I'm doing this job tomorrow. Ten years ago I began a challenge to not swear when working on cars. I have a bad back and I'm a fat guy, so this job is going to test me! Thanks for the careful descriptions of how you did the work!
@@dannysdiygarage Well, I got it done and didn't swear or break any plastic, so that's a win! It solved one of the problems, but it also confirmed that the compressor is bad. That arrives Saturday. Hopefully that will end this project. Thanks for the help!
Thank you so much for sharing your time with us! My son has an older Civic and I have (my beloved) Element SC so we appreciate everything you do! Amazing camera angles, lighting and editing! Also, the background music is nice and soothing.
thanks so much, "appreciate", doing these jobs and trying to film it turns a 3 hour job into a 3 day job, due to editing and trying to get an angle for viewers to see and understand, sometime it doesn't seem worth it. Comments like this helps motivates me to continue to put out content to help others.
@@dannysdiygarage I guess I didn’t really understand the amount of effort that goes into making this so wonderfully helpful! It’s great to know that there are still people who care about their fellow man! You are one of those guys! Thank you thank you!
Going to do this job today and tomorrow to my gf's car. Thank you for the very detailed and camera angles. You make DIY car projects a painless job. Earned a lifetime sub 👍🏼
@@dannysdiygarage So I changed both the evaporator core and expansion valve on her car, but she says that it will go from blowing cold to blowing just air from time to time (as if it needs to recharge the system) any idea what I need to do? Thanks!
When it’s working is it working good? Make sure your actuators are fully moving from stop to stop, also have her use the ac on norm not max, sometimes the evap will freeze up and not allow air to pass,
This clip was exactly what I needed- Thanks Danny. I tried to change out my expansion valve thru the firewall, it went horribly bad, ended up scarring up the O-ring fit on the evaporator nubs, so I had to go ahead and do what you did and change it all. Your a patient man, I'm certain I will be cussing a bit when I attempt this.
Do you have a video on how to re-seal the AC recirculation/outside air flap which is part of the blower assembly? Asking because even when I have the AC on "recirculate", exhaust fumes from other vehicles still get inside my Civic especially during heavy stop-and-go traffic.
Hello denny i have also honda civic 2008 petrol manual variant and in my car ac compressor every 20 seconds on& off and some times suddenly the ac compressor are working completed chilled car but some times same tripping problems i face so i also clean condensor, remove gas and vacuum are done but problem are not sloved so now what can i do???
Also, it does not seem like its necessary to get that hidden screw back in there. Seems like it holds fine without it. Thoughts on if i just by passed it?
If Honda thought it wasn’t necessary, I’m sure they would not have put it in, it takes 2 minutes to install it, I always make sure everything goes back together the same way it came apart
May I ask you, after how many miles do you usually need to replace the Evaporator and Expansion Valve? One of our cars 2001 Saturn SL2 has ~135 kmi on it. The car (we bought it pre-owned, but it was only 60 kmi on it) never had a heater working, but there was AC. Then AC went down and dealer couldn't fix it properly (they replaced a compressor). I mean they fixed it, but it failed again after a year. Their attempts to fix it with new compressors didn't work (they put like 3 new one by one and a failure after 2 weeks again). It was like 10 years ago, it is our back up car, so we didn't worry much. Now I think to look into other components of the AC there. The most complicated is Evaporator of course, and most likely it is working (when I switched the AC before it was blowing well, but not cold air). But I think maybe still better to replace it just bcs of the mileage, while I drained coolant and the AC system is completely empty (I checked). Thank you for your great film.
@@dannysdiygarage I'm afraid everything is clogged there (I mean in Evaporator) w/old leaves (I saw in one film when he opened it). Another thing here is that I don't know exactly what oil it is there in that Evaporator. It is PAG of course, but which one: PAG-46 or PAG -100? Is there any oil left there at all after so many years? Those oils don't mix. On top of that I don't know what oil was added to the compressor, when dealer attempted to repair it. My question is: Is it possible to clean somehow the whole system? I think not, bcs, about 2 oz in Evaporator, 2 oz in Compressor, how you can clean all that? But maybe there is a way? Thank you for your replay.
You can clean out the system, it’s done all the time, requires removing the components including compressor, flush the system and add the recommended oil and freon
@@dannysdiygarage It is not a problem for me to remove the compressor and condenser, but evaporator (evaporator also has some oil) would be hard, but that is O'K, I'll learn, there is no way around I see. Actually it is quite interesting project, and I think it is the only way to fix the system properly. Probably that is why they never can fix AC system in the shops, bcs they can't replace everything (I mean they could, but price). All those different oils mix up, and as a result AC perform purely. Thank you.
