Annoying A/C click behind Dash
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RE: Annoying A/C click behind Dash
Open the hood with the car running and the A/C on. If you look at the pulley on the compressor, you will see the inner part start and stop spinning when it makes that sound. The outside temp. determines the period of time between cycles.
#14
RE: Annoying A/C click behind Dash
ORIGINAL: Scottbert
But why does it happen so frequently? Shouldn't it occur every few minutes, not a few times a minute?
But why does it happen so frequently? Shouldn't it occur every few minutes, not a few times a minute?
If it is hot and you have the fan on high, the A/C compressor will pretty much stay on all the time.
When the car cools off and you turn the fan down and/or it is cool outside, then the compressor will cycle on and off at different rates to maintain the evaporator core temperature to optimum.
It is controlled by either a low pressure switch and/or a temperature probe in the evaporator.
The main fuse box for our car is under the hood on the passenger's side. I'll bet the A/C relay is in there. That may be what you are hearing, either that or the actual clutch engaging as well.
Hope this helps.
Mike
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