Question for the experts.
Abnormal sound from the compressor area - please see video in link. What could the sound be?
http://youtu.be/jP5vitPzUSg
A little history: My AC was blowing hot air, and the compressor clutch would not engage.
I rotated the compressor with a wrench 1/4 turn and it started engaging. It seemed "stuck" initially but took little effort to turn it counter-clockwise. Spins freely by hand now.
Freon was also pretty low (chronic recurrent problem - slow leak) so I added some.
AC cools now, and temperature inside cabin air reached 60F (outside is 100F)
The sound comes on when I turn on the AC, and goes off when it is turned off.
I am at 160,000K miles. Do I need a new compressor, or could this be the bearing..
Going to take it in to be looked at, and would like to be be prepared.
Thanks for looking. Any input would be appreciated.
Abnormal sound from the compressor area - please see video in link. What could the sound be?
http://youtu.be/jP5vitPzUSg
A little history: My AC was blowing hot air, and the compressor clutch would not engage.
I rotated the compressor with a wrench 1/4 turn and it started engaging. It seemed "stuck" initially but took little effort to turn it counter-clockwise. Spins freely by hand now.
Freon was also pretty low (chronic recurrent problem - slow leak) so I added some.
AC cools now, and temperature inside cabin air reached 60F (outside is 100F)
The sound comes on when I turn on the AC, and goes off when it is turned off.
I am at 160,000K miles. Do I need a new compressor, or could this be the bearing..
Going to take it in to be looked at, and would like to be be prepared.
Thanks for looking. Any input would be appreciated.
