turned it off.
4. Tried again an hour later and nothing. No AC at all.
5. Honda initially suspects a faulty valve of some sort.
6. Upon inspecting the system they find metal throughout.
7. They replace virtually the entire AC system for about $2500 (under warrenty).

Penforhire

Sounds like the icing sensor was not able to protect the compressor. Most vehicles have one or more sensors to detect icing and these are usually amazingly sensitive temperature switches put into the A/C air path. That kinked drain must've caused the problem you describe but without affecting A/C air temp fast enough.

krhorrocks

Glad to see this one acknowledged! Check out TSB 83 MY 2000

jschmidt

I don't think this is exactly the same thing. If it was, you'd have grenade fragments in your abdomen!

Big Al

This TSB addresses water dripping in the cabin under very humid conditions not a compressor failure.

In your case, perhaps a high water level in the evaporator box caused some other malfunctioning A/C system control element to show up and cause a compressor failure. (i.e. high coolant pressure switch??? - who knows) I hope they found it when they repaired the system.

FULLTHROTTLE

It was a coincidence. Water drainage problems happen all the time. The most severe case will only damage the fan motor and carpet.