[Mick70b]

Hi all, when I put my air con on something squeals for a bit like a the sound of a belt slipping but worse (doesn't do it all the time though). If I turn it off and on a few times it seems to stop.
Genrally the air is still coming out cold, but does sometimes start to blow warmer air for a bit.
Does this sound like the compressor, belt or needs a re-gas ???

[monley]

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[royce]

monkey wrote:

Re-gassing

If you dont know the answer, SHUT THE FUCK UP! you know one day ill get teh shits and turn this place off rather than spread misinformation on the internet and people like you arent helping

i'd start with checking the belt tension and if its worn out, then go from there, its pretty rare for a compressor to only sometimes seize so its a safe bet the belt is slipping as the compressor cuts in

[monley]

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[89_tintop]

monkey wrote:

Look in his rigs of auszookers thread it's said his vit has done 94,000km's i would have to say it's time to be regassed.

think of it thos way... do you regas your fridge at home?

the system is a sealed system amd shouldnt need to be gassed unless there is a leak.. regardkess of klms.. I have seen cars with 300000klms still on the factory gas

try checkimg the nelt adjustment.. and if that seems good then change the belt

[monley]

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[89_tintop]

that all makes sense... but doesnt really apply to his situation

[monley]

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[Bruce]

monkey wrote:

Look in his rigs of auszookers thread it's said his vit has done 94,000km's i would have to say it's time to be regassed.

Well shit hey. My Lancer has done 260k, 10 years old and never been regassed and is still as cold as fuck so you must be correct.

Mick70b do the easy stuff first by doing what Royce said and check belt.
Then if it's not that we can go from there.

[atari4x4]

monkey where did you copy & paste that from, i don't see any sms speak?

[monley]

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[FullyZooked]

It is a belt tension problem. Belt will squeel on startup and slip occasionally causing the warm air bursts.

Check tension and get back to us.

[whincup]

but no, didnt you read? it just needs regassing!

[FullyZooked]

Lmfao. So painful to read.

I've got some arse gas for yas...

[ajsr]

if your aircon is still working apart from the squeal and a small drop off at times it WILL be the belt slipping. retighten or repace it and enjoy the coolness .
It takes a large amount of power to turn a loaded aircon compressor so they tend to slip badly if not under enough tension.

does seem that bullshit and bullshit artists seem to be west aussie JIMNY drivers (well some jimny drivers) at the moment

[vermin]

ajsr...WTF.

[ajsr]

vermin wrote:

ajsr...WTF.

"some" was what I said
yes you stiffkid and monkey

[flatcat_auz]

Mine was intermittent and was none of the above problems. Turned out to be an electrical fault. And no it had nothing to do with the sensors.
So as with any problem methodically rule out issues as you go. As stated above given you have a belt slipping logically would be the first place to start.

[Mick70b]

Thanks everyone, didn't mean to start a Shite fight

I'll start with the belt, the Vit's done 178,000km now and hasn't been replaced to my knowledge.

[hutch]

royce wrote:

monkey wrote:

Re-gassing

If you dont know the answer, SHUT THE FUCK UP! you know one day ill get teh shits and turn this place off rather than spread misinformation on the internet and people like you arent helping

i'd start with checking the belt tension and if its worn out, then go from there, its pretty rare for a compressor to only sometimes seize so its a safe bet the belt is slipping as the compressor cuts in

eheh.. x 2 on that.
Also to add to Royce it could be an idler pulley that is siezing intermittently. Try squirting a tiny bit of wd40 or similar on the idler bearing (definitley not the belt) whilst the A/C is running.
I had a MQ Patrol with this problem and I tightened the belt but it still played up until the day the belt snapped and I then realized the Idler Pulley was siezed/rusted.

[hutch]

atari4x4 wrote:

monkey where did you copy & paste that from, i don't see any sms speak?

Word for word from here by the looks.
http://www.aa1car.com/library/ac98.htm

[monley]

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[flatcat_auz]

This should be fun.......

[Damo]

monkey wrote:

Do you guys wont me to remove all my post from this thread then?

It's quite simple, just STFU unless you have something to contribute to the thread.

[atari4x4]

monkey wrote:

Do you guys wont me to remove all my post from this thread then?

No you don't have to remove your posts, you can fill out this form below & give it to you mum.

[Che]

I gotta slip a belt on my AC too - is it enough info for repco if I just ask for an AC belt for a 90 Sierra, or can you guys help me with a part number?

[Damo]

che_guitarra wrote:

I gotta slip a belt on my AC too - is it enough info for repco if I just ask for an AC belt for a 90 Sierra, or can you guys help me with a part number?

You'll probably have more luck just looking it up in the book yourself. Most people that work there these days are about as useful as tits on a snake.

[TZAR]

Damo wrote:

che_guitarra wrote:

I gotta slip a belt on my AC too - is it enough info for repco if I just ask for an AC belt for a 90 Sierra, or can you guys help me with a part number?

You'll probably have more luck just looking it up in the book yourself. Most people that work there these days are about as useful as tits on a snake.

MMMMMMM Scaley boobs :drool:

[steak_knife]

hutch wrote:

Also to add to Royce it could be an idler pulley that is siezing intermittently. Try squirting a tiny bit of wd40 or similar on the idler bearing (definitley not the belt) whilst the A/C is running.
I had a MQ Patrol with this problem and I tightened the belt but it still played up until the day the belt snapped and I then realized the Idler Pulley was siezed/rusted.

That wash's the grease out, may stop said noise if the is one, but if there isn't, you will shortly need to replace a seized idler..

[vermin]

ajsr wrote:

vermin wrote:

ajsr...WTF.

"some" was what I said
yes you stiffkid and monkey

Feel free to cite references from my posts.

If I've been a pain in the arse accept my apologies.