Fit For: For 2006-2011 Honda Civic 1.8L The Role of the Compressor: When refrigerant leaves an air conditioner’s evaporator, it takes the form of low-pressure gas. To release the heat the refrigerant has absorbed, the refrigerant needs to be in a higher temperature, higher pressure form. The compressor packs molecules in the gas-based refrigerant tightly together, a process which raises both the temperature and pressure of the refrigerant. Since heat moves from warm to cool surfaces, the heat that’s now in the high-temperature refrigerant moves to the cooler air outdoors where it can be released through the condenser. Competitor Interchange: .
