VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hi everyone! It seems the tensioner that i replaced is not the cause of the annoying noise coming from the engine :@ . It's been narrowed down to be the the Air Con compressor/pump. Funds are a little on the thin side these days !sad , so was wondering if it were possible to disconnect or remove it as a temporary solution? Anyone had any experience with this?CheersNel Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ooooh, ac compressors are scarily expensive. It's on an electromagnetic clutch, so as long as you don't run the ac, it should just freewheel away and not cause you any grief.If you did want to remove the pump, you'd need the non-ac brackets and belt from the non-ac engine I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Ooooh, ac compressors are scarily expensive. It's on an electromagnetic clutch, so as long as you don't run the ac, it should just freewheel away and not cause you any grief. :@ Yeah thats what i was afraid of. The noise is coming from the pumps internals as it freewheels. It's becoming unbearably embarasing, which is why i was hoping to just disconnect the thing.Are the VW A/C Pumps all the same on the Golf 3/4 or the VR have it's own particular part number? Maybe search a few scrappys and see what i can find. Cheers for the info pal. Nel Link to post Share on other sites
Bee 0 Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Here mate http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-VR6-HIGHLINE-AIR-CON-PUMP-PIPES_W0QQitemZ4605906697QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem theres one on e-bay right now ,it's on a tenner with 6 hours left, he's an alright guy i've brought a few things from him in the past, he's alway's breaking vr's + loads of other sports cars.Bee... Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Cheers for that Bee, top man! Only problem is i'm out of the UK though and he's not accepting bids from abroad.But worth a shot none the less,thanks for the pointer, much appreciated pal. Nel Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 On the last vr i removed air con from i just removed the pump and got a non aircon auxillery belt simple as that i didnt have to fit any other parts whatsoever just the different belt. Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Nice one m8, gonna go that route for now, while I source another unit from a scrappy. Is it simple to do? I'm useless at mechanics, but my m8 is handy at is sort of stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Ooh, just wondering too. Is it possible to recondition the unit? Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 should think you can get reconditioned but not sure as for my alternative just buy non aircon auxillery belt and unbolt pump and remove and fit new belt however you will need to find some way of securing aircon pipes if you plan on refitting another pump last 1 i did i just removed the complete system pipes and pump and aircon rad. Link to post Share on other sites
VRVIRGIN 0 Posted January 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Does the rad need to come out as well? Was thinking of just removing the pump, get the auxilliary belt and securing the pipes as u said. I will need to have another pump put in at some point, so don't really wanna go into total carnage if u know what i mean. Cheers m8 for the advice, much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
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