What is the amount of oil you put into the ac system? My son's 09 civic did not specify either on the hood or in the manual. We bought the new compressor which came with 2.5oz of pag oil in it, but need to know the total amount.
Hello Danny! Excellent video; very detailed and clear. Thank you! My problem is the Evaporator Temp Sensor (ETS) that attaches to the side of the evaporator was not correctly reinstalled after the evaporator & expansion valve were replaced. Is there a way to slip the ETS back in place without having to drain the freon and dissassemble the evaporator? Thank you!
Sounds odd, are you sure it's not a bad gauge, I hate to guess without properly diagnosing, I would need to see all gauge readings, however check the compressor if the high side gauge does not show pressure and the low side does not drop when the compressor is engaged, Does the low pressure gauge get pulled down? Sorry I can't be more helpful, just don't want to point you in the wrong direction.
@@dannysdiygarage yes low side drops when compressor engage, but high side pressure do not change when compressor engages it stays the same with the ambience temperature. Low side pressure works fine. Thank you for responding so quick
Hye danny, I have a problem on my 2008 8th gen civic 1.8. The problem is when i turn ON the AC,the car blows hot air out of the vent eventhough I had lowered the temperature. Can you gv your opinion? What is the problem and what item should be replace? for now my friend who is a mechanic currently did bypass the pipe to block the hot air to came out and I can use my AC back without any cost. But the issue is the temperature is no function and everyday my hands are cold while driving. ha ha ha..
My civic ac stops blowing cool air after 1hour of drive instead it blows normal air with low speed inspite of putting fan in high speed. When I turn off AC, cool air blows again for 2 minutes with the smell of ice. After 2 minutes I need to turn on the AC and the process needs to be repeated. I found ice twice in the AC vents.
A set of gages might help determine what is going on, but here is a few thoughts Check evaporator drain tube make sure it’s not plugged, Freon should have proper levels, evac and recharge the expansion valve and evaporator could have a issue
Forgot to film it, not do it, but thank you for pointing out my video filming mistakes, a lot to try to remember when you’re filming and fixing, appreciate you watching this video in detail, hopefully you’re a subscriber 👍🏼
@@dannysdiygarage what do you mean add oil to the evap? I've never heard of putting oil in the evap on any of the instructions I've ever seen. I've only ever heard to add oil to the compressor
@@JM-yx1lm when ever you replace an AC part you should add oil, I should have mentioned that in the video, I'll explain this in my next video, the expansion valve replacement, what I did did not need oil. use this as a guideline for Pag oil replacement: Component Amount Of Lubricant To Add Accumulator 2 oz. Condenser 1 oz. Evaporator 2 oz. Filter Drier 1 oz. for the compressor, drain the old compressor and add what comes out to the new compressor, if nothing comes out add 2oz to the new compressor, be-careful the new compressor sometime comes with oil, so you will need to drain it and start with what came out of the old compressor.
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I'm doing this job tomorrow. Ten years ago I began a challenge to not swear when working on cars. I have a bad back and I'm a fat guy, so this job is going to test me! Thanks for the careful descriptions of how you did the work!
That’s awesome, good luck my friend
@@dannysdiygarage Well, I got it done and didn't swear or break any plastic, so that's a win! It solved one of the problems, but it also confirmed that the compressor is bad. That arrives Saturday. Hopefully that will end this project. Thanks for the help!
@@TStheDeplorable I appreciate your gratitude
Thank you so much for sharing your time with us! My son has an older Civic and I have (my beloved) Element SC so we appreciate everything you do! Amazing camera angles, lighting and editing! Also, the background music is nice and soothing.
thanks so much, "appreciate", doing these jobs and trying to film it turns a 3 hour job into a 3 day job, due to editing and trying to get an angle for viewers to see and understand, sometime it doesn't seem worth it. Comments like this helps motivates me to continue to put out content to help others.
@@dannysdiygarage I guess I didn’t really understand the amount of effort that goes into making this so wonderfully helpful! It’s great to know that there are still people who care about their fellow man! You are one of those guys! Thank you thank you!
Danny thank you for that thoural explanation on how to replace the expansion valve, I really appreciate it, thank you.
Appreciate your gratitude and watching my videos, thank for your support
Going to do this job today and tomorrow to my gf's car. Thank you for the very detailed and camera angles. You make DIY car projects a painless job. Earned a lifetime sub 👍🏼
Good luck Miguel, go slow and follow the steps, I appreciate your gratitude
Thanks for your loyalty
@@dannysdiygarage So I changed both the evaporator core and expansion valve on her car, but she says that it will go from blowing cold to blowing just air from time to time (as if it needs to recharge the system) any idea what I need to do? Thanks!
