Member Since: 04 Jun 2018
Location: Liverpool
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Can you tell me where the ac pressure switch is please that is something I Will check before changing compresser.
Thanks.
4th Jun 2018 3:34 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Location: Maidstone
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Kilovolt wrote:
The electric clutch may have failed in the compressor?
It is getting a voltage but not energising. You should hear a distinctive clunk (click) as the compressor kicks in on a switch on request.
It is possible to change the clutch although far from easy. YouTube is a good place to start.
Just a thought.
The D3 a/c pump is unlike that of a standard old car and is not a simple on/off clutch jobby, it is a variable displacement compressor, google it actually quite interesting
Edit I forgot to say the a/c pump also runs off a PWM signal and not straight 12volt as per the clutch variety.
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4th Jun 2018 4:18 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Location: Maidstone
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Lano wrote:
Can't afford New one May stretch for recon
But i have seen them on eBay between 55 -100 quid with only 30 day garauntee.
Might take a chance.
I would go 2nd hand all day long, its not like you read of a/c pump failure every day even in the summer.
4th Jun 2018 4:19 pm
Lano
Member Since: 04 Jun 2018
Location: Liverpool
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Do you think the ac pressure switch May have a fault,would that stop the compresser from working
4th Jun 2018 4:26 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Havent a clue, will at the very least need plugging in for codes/values to see whats what.
4th Jun 2018 4:31 pm
Lano
Member Since: 04 Jun 2018
Location: Liverpool
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Had it plugged in and no faults showed up some other faults we're there but nothing to do with ac problem and so was cleared, so it looks like a compresser replacement
4th Jun 2018 4:35 pm
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
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Lano wrote:
Can anyone tell me where the ac pressure switch is please that is something I Will check before changing compresser.
Thanks.
There's one beside the pressure ports beside the battery box.
4th Jun 2018 7:11 pm
Sharpy1980
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Location: Kent
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If your compressor is getting a 12v feed then your pressure switch is telling the car there is enough pressure in the system as it cuts the feed if the pressure drops low,
I just had an X5 in with the exact same fault and the coil for the clutch had failed and it’s very simple to check with a multimeter, disconnect the feed wire and put 1 probe in the compressor side of the feed wire and put the other probe to the body of the compressor and you should get continuity (your sparky will know) if not then it’s def the coil, my customer opted for an eBay special with a 30 day w-tee and it’s been spot on but you obviously need to have the gas emptied and refilled to allow you to change the whole compressor but you don’t if you change only the coil. Current
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4th Jun 2018 7:43 pm
Lano
Member Since: 04 Jun 2018
Location: Liverpool
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Thanks sharply the spark said there's power going to the compresser so it looks like a compresser replacement.
Is there any special tools for the job or is it a case of time and patients.
And is there a step-by-step guide to doing the job,any links
Thanks for your help.
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