anyway to upgrade ecotec air con compressor?

[fonzo]

i find the aircon in ecotec 6's to be fairly average on a 40 degree day...anyway to get COLDER air from a compressor say off a el falcon as they seam to have freezing cold air con.

[vr1uz-fe]

have you had your air con regassed that might help

im sure it's not just the compressor that effects how cold the air comming out of the vents is

[hsv91ss]

I know what u mean mines average and my grand mothers EF Fairmont is freezing even on a low setting

[fonzo]

well the climate control was rebuilt by myers when it was a myer car in 2004 with genuine parts. no expence spared. ive had the system gassed and checked for leaks. apprently the system is in good order. its just ratshit on a 40degree day. car is also panther mica. so cooling it down is quite a problem after a day in the sun

[hako]

It probably takes about 5 mins for a car to start to cool down after being parked in the sun all day - the dashboard where the evaporator sits probably heats up to over 60C and has to cool down before it can cool the rest of the car. You will probably find the compressor in a Falcon is identical to the Commodore (Sanden) and most cars are RS on 40C days unless they've been parked in the shade.
There are a few ways you can make the car cooler apart from making sure it is fully charged with R134a - use a sunshade when parking in the sun - place a light coloured towel over the steering wheel to keep sun off drivers area - disconnect or bypass the heater hoses so that there is no chance of the heater feeding hot air to the A/C (common on Execs when tap control fails...climate control may also leak hot air).
My Commodore - Exec, has never been regassed since new and air coming from the vents on low setting is about 7C with ambient temp at 34C. A really good A/C will pump air out at 3C on low setting.

[vr1uz-fe]

yea the heater is a big issue

[edals]

The Mrs VR Has Freezing Aircon, The Older Buick Engine, And my VX Ecotec has freezing aircon also. So Not sure if you can change the compressor, Maybe rig up a window box aircon and cut a hole in the back window? that should work lol

[HamaTime™]

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