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Old 12-02-2009, 03:34 AM
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Unusually hot climate control.

So winter is here and I've been using the heater. One thing I noticed that is unusual about my RX8's climate control temperature **** is that most of it is in the hot zone. I could be cruising on the highway on a cold 40 degree night with temp control set to the middle neutral setting, and it would blow hot air. I usually put it to the highest temp setting when I get in the cold car and warm it up, but it quickly gets HOT when the car is warmed up. To drive the car comfortably, i would have to set the **** halfway intot he cool blue zone to have a neutral climate setting even with the fan off.

I've included a little diagram of how my climate control **** acts at certain positions. It also doesn't matter if it is on recirculate. What could be the problem? Is it the usual faulty hvac control issue?


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Old 12-02-2009, 05:56 AM
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could be a known issue with the temp control **** not working properly. Hit the Stereo Power Button + the Scan UP(right side) button to monitor your temperature control. Move your temp control through the range and see if its hitting 1-16 properly. If not, there's a DIY for air too hot/cold on fixing this (requires soldering). I need to do mine, b/c it won't always goto cold, but if I go all the way HOT and back down to cold, it will move through the range okay, so I'm good for now, maybe you can find a solution too.

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I monitored the temp control and it moves from 0-16 just fine. It read "A/C Temp" if I recall correctly. If I put the **** to max cool, it would read zero an as I move towards max hot, the number would increase from 0 to 16.
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Still having issues with the unusually hot climate control.
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I have the same problem.........always blowing HOT
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+1, it's either HOT or Cold. Of course I prefer a hot blow in the winter
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
+1, it's either HOT or Cold. Of course I prefer a hot blow in the winter

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man i wish my car would heat. its -10 degrees here and if it isnt for the heated seats i freeze my *** off even a full blast heat.
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If I turn it to the middle after the car warms up, the heat would be almost unbearable. This is when it's 25 degrees out.
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So to resurrect an old thread instead of posting a new one, i tried the trick to see what level the ac is on, and its 0, all the time. I guess my next step is dealership? Especially because I want my heat working before winter kicks in. Any other suggestions?
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if you're good with soldering iron, you can take the thing out and repair it yourself.

If not, a Reman unit cost hmm I think 2-300 bux. if my memory is working
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That's awesome... Would my 65k warranty cover it mayhaps?
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