air con pump front plate rattle-SOLVED-I THINK

[Welly]

I'll bet a forum coupon that it leaks out again in a few days

Difficult to test at this time of year but the climate ECU will stop the compressor from 'clicking in' below 0deg C - this is to protect itself so bear that in mind (in case you think its broken).

[deanthedude1977]

I'll bet a forum coupon that it leaks out again in a few days

Difficult to test at this time of year but the climate ECU will stop the compressor from 'clicking in' below 0deg C - this is to protect itself so bear that in mind (in case you think its broken).

Im glad i just read that--i got in from work straight out to car and sure enough still no clicking...now i know why..
does that mean the aircon wont work below 0deg C??does it mean that there may of already been gas in it and i didnt know before i got it recharged?lol

[lozz]

Set the aircon so its on auto
and switch the blowers on so its blowing on the screen

air con shouid cut in then to test

[deanthedude1977]

Set the aircon so its on auto
and switch the blowers on so its blowing on the screen

air con shouid cut in then to test

ive done that and still cant hear a clicking or notice a change in rpms??

i rekon the compressor must be knackered??im surprised kwik fit re gassed if they knew was broke--or am i???

ah well will wait for temp to rise a bit and check again--temp here on display is mooching between 0-1 dec..so may be too cold as suggested by welly??

dont ya love cars--haha

[lozz]

They shouidnt of Re-charged the system if the aircon compressor is faulty,

if fault or leaks are found they shouid of emptied it,
thats what they normaly do anyhow,

Go back and complain,

[deanthedude1977]

They shouidnt of Re-charged the system if the aircon compressor is faulty,

if fault or leaks are found they shouid of emptied it,
thats what they normaly do anyhow,

Go back and complain,

i,ll wait till saturday when i can go myself and have a moan--hopefully would of warmed up a bit by then so i will know for sure if working--it does get very cold when on and at 14 deg on display but can hear any clicking or rpm change ?

[deanthedude1977]

They shouidnt of Re-charged the system if the aircon compressor is faulty,

if fault or leaks are found they shouid of emptied it,
thats what they normaly do anyhow,

Go back and complain,

i,ll wait till saturday when i can go myself and have a moan--hopefully would of warmed up a bit by then so i will know for sure if working--it does get very cold when on and at 14 deg on display but cant hear any clicking or rpm change ?

[lozz]

if its working the aircon shouid cut in to help demist the car,

it does on the one ihave anyway


on aside note, you dont need aircon yet anyway its fecking freezing out there lol

[deanthedude1977]

i know haha
im prob gonna leave it now never really been that worried bout aircon--it all started with a little rattle from me aircon pulley..haha

i have only ever had one car that the aircon worked on

wasn,t meant to be........

[Welly]

The compressor is disabled at low temperatures because the refrigerant oil cannot circulate properly in these conditions therefore it is switched off to save wearing the compressor (which it would).

You do not need the demisting affect as much in icy weather because the air outside is already very dry (most of its moisture is on the ground in the form of frost etc) and if heated is quite good at demisting on its own. You may have noticed over the last few days going out to your car in the morning at -3deg but no frost on the windscreen? that's because the air is 'dry'.

[deanthedude1977]

Using 14mm socket and ratchet had a go at tightening the bolt on the clutch on outside of aircon pulley--course the whole plate turns with the bolt...
Anyway managed to grip it tightly and the bolt turned approx 1/4 turn and viola the plate is now not loose and no rattle..

I think if comes loose again i will use a g clamp or mole grips to hold clutch plate whilst i tighten--main thing is i now know how to sort if it does..

All i need now is temp to warm up a bit so i can see if air con compressor does actually work--as welly said it wont cut in at these temperatures...thanks again all for your help...

Now over to the electrical forum to post about my fuel gauge...


Deano

[deanthedude1977]

Can confirm now that the outside temp has reached the tropical heights of 9 deg in Southampton that the aircon does work and the compressor does "click" in.
Thanks all for advise.

[lozz]

Good result

[jonsowman]

Interesting, I'll have to give this a go on mine. Thanks