A/C compressor clutch not turning on?

I tried “jumping” the relay to c if it would force on, but it didn’t do anything. And I switched the relay with the fan relay and the fan kicked on rite away but still no clutch engages. I could buy a new relay tomorrow just to c. And at work tomorrow I’ll check the wire on the clutch compressor to c if it has power. Thanks for the help I Appreciate it I’ll message tomorrow with an update.

First thing I noticed was the ambient air temperature sensor isn’t in the bumper like it should be. It was behind the radiator, could that be the cause? I’m checking a couple other things now then I’m going to get the bumper off and put it where it belongs.

Okay, so, apparently my