Noisy Roaring Sounding A/C? (3.8L)

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Old 09-03-2011, 03:33 PM
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Question Noisy Roaring Sounding A/C? (3.8L)

Anyone else here have a noisy A/C -- this is on my '02 RS -- it's extra noisy on acceleration and kind of a roaring tiger sound, which is never present with A/C off. Does this indicate a compressor issue, or is the added sound "normal"?

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Compressor issue. They can run like that for awhile.
 
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Old 09-03-2011, 11:34 PM
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^ So this is the imminent delayed failure coming on, I assume? Wonder how long till it nose dives...
 
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There is no way to predict that. It would all depend on what happened inside. Sometimes they will not last an hour once they start making noise. I have seen noisy compressor last 2 years.
 
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^ Thanks. Compressor is getting replaced -- I love my ext. warranty... Wait, it expired today! DOH! Time to buy another one...
 
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