Moddiction

I parked my S2000 for the last few months of winter. Everything was working perfectly normal before I parked it and nothing was changed over the winter.

Took it out starting a couple of weeks ago. Was fairly hot the other day so I turned the AC on in my car. After a while I noticed it wasn't getting any cooler.

I tested it and I cannot hear the ac condenser turn on at all. Idle doesn't change and can usually feel and hear it come on. Nothing now. The blower works but just does not pump any cold air out.

I checked all the AC blower fuses etc and the belt is still on there.

Is the only option that the condenser went bad? Just figured I'd ask if any other things to check before buying a new condenser.

zeroptzero

The compressor won't turn on if it is low on refrigerant, as a safety setting. You probably need to add refrigerant, but that means you have a leak in the system too.

One thing I always do before winter storage is run the A/C for at least 10 minutes to make sure the refrigerant and lube is circulated. During the normal season always try to run the A/C at least once a week for 10 minutes whether it is needed or not to keep the system properly lubed so seals don't dry out.

Moddiction

Is there any way to check refrigerate level yourself? Car does have 182k miles on it and never touched ac system yet.

Reckon

I had a stuck heater valve on mine...but my fans were still kicking in, and the clutch for the compresser was working fine. Not sure if nothing is coming on at all for you, but if that is the case, then check refrigerant as JFUSION stated and then look at the compresser.

zeroptzero

I've used this on a few vehicles, seems to be decent, though a/c professionals may disagree. It is pretty affordable and you get all the parts you need and it is 134a refrigerant. Instructions are pretty easy. With that many miles on the car it's worth a try. Mind you I have used it on cars with low refrigerant, not any that had the compressors down, you might want to read up on that, I think there is some trick to get the compressor operating which you need to do in order to get new refrigerant to work.

http://acprocold.com/product/acp-102-ac-pro-r-134a/

KnottsHerrington

All A/C systems leak to a degree it's how it goes. Now that being said it took 132K for your system to leak down enough that your low pressure switch is preventing the a/c compressor clutch from engaging. It's a fail safe so you don't grenade the compressor. Just have a good shop service it, they will suck out what is left and pull a vacuum on the system to make sure its not leaking at a rate that is unacceptable. Then they will charge the system up with the proper amount and add PAG or Ester oil to the system, cant remember which the S takes right now.

Moddiction

Thanks for the info guys! I'll probably bring it by a shop for them to check since I doubt it will cost much.

jsenclosure

i would check the wiring, make sure it is securely plugged in and that a mouse didn't chew through it. If you do need a compressor, i have one for sale