Update: A/C issue

"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic) 07/13/2015 at 13:47 • Filed to: None

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Turns out it was not rodent damage, but rather the compressor itself is leaking. Seems odd on a car with 13k miles that doesn’t see a whole lot of heavy A/C use.

Picture included for troll purposes.

McMike > TheOnelectronic 07/13/2015 at 13:55

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Nice alternator.

TheOnelectronic > McMike 07/13/2015 at 14:00

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Thanks. I’ve been thinking of getting a tattoo of it.

904 GTS > TheOnelectronic 07/13/2015 at 14:41

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When A/C is used infrequently, or any component using them, seals tend to dry up on the shaft. The damage occurs as soon as the shaft make a movement after long period of inactivity, stripping the fine layer of the seal. Therefore, it is a good idea to turn on you A/C at least on every month or two, even in the winter, quite obviously.

TheOnelectronic > 904 GTS 07/13/2015 at 14:42

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It’s used daily, just not very intensively.

904 GTS > TheOnelectronic 07/13/2015 at 14:50

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Then it reached not yours but it’s life time and is just worn out... ;- )

TheOnelectronic > 904 GTS 07/13/2015 at 15:09

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I’m just saying; a little over a year (MY14) and 13k miles does not seem like the average lifetime of an A/C compressor

904 GTS > TheOnelectronic 07/13/2015 at 18:52

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Did not realize, it was that new! In that case, something with that seal is not quite right...