2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse "engine slows down ac starts" Questions

...LATER IT DIES EVEN WITHOUT A/C ON, RUNS BUT WILL NOT IDLE CHECK IDLE SPEED SHOULD BE 650 - 850 RPM. IF IDLE TOO LOW AC WILL PUT DRAG SLOW DOWN ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL IF IDLE SPEED IS TOO

down when accelerating. Would either or both of these problems cause the check engine light to come on? Thaks so much for your assistance the answer is yes. raise the hood and see if you are missing a

...slows down/stops/engine not accelerated/reversing? Initially, the engine was stoping when the car slows down or not in motion while the AC is turned on. The mechanic fixed it by replacing the iddle ...

down. It only happens when ac is on. What could this be? When the AC is switched on, the engine has to rev up by few hundred RPM to take up the additional load of the compressor. So the fuel pump will

engine slow down when AC engaged if this was the case .,If both first causes seem to be ok then take bottom hose off and flush cooling system using a heater hose connection and reverse the flow a few

...Then turn the AC on off on off see if the engine speed up a little turtle check the idle air control also when you first start it does the engine speed up and slow down or is it always running

down if I can go between traffic lights even by 30 mph. When I stop at a red light the engine start fluctuating between 700 and 1000 rpm, the AC stops working, I can hear the AC turning on, rpm drops,

down enough it starts up, though it stops when I start to excelerate. The 2.2 or 2200 four cylinder engine is bad for lifter rattle after the mileage gets up there, timing gears are also noisy in them

down movement. What could it be? you may need to purchase a new regulator for your windows...That should fix it. It fixed it for my own when I had the same problem. I hope this helps. whenever i start

car down the road. the older the engine gets, the older the compressor gets, everything gets less efficient and that load increasingly burdens the engine. fill the back seat with concrete, same result