AC makes my oil pressure go insane!
06-30-2011, 12:45 AM
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AC makes my oil pressure go insane! From my understanding, turning the a/c on makes your engine work harder so I can see it having an affect on oil pressure. But my guage goes insane when I turn my ac on during a hot day, car also seems to lose 40% of its power which I know power loss normally happens when using the ac but when I drive other sports cars they don't really feel like they lose as much power as I do with the ac on, for example 350z, g37, rx-8 and the new 5.0 stang just a few I recently drove. But I'm more worried about why the oil pressure will flicker from 40-55 every few seconds when I'm at idle. If the car sits for to long with the ac the pressure will bounce below 40 and back up non stop. Let me know what you guys think, thanks.
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You shouldn't feel much difference in power at WOT with the A/C on or off, since the compressor clutch should disengage at WOT. Some performance reduction at lower rpms/part throttle application (when the compressor is still engaged) should be expected though.
06-30-2011, 11:51 AM
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Good advice.
You shouldn't feel much difference in power at WOT with the A/C on or off, since the compressor clutch should disengage at WOT. Some performance reduction at lower rpms/part throttle application (when the compressor is still engaged) should be expected though.
You shouldn't feel much difference in power at WOT with the A/C on or off, since the compressor clutch should disengage at WOT. Some performance reduction at lower rpms/part throttle application (when the compressor is still engaged) should be expected though.