When it’s working is it working good? Make sure your actuators are fully moving from stop to stop, also have her use the ac on norm not max, sometimes the evap will freeze up and not allow air to pass,
@@dannysdiygarage it does a decent job I wouldn't say 42 degrees good but beats the heat for sure. Actuators move all the way too, but will do
This clip was exactly what I needed- Thanks Danny. I tried to change out my expansion valve thru the firewall, it went horribly bad, ended up scarring up the O-ring fit on the evaporator nubs, so I had to go ahead and do what you did and change it all. Your a patient man, I'm certain I will be cussing a bit when I attempt this.
Go slow follow the video, I believe I showed every step
WOW!!! Best video out here. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
You’re welcome and thanks for commenting appreciated
Good video. You can see this and understand. So much better than most
Thanks for commenting, appreciate the feedback
I liked your demonstration very much thank you.
I appreciate you, thanks so much
Do you have a video on how to re-seal the AC recirculation/outside air flap which is part of the blower assembly?
Asking because even when I have the AC on "recirculate", exhaust fumes from other vehicles still get inside my Civic especially during heavy stop-and-go traffic.
A real expert.
Appreciate that
Hi. What do you think that diagnosis is if my a/c sometimes blows cold air and sometimes it doesn’t. And it doesn’t when I need it the most 😅
Watch this video it has a lot of information that should help th-cam.com/video/WbPGVfQjAU8/w-d-xo.html
Hello denny i have also honda civic 2008 petrol manual variant and in my car ac compressor every 20 seconds on& off and some times suddenly the ac compressor are working completed chilled car but some times same tripping problems i face so i also clean condensor, remove gas and vacuum are done but problem are not sloved so now what can i do???
I have a couple of other AC videos for diagnosing AC on a Civic, please watch them it might help you figure out where to go next
Any tips for installing the high and low tubes back into the expansion valve? I have a 7th grn civic and i cant get the two to connect.
Lube, should not have an issue, recheck everything
Buen trabajo amigo
Gracias
Gracias
Also, it does not seem like its necessary to get that hidden screw back in there. Seems like it holds fine without it. Thoughts on if i just by passed it?
If Honda thought it wasn’t necessary, I’m sure they would not have put it in, it takes 2 minutes to install it, I always make sure everything goes back together the same way it came apart
May I ask you, after how many miles do you usually need to replace the Evaporator and Expansion Valve? One of our cars 2001 Saturn SL2 has ~135 kmi on it. The car (we bought it pre-owned, but it was only 60 kmi on it) never had a heater working, but there was AC. Then AC went down and dealer couldn't fix it properly (they replaced a compressor). I mean they fixed it, but it failed again after a year. Their attempts to fix it with new compressors didn't work (they put like 3 new one by one and a failure after 2 weeks again). It was like 10 years ago, it is our back up car, so we didn't worry much. Now I think to look into other components of the AC there. The most complicated is Evaporator of course, and most likely it is working (when I switched the AC before it was blowing well, but not cold air). But I think maybe still better to replace it just bcs of the mileage, while I drained coolant and the AC system is completely empty (I checked). Thank you for your great film.
Evaporator only needs replacement if it’s leaking or plugs, it’s not usually a mileage thing, same for the expansion valve
@@dannysdiygarage I'm afraid everything is clogged there (I mean in Evaporator) w/old leaves (I saw in one film when he opened it). Another thing here is that I don't know exactly what oil it is there in that Evaporator. It is PAG of course, but which one: PAG-46 or PAG -100? Is there any oil left there at all after so many years? Those oils don't mix. On top of that I don't know what oil was added to the compressor, when dealer attempted to repair it. My question is: Is it possible to clean somehow the whole system? I think not, bcs, about 2 oz in Evaporator, 2 oz in Compressor, how you can clean all that? But maybe there is a way? Thank you for your replay.
You can clean out the system, it’s done all the time, requires removing the components including compressor, flush the system and add the recommended oil and freon
@@dannysdiygarage It is not a problem for me to remove the compressor and condenser, but evaporator (evaporator also has some oil) would be hard, but that is O'K, I'll learn, there is no way around I see. Actually it is quite interesting project, and I think it is the only way to fix the system properly. Probably that is why they never can fix AC system in the shops, bcs they can't replace everything (I mean they could, but price). All those different oils mix up, and as a result AC perform purely. Thank you.
Hola buenas tardes una consulta dónde compro el tornillo que con tuerca que va en la válvula AC
el concesionario honda seria la mejor opcion
What is the amount of oil you put into the ac system? My son's 09 civic did not specify either on the hood or in the manual. We bought the new compressor which came with 2.5oz of pag oil in it, but need to know the total amount.
