I am a new 8 owner and live in Houston. It is warming up and my A/C is acting up. It will be blowing cold and then just start blowing warm air. If I give it a bit of a rev, it blows cold again. At a stop light or in traffic it gets too warm for my tastes! I REALLY need to fix this ASAP before the 95+ degree weather arrives. Is this an A/C Amplifier issue? Compressor?

 

I took mine in Friday for the same issuer, however I have an 04. My unit was replaced once already when I first purchased the car. Service said there is a new recall. I haven't found it yet. I go back tomorrow as they could not deal with the issue on Friday. If I find out the recall is a/c related I will post again.

 

The RX-8 isn't exactly known for having a strong AC, but there is a service bulletin out for 04s. Under it Mazda will replace your AC Amplifier. I had it done a few months ago and did notice a small improvement. This also sets the AC to recirc by default.
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...02-04-1338.pdf

If you're out of warranty or have already had this done, I believe that there are a few other tricks around the forum, such as wrapping the ac line in the engine bay.

 

Both you two guys bookmark this site!

http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11

 

Damn it Jason.................ya beat me to it! Anyway, they should have the entire link for future reference and not just the particular pdf. I was gonna make them work a little bit!

 

Thank you BOTH! I had found the site in the meantime. LOL Dealership had my car 3 days..They found a leak in the compressor that had been previously replaced. It is still not right so I will be taking it back. Also had the update done and the door lock replaced. Now I need to find REASONABLE seat repair.