99 ES300, Bad Compressor?
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99 ES300, Bad Compressor?
Alright so for about 3 or 4 days now my ES has been making a loud noise, seems to be coming from the passenger side of the engine. Only happens for the first 5 minutes of so after I start the car after letting it sit for a while, and then it will stop.
What is making me think it might be the compressor, is that yesterday at the A/C light started blinking, it only did it once that I could notice, but it did do it.
It has also been affecting my power steering when I first start driving in the morning. It is causing the steering to be very tight, and this morning it was worse then ever before when i coming out of the drive way. Almost felt like it was skipping really bad, because the power steering would go in and out every few seconds. As always though, after I go driving for a couple minutes this stopped.
Really only worried about this, because my parent's vehicle had a similar problem, and they ended having to replace the drive belt because the compressor seized up on them.
What is making me think it might be the compressor, is that yesterday at the A/C light started blinking, it only did it once that I could notice, but it did do it.
It has also been affecting my power steering when I first start driving in the morning. It is causing the steering to be very tight, and this morning it was worse then ever before when i coming out of the drive way. Almost felt like it was skipping really bad, because the power steering would go in and out every few seconds. As always though, after I go driving for a couple minutes this stopped.
Really only worried about this, because my parent's vehicle had a similar problem, and they ended having to replace the drive belt because the compressor seized up on them.
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belt slippage caused by an engaged a/c compressor clutch AND the compressor is seized,
or belt slippage due to worn out belt and/or improper tensioner
on mine, belt drives a/c comp and alt
other belt drives the ps
or belt slippage due to worn out belt and/or improper tensioner
on mine, belt drives a/c comp and alt
other belt drives the ps
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I may be wrong about the Compressor all together, the only reason the idea even occurred to me was because of the flashing A/C light yesterday, but like I said it only did that once. It may be something strictly with the power steering.
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Did you ever figure out the problem? Recently my car has been making a noise when the car is cold and only when the a/c is on. sounds like worn bearings or something but the a/c is supercold and it stops after a few minutes. what could this be?
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