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993 Aircon

Justin Nott22

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Aircon seems to get very noisy on my 3/96 C4. After about 30 mins begins to make a noise like two pieces of metal being rubbed together, doesn't seem to affect the performance of the aircon but is a bit disconcerting. Anyone experiencing similar? I've had the car 3 months, first 993

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7135
 
Could your pollen filter be loose? I had one on a BMW once that made a noise like you're describing.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7161
 
Do you get the same noise with the aircon off and just the blower on?

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7181
 
Could be the compressor clutch. Have you popped the lid and identified the source of the noise?

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7274
 
Thanks for your suggestions guys but it's not happening at the moment!! No doubt it will be back though

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7328
 
Good luck. FWIW, mine sighs every now and again...

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7523
 
Occassionally mine wont go into full aircon (where the fan goes full tilt at the central vents) and needs the screen demister button pressed to get it going!

Was driving a 996 last week and the aircon actually works like it should and makes a complete mockery of the 993 attempt!!

Dunc


Migration info. Legacy thread was 7525
 
Tested a C4S yesterday and when I turned the A/C on it was like a hurricane coming through the vents and noisy as hell - I expected the noise level to increase as you moved from setting 1 to 4 but noise level didn't change. Guess it's just a 993 "quirk"?

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7526
 
Pixelation,

Did you have the bottom A/C button pressed? If so, that comes out at Max all the time.


Migration info. Legacy thread was 7528
 
Tried both the buttons in and out but still the same. Didn't think it was too much to worry about - especially as the guy selling it was doing 130 on a country road at the time. Perhaps a air purifier would have been more appropriate as I think I messed my keks!!!!!

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7530
 
Got my first 993 on Tuesday. Is the aircon really that bad? I had assumed mine was knackered as it is only just cooler than ambient.


Migration info. Legacy thread was 7919
 
Sounds like it might need recharging -- which suggests it might be leaking.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7922
 
Aircon isn't the greatest. I had mine recharged recently and it's marginally better. Some places will put an ultraviolet liquid into the mix so they can easliy trace leaks.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 7923
 

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