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B&W_Evader · 09-17-2018, 10:17 AM

Easy stuff first...
Check if compressor clutch engages. Usually you will see a slight variation in RPM when you turn it on and off. Better to actually look at it.
Look at refrigerant tube routing for any damaged areas. Anything aftermarket routed close to ac lines are known issues.
After that worry about refrigerant. You should hear some knocking sounds coming from the compressor at idle if there's no refrigerant.
My first guess would be the compressor clutch fuse, next would be aftermarket parts damage.

Good luck, hope it's something cheap and easy.

From my experience in CA, the pumps/clutch should last about 15 years or over 200k miles. Yours seems too new to be going out.

09-17-2018, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 387	Easy stuff first... Check if compressor clutch engages. Usually you will see a slight variation in RPM when you turn it on and off. Better to actually look at it. Look at refrigerant tube routing for any damaged areas. Anything aftermarket routed close to ac lines are known issues. After that worry about refrigerant. You should hear some knocking sounds coming from the compressor at idle if there's no refrigerant. My first guess would be the compressor clutch fuse, next would be aftermarket parts damage. Good luck, hope it's something cheap and easy. From my experience in CA, the pumps/clutch should last about 15 years or over 200k miles. Yours seems too new to be going out. __________________ \|RIP\|6spd-sport\|OSG-LSD\|XP8\|RBF600\|Eibach Sways\|RE-71R\|FI-34Row\|Gen3-CAI\|Yaw P.S.\| Last edited by B&W_Evader; 09-17-2018 at 10:20 AM.