AC COMPRESSOR CLUTCH FREE

I've had the check-engine light cleared several times and I am certain the gas cap is on tight. During the past six months, the check-engine light comes on and the dashboard message center tells me the gas cap is loose. Q I've got a 2000 Buick LeSabre with 59,000 miles that I purchased new. Am I asking for major expenses down the road by following their maintenance program?Ī I doubt it, but why not change the oil every 5,000 miles on your own nickel? It's cheap insurance.

AC COMPRESSOR CLUTCH FREE

Their scheduled free maintenance for three years or 36,000 miles calls for oil changes at 10,000-mile intervals with synthetic oil. Q I recently bought a 2010 2.0-liter VW Passat. Because of the need to recharge the system to replace the compressor, leave service to the pros. If the compressor is seized, the entire clutch assembly will be stationary and the belt will be slipping, squealing, smoking and, in a very short period of time, failing. Both the outer pulley and the inner hub should be turning, indicating the clutch is engaged and driving the compressor. Now, turn on the air conditioning and look again. If both are turning, the clutch is seized. The clutch should not be engaged - the outer pulley driven by the belt should be turning, but the inner hub should not. With the car's ventilation controls set to 'off,' start the engine and look at the clutch/pulley assembly on the front of the compressor. Make sure the serpentine belt is intact, properly tensioned and not damaged. Is there an easy way to tell whether the A/C clutch failed, or the compressor? I think the car stalled because the A/C seized up.Ī Open the hood and look at the air conditioning compressor. The van stalled and would not start for about 10 minutes.

Q The air conditioning has stopped working on my 1997 Grand Caravan.

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