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Old Jun 27, 2020 | 05:36 PM
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I have a 2016 Z which will not blow cold air. Took it to the dealer and they diagnosed a faulty actuator. Two weeks later they have the dash back in but still no cold air. They told me there was an open from the AC relay to ground. I've dealt with this dealer before and they bug me (and continued to bug me throughout this process) so I told them to just give the car back.

Does anyone have a wiring diagram of that circuit?
The measurements I'm getting don't exactly make sense. The part that does make sense is with the car on I see 14 volts at the bottom right leg (30). When I press the AC button the top right leg shows 14 volts (86). Next I switch to continuity, Top left of the relay is double digit megaohms (87). Bottom left is open (85). This is the opposite of where I expected to see the open (ie going down to the compressor). So I'm hoping there's something else going on there.

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Old Jun 27, 2020 | 05:48 PM
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Is the compressor clutch engaging?
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Old Jun 27, 2020 | 08:10 PM
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Try this. Note that some fuse numbers change from year to year - don't know about wire numbers.








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