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rab60bit · 18th October 2021, 18:47

I have ACC on my 2004 Contemporary SE and replaced the condensor last year during lockdown. All seems well except, with the A/C switched 'on', there is a distinctive background 'whir' that disappears immediately the A/C is switched 'off' so I presume it's the compressor clutch (it's the original compressor with +160K on the clock).
At the moment the noise is not too loud, it's just annoying and I'm not entirely sure how it works but can the clutch be serviced or am I on the lookout for a 'new' compressor (and I suppose another re-gas).

18th October 2021, 18:47	#1
rab60bit Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Wilmslow Posts: 1,517 Thanks: 433 Thanked 301 Times in 212 Posts	A/C clutch? I have ACC on my 2004 Contemporary SE and replaced the condensor last year during lockdown. All seems well except, with the A/C switched 'on', there is a distinctive background 'whir' that disappears immediately the A/C is switched 'off' so I presume it's the compressor clutch (it's the original compressor with +160K on the clock). At the moment the noise is not too loud, it's just annoying and I'm not entirely sure how it works but can the clutch be serviced or am I on the lookout for a 'new' compressor (and I suppose another re-gas).