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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Turk on 01 August 2009, 22:52:05

Title: A/C has decided to stop doing it's thing.
Post by: Turk on 01 August 2009, 22:52:05

Worked fine when I ran it to cool down the car as I left work at 4pm today (yes...we actually had sunshine), used it again a little later and it's not cooling. It's been working fine for the last two years Belt is ok, so I suspect I've either suddenly lost pressure or the compressor has decided it's had enough.   
Can only find one related fuse, the 30A jobbie that covers the whole climate control system.
Any other fuse to check, more specific to the compressor rather than internal blowers etc ?

Title: Re: A/C has decided to stop doing it's thing.
Post by: feeutfo on 02 August 2009, 08:58:16

bottom right pulley on aux belt, face plate should spin if its working. Have you seen -- in the display? And tried the reset? Probably out of gas, either due a service or a leak.

Title: Re: A/C has decided to stop doing it's thing.
Post by: Turk on 02 August 2009, 10:34:31

I vaguely remember hearing a thud coming from mid bulkhead area as I drove home.
I know it was working before this, and not 100% sure it wasn't after this thud was heard.
At the time I thought it was something hitting the underside of the car. I wonder if a pipe or something has popped and that thud was the sudden release of pressure.
Ah well, another job added to the list.  ::)

Title: Re: A/C has decided to stop doing it's thing.
Post by: Tony H on 02 August 2009, 11:08:30

If you switch the arcon on then have a look at the compressor pully if you have lost pressure the pully will be freewheeling as the system has a safety switch that protects the compressor by not allowing it to engage if gas pressure is too low.