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Could a SCT custom tune affect the A/C?

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Old 5/17/10, 01:26 PM
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Could a SCT custom tune affect the A/C?

I have a Brenspeed tuned SCT that I have running my my stock engine 05 5sp 4.6. Now that the weather is getting hotter, I have had to use the A/C a couple times. The first time I turned it on, it wouldn't blow cold air, so I pushed the A/C button on and off repeatedly (the light turns off and on). Normally you would hear the compressor click on, but not this time.
After about a minute or so, it decided to blow cold air.

The next time I tried the A/C, the same thing happened. The car has about 65k kms on it and I have never touched the A/C system. The air blows very cold once the A/C comes on.

Could the aftermarket tune be causing this? Believe it or not, I just have not had time to download the stock tune to see if it makes a difference. I only have time sitting at my computer at work on my break to type this.
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So you never had any AC service, because early 2005 and 2006 had AC clutch failures. There is a revised design A/C compressor clutch that has been available.
Maybe yours took this long to start going bad.
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So you never had any AC service, because early 2005 and 2006 had AC clutch failures. There is a revised design A/C compressor clutch that has been available.
Maybe yours took this long to start going bad.
Never even heard of this, surprised. Of course, now out of warranty I am out of luck. I will download the stock tune and see if it makes a difference.
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I've noticed that if I disconnect the battery for any reason, when I go to use the AC for the first time, I need to cycle the "temperature" dial all the way from cold to hot, then back to cold, before it will blow cold air. I think it needs to learn the range of the dial.

You might give that a shot, it's an easy check.
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