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Originally Posted by SD1too
Hi Larry,
I see that you have the diesel engine. When the air conditioning is activated the compressor places a significant load on the crankshaft pulley. As you probably know, this pulley (on the diesel) is susceptible to failure of the "rubber" parts. I strongly recommend that you turn your attention to this.
Regarding the "clean, clear oil" which you have noticed, if this had escaped from the compressor then:
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- It should contain luminous yellow/green dye.
- The refrigerant gas would also have escaped giving you little or no cooling.
- With little or no refrigerant gas, the compressor clutch would not engage and you would not hear the growling noise, if the compressor was responsible.
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Since you have not said that your air conditioning is no longer cooling, I am not convinced that your compressor is at fault.
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As above which Simon points out, some sort of visual sign should be there.
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The above photos are of a MGZT V6 190 the car became a spares part, I did obtain another compressor but it never got fitted, and still remains in the shed
