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eb-86 Jun 8, 2014 11:17 AM

Different temperature in driver side
 
Hello everybody
today i turned on the air condition and i felt in my (driver) side warmer from the passenger side .
i think it's the blend door , but , which one of them ?

Thanks :)

damadtech Jun 8, 2014 01:05 PM

If your system is like the Pontiac, which I assume it is, sounds more like you're low on freon. Classic Pontiac symptom when you need a bump on the servicing with or without the dual climate control.

2kg4u Jun 8, 2014 04:23 PM

If you have dual zone climate control it could be the driver side blend door, but chances are Steve is right about it needing a freon charge. That's where I would start.

TieFighter Jun 9, 2014 05:53 PM

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If you suspect the drivers temp actuator is bad this is how I would approach it. Using a TECH II is the easiest way, but if you do not have access to one gain access to the actuator. Look at the center of it there will be the drive motor. Turn you temp knob cold to hot and back and see if it moves back and forth. If it does not move remove the connector wait a few seconds and plug it back in. This will cause the actuator to perform a learn sweep. Maybe it is out of calibration. If it does not move still more then likely its a bad actuator.

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2kg4u Jun 10, 2014 03:01 PM

If you do change the driver side actuator, do yourself a favor and pull the driver seat when you work on it. Makes it a lot easier to lie on your back and work under there.

TieFighter Jun 10, 2014 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by 2kg4u (Post 1600694)
If you do change the driver side actuator, do yourself a favor and pull the driver seat when you work on it. Makes it a lot easier to lie on your back and work under there.

laying on you back while working up under the dash just sucks!! I would take out the seat too.

eb-86 Jun 11, 2014 12:33 PM

I forgot to mention that sometimes after driving is more colder than i start the car

Tech II Jun 11, 2014 10:56 PM

You guys have to learn to be contortionists, if you want to work on cars. That'll be the day I pull a heavy motorized seat of a customer's car, risking scratching the interior to get to 2-5.5 mm screws....trch

2kg4u Jun 12, 2014 08:33 AM


Originally Posted by Tech II (Post 1600803)
You guys have to learn to be contortionists, if you want to work on cars. That'll be the day I pull a heavy motorized seat of a customer's car, risking scratching the interior to get to 2-5.5 mm screws....trch


I'm old. I don't bend like I used to.

2kg4u Jun 12, 2014 08:35 AM

And by the way, those screws are an odd size. You need a 5.5 mm socket.


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