Air Conditioner Compressor Clutch

vinc4299 · Unread post by **vinc4299** » 19 Mar 2004, 19:23

Dear All,
The air-conditioning compressor on my 1996 Citroen Xantia recently began to operate intermittently. I had the system re-gassed this week, but this had no effect. Although the fans cut in correctly which suggest a non-electrical problem, the fault was eventually traced to a lack of voltage being fed to the clutch compressor solenoid. Once a separate feed is supplied, say directly from the battery, the clutch clicks in perfectly. The garage suggested that it might be a faulty relay (i.e. dirty contacts) but given the number of unmarked relays, fuses I have been unable to find it anywhere! Would anyone know if there is such a relay, and its likely location? Any help would be much appreciated.
David

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 19 Mar 2004, 19:48

Try here David :
http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=6439

markxant · Unread post by **markxant** » 19 Mar 2004, 21:52

Hi David there is a relay that works the air con in the fuse box under the bonnet behind the battery its the mauve one if its duff or has dirty connections the air con wont work costs abuot a tenner from citroen hope this helps

vinc4299 · Unread post by **vinc4299** » 20 Mar 2004, 04:42

Thanks for the advice. I didn't know where to begin looking for that relay!
David.