White smoke From Vent

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by mrneo, Feb 13, 2007.

  1. mrneo

    mrneo Guest

    I have a 1990 honda civic lx 160k miles
    The only problem is heater core leaks so I bypassed the problem.
    After 10 mins of AC blowing, white smoke appears yet the AC still is
    cold.
    Should I roll down the window? Could it be some gas?
    I "google"ed the problem on it but all i found was tail pipe smoke.
     
    mrneo, Feb 13, 2007
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  2. mrneo

    COH Guest

    If your AC is really cold, and it's very warm in the car, the white
    "smoke" may just be condensation from humidity.... cold air hitting
    warm moist air, just like fog. Is there a build up of smoke in the
    car or does is seem to dissipate immediately? If it dissipates
    immediately and has no odour, it's likely just condensation. As best
    as I know, there is nothing in the air stream from the outside through
    the heater core to the car interior, that would produce white smoke.
     
    COH, Feb 13, 2007
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  3. Simple condensation.

    SD
     
    Stewart DIBBS, Feb 13, 2007
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  4. mrneo

    Woody Guest

    Check the condensation drain tube from the evaporator is open and draining.
     
    Woody, Feb 13, 2007
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  5. Is it possible that the system uses a little heat from the heater core
    to prevent/reduce condensation? Normally this is just a slight
    annoyance on very humid days. Does the OP live in the Philippines?
     
    Gordon McGrew, Feb 13, 2007
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  6. mrneo

    Tegger Guest



    Unlikely. The system has no idea if there's steam blowing from the vents.
    All it knows to do is keep the evaporator from clogging solid with ice by
    cycling the temperature around 32F.

    If any A/C system knew how to eliminate condensation, nobody would ever
    have that dirty-gym-sock odor from his A/C, which we know is NOT the
    case...
     
    Tegger, Feb 14, 2007
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  7. mrneo

    mrneo Guest

    So my AC blows so cold that it is condensation?
    My only problem is that my AC works too well?
    Irony
    Thanks for the help.
     
    mrneo, Feb 14, 2007
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  8. mrneo

    nm5k Guest


    You are a little bit low on refrigerant. The reason you see fog, is
    the
    coil temp is too low, and starts to freeze up. If you charge up to
    normal level, the coil temp rises, and viola, no more fog..
    In the hot summer, you will find your a/c ain't working quite as
    well as you thought it was.
    MK
     
    nm5k, Feb 14, 2007
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  9. I wasn't thinking of a smart system, just a little heat applied to the
    air after it's been wrung out.
     
    Gordon McGrew, Feb 16, 2007
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