A/C weirdness

[Kneale Brownson]

If you want your Air Conditioner fixed, don't take the car to an Audi 
dealer.  Take it to an automotive Air Conditioner shop.



At 02:29 PM 09/17/2000 -0400, Elliott Potter wrote:

>Well, the air conditioner in my 90 is broken, again.  A bit more than a
>year ago the dealer replaced the bulk of the A/C system (compressor,
>dryer, ++) after the original one started failing.
>The new compressor immediately started making an awful grinding sound; I
>took it there once and was told that it was overcharged; they 'fixed' it
>and it was marginally quiet for a couple of days and then got worse than
>ever.  Took it back, and they said maybe it needs some more oil -- flush
>and recharge and sent me on my way.  Same problem.  Took it back again,
>and was told that (seriously) my ignition switch was sticking slightly,
>and that was making the radiator fans not come on (though, inexplicably,
>the A/C did come on), so I was running high head pressure and that was
>the problem.  He stuck to this story even after I showed him that the
>compressor *and* the fans come on, and the key really doesn't stick
>unless you try very hard.
>
>So last weekend, when I turned on the car, I was shocked to find that
>the compressor had stopped making the noise and was now purring smoothly
>and quietly.  However it also stopped cooling!  I've scheduled the car
>to go back on Friday, and they're going to have some other incompetent
>boob try to figure out what's wrong with the damn thing; it seems like
>it might have barfed its R134, but I thought it would cut itself off if
>that happened, and the compressor still comes on.
>
>Any thoughts on this?  7 years the thing's been broken, I'd like to get
>it done right this time.
>
>Thanks,
>--
>Elliott
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