In article <1150982268.570054.248000@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
"militantpeaches" <prestonholiday@kittymail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a honda civic, and sometimes when the ac is very cold and has
> been on a while, white air comes out, looks smokelike, but it is
> definately not. Is this a problem or is it just because the air is so
> cold. I another honda civic that did this as well, utnil its air
> conditioning broke. (this is partly why I am so concerned, because the
> auto repairman raved about how honda AC was terrible). I dunno,
> hopefully someone can help me figure out the whte air.
>
>
> -Preston

It might mean that ice is developing on the evaporator and forcing air
around the sides. Normally the evaporator fins collect the fog out of
the air. Check the air temperature with a thermometer to see at what
point your AC cycles on and off. It shouldn't reach freezing
temperature. The thermostat might be bad or it may have fallen off the
evaporator.

As for what your mechanic said, Honda ACs are typically underpowered and
the condenser is placed under the bumper in the path of flying stones.