Depends on the components replaced, was the compressor the only thing replaced?
I hope you have a similar video for the 2009 Honda CR-V
Wish I did, I don’t
@@dannysdiygarage i feel you!
Great video. I have a question, did you have to replace the AC Reciever Drier by any chance?
No, I only replaced the expansion valve
Hello Danny! Excellent video; very detailed and clear. Thank you! My problem is the Evaporator Temp Sensor (ETS) that attaches to the side of the evaporator was not correctly reinstalled after the evaporator & expansion valve were replaced. Is there a way to slip the ETS back in place without having to drain the freon and dissassemble the evaporator? Thank you!
Sorry for the late response, I’ve been traveling and limited TH-cam time, I doubt it, but certainly worth a try, please update me
What kind of tape did you use to temporarily protect the hose ends? I worry about adhesive sticking to the o-rings.
it was just masking tape, I very lightly stuck it on
How hard would it be to add civic model year in video description lol would make it so much easier to find video
Great feedback, I’ll start doing this
Hello Danny question my ac gauges low pressure is normal but high pressure does not change when compressor engage what could it be?
Sounds odd, are you sure it's not a bad gauge, I hate to guess without properly diagnosing, I would need to see all gauge readings, however check the compressor if the high side gauge does not show pressure and the low side does not drop when the compressor is engaged, Does the low pressure gauge get pulled down? Sorry I can't be more helpful, just don't want to point you in the wrong direction.
@@dannysdiygarage yes low side drops when compressor engage, but high side pressure do not change when compressor engages it stays the same with the ambience temperature. Low side pressure works fine.
Thank you for responding so quick
Does it have the proper amount of Freon in it? If so possible compressor isn’t working or expansion valve
Thanks!
Gerald, thank you so much for the tip, you're so kind, that's my 1st tip, very appreciated
Hye danny, I have a problem on my 2008 8th gen civic 1.8. The problem is when i turn ON the AC,the car blows hot air out of the vent eventhough I had lowered the temperature. Can you gv your opinion? What is the problem and what item should be replace? for now my friend who is a mechanic currently did bypass the pipe to block the hot air to came out and I can use my AC back without any cost. But the issue is the temperature is no function and everyday my hands are cold while driving. ha ha ha..
With the information you provided me, I suggest putting a set of gauges to help provide information to diagnose the pry
My civic ac stops blowing cool air after 1hour of drive instead it blows normal air with low speed inspite of putting fan in high speed. When I turn off AC, cool air blows again for 2 minutes with the smell of ice. After 2 minutes I need to turn on the AC and the process needs to be repeated. I found ice twice in the AC vents.
Sounds like the evaporator is freezing up, I’m assuming that is your thoughts also, possibly expansion valve or plugging in the evaporator.
@@dannysdiygarage thank you. Will there be any chance for repair or should I replace the parts
A set of gages might help determine what is going on, but here is a few thoughts Check evaporator drain tube make sure it’s not plugged, Freon should have proper levels, evac and recharge the expansion valve and evaporator could have a issue
nice work
Appreciate that, thank you for your support 👍🏼
Is this the same as a heater core?
Two different parts, one holds coolant and the other ac freon
8:58 you forgot to click the evaporator plug back into its spot
Forgot to film it, not do it, but thank you for pointing out my video filming mistakes, a lot to try to remember when you’re filming and fixing, appreciate you watching this video in detail, hopefully you’re a subscriber 👍🏼
Did you add PAG oil to the evaporator?
No, I did not replace the evaporator, only the expansion valve, if you’re going to replace the evaporator definitely add oil
@@dannysdiygarage what do you mean add oil to the evap? I've never heard of putting oil in the evap on any of the instructions I've ever seen. I've only ever heard to add oil to the compressor
@@JM-yx1lm when ever you replace an AC part you should add oil, I should have mentioned that in the video, I'll explain this in my next video, the expansion valve replacement, what I did did not need oil. use this as a guideline for Pag oil replacement:
Component Amount Of Lubricant To Add
Accumulator 2 oz.
Condenser 1 oz.
Evaporator 2 oz.
Filter Drier 1 oz.
for the compressor, drain the old compressor and add what comes out to the new compressor, if nothing comes out add 2oz to the new compressor, be-careful the new compressor sometime comes with oil, so you will need to drain it and start with what came out of the old compressor.
Do we have to evacuate the system?
Yes, that’s the 1st step, take it to any shop, most shops around my area do it for free
Can't find hidden screw ?
I showed every screw removal in the video, get a mirror