Car is a 1997 Xantia 1.9TD
At the weekend it started making a tinkling noise from the belt area. At idle the noise disappeared when I turned the air con on, though there was still some noise at higher revs. I turned the centre of the pulley by hand and it does feel rough so I think it's fairly conclusive.
The question is, what can I do about it? Can I dismantle the air con pulley/clutch and repair it? I don't want to replace the compressor because that would involve splitting the circuit and I wouldn't know if either the replacement or my fitting was OK until I'd paid to have it recharged.
The other alternative is to fit a different belt and bypass the air conditioning altogether, can that be done?
Noisy air con
Moderator: RichardW
Noisy air con
Richard
No French cars of my own at present.
Care of a 1994 205 D.
No French cars of my own at present.
Care of a 1994 205 D.
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KennyW
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Richard,
Check Kowalski's entry in the common porblems and fixes for his explaination of the noisy air con pulley/clutch.
Kenny
Check Kowalski's entry in the common porblems and fixes for his explaination of the noisy air con pulley/clutch.
Kenny
C5 x7 2.0 HDi 160 hp Estate exclusive, the newbie
Xantia 2.0 Hdi 90hp 1999 only 189,000 and rising!!!!!!! Moved on to a new home
C3 1.4 petrol (SWMBO)
Xantia TD 1.9 Mk 2 Estate LX 1998 model over 210,000 miles now and still rising!!!!!!!!!!!!! now deceased 17/12/2010.
Xantia 2.0 Hdi 90hp 1999 only 189,000 and rising!!!!!!! Moved on to a new home
C3 1.4 petrol (SWMBO)
Xantia TD 1.9 Mk 2 Estate LX 1998 model over 210,000 miles now and still rising!!!!!!!!!!!!! now deceased 17/12/2010.
I've learned of a 406 with broken engine so I might see if I can get the pulley/bearing off that, it might.