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Compressor noise?
Posted by Bill Davies [Email] (more from Bill Davies) on Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:46:08
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I took my car in to try to diagnose a heavy rumbling noise from the front of the engine compartment when starting from cold, after standing overnight. It lasts about a minute then subsides. I reckoned it might be the a/c compressor but there's plenty of other stuff in just that area, of course. We replaced the serpentine belt and both pulleys - one was definitely shot. Tensioner was OK, steering pump and alternator turned smoothly and quietly. About 1mm end play on compressor. A/c System had only 20% of the refrigerant gas it should, but wasn't empty
After that, I'm happy my belt is OK and I could now have cold air if I wanted it, but this morning I still had my noise. I really don't want to buy a new compressor as it is worth 50% of the car's paper value
Should mention that the noise does not go away if I turn the a/c to Econ. Turbo boost is reliable and up to spec. Any ideas, please?
Posts in this Thread:
- Compressor noise?, Bill Davies, Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:46:08 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Compressor noise?, sam96CS
, Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:48:26 - Re: Compressor noise?, Rociero
, Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:16:19 - Re: Compressor noise?, DickT
, Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:39:45 - Re: Compressor noise?, JerseySaab
, Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:42:09
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