Acura A/C Condensers

Many people wonder why Acura vehicles looks very much like Honda vehicles. Well, the reason is that they are indeed the same vehicles. The Acura brand is the brand used by Honda to market their higher-end cars and Acura vehicles are basically badge engineered Honda vehicles. So what sets the two brands apart? Acura vehicles are definitely more luxurious, loaded with more features that make every Acura ride extremely comfortable, convenient and pleasurable.

When we talk about “Acura comfort”, we can’t fail to talk about the Acura air conditioning system. And one of the integral parts of the Acura air conditioning system is the Acura a/c condenser. Acura a/c condensers, just like all the other a/c condenser parts, are guaranteed to perform well so that maximum passenger comfort would be delivered.

The function of the condenser in the vehicle’s air conditioning system is fairly easy to explain. The refrigerant, having absorbed much of the heat inside the vehicle compartment, enters the top of the condenser as hot gas. With the aid of the engine fan, the condenser radiates the heat absorbed by the refrigerant and condenses it into liquid. The refrigerant is further transformed into a high-pressure liquid before it is pumped back again to the air conditioning system.

For maintenance and checking purposes, you can easily locate the a/c condenser under the hood of the vehicle, just in front of the radiator (unless otherwise it was transferred for aerodynamic purposes). Just don’t mistake the radiator for it, as the two would really look the same; although the radiator would be a bit larger. In rear wheel drive cars, the radiator may (or may not) be cooled by another fan aside from the engine fan. Front wheel drive vehicles, on the other hand, are equipped with two or more auxiliary fans aside from the engine fan.