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Title: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: ComfortMatt on January 23, 2009, 17:06:23: Any one else have this? I know they wont be silent, but one of the things i do love about my car is how quiet it is, so many people have asked me if its even running when its on, one guy asked if it was electric :eek: BUT when the A/C goes on, the whirring and high pitch whine kicks in. It varies with the engine speed, obviously so i know its the ac, turn it off and it is silent again. Air con still works great. I just wondered if it was a model related thing or something to moan about, it has only done 1700 miles so a way off the service yet.
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: eye30 on January 23, 2009, 17:11:19: Mine is manual air con.

It's very quite except when I have the blower on number 4 then it is very very noisy.

1 and 2 you can't hear the blower.

3 you know it is there.

But 4. Well it is very very noisey.
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: Shambles on January 23, 2009, 17:14:36: Hi Matt.

Well, supporting Watford and living in London. You deserve a few noisy moments :lol:

Anyway, you have the same model as eye30 so I'm surprised it's noisy, although you have the petrol Comfort; I wonder if that makes any difference...?

Here, no noise whatsoever. The reason for that is... I never use the a/c :D (but on the odd occasion I have done, it was completely silent apart from the fan, which is more of a whooshing sound)
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: ouri30 on January 24, 2009, 07:32:08: Quote from: ComfortMatt on January 23, 2009, 17:06:23
Any one else have this? I know they wont be silent, but one of the things i do love about my car is how quiet it is, so many people have asked me if its even running when its on, one guy asked if it was electric :eek: BUT when the A/C goes on, the whirring and high pitch whine kicks in. It varies with the engine speed, obviously so i know its the ac, turn it off and it is silent again. Air con still works great. I just wondered if it was a model related thing or something to moan about, it has only done 1700 miles so a way off the service yet.

Just a thought:

Is it the a/c compressor or is it the electric fan that kicks in when the a/c is running that is making the noise?

Bob
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: Duckman on January 28, 2009, 07:32:52: It's a compressor that kicks in. You can't expect to run very quietly, which I assume you know. Also, it doesn't matter (in the case of the compressor) how high your fan is up, as the compressor is simply an on or off mechanism.

The simple fact is that it could be knocking on something (highly odd in a new car), or even that you've become so used to the quiet car that you hear this, and that you're so surprised by it!!
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: ComfortMatt on January 30, 2009, 18:40:08: Hi Guys,

Its definitely the compressor in the bay. Nothing to do with the fan. Just wondered if anyone elses was noisey. But there are a lot of noisey oil burners :wink: :wink: so i suppose its difficult to tell :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: eye30 on January 30, 2009, 18:58:40: No noise from my compressor
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: Dazzler on January 30, 2009, 21:15:02: Quote from: ComfortMatt on January 30, 2009, 18:40:08
Hi Guys,
Its definitely the compressor in the bay. Nothing to do with the fan. Just wondered if anyone elses was noisey. But there are a lot of noisey oil burners :wink: :wink: so i suppose its difficult to tell :lol: :lol:

I'd be getting it checked out at the next service my i30 compressor is as quiet as a mouse (the one in our 2006 Getz was a bit noisy at times -used to squeak or squawk a bit from memory when it first cut in)
Title: Re: Noisey Air con compressor
Post by: ComfortMatt on January 31, 2009, 21:34:25: Thanks peeps! Will get it checked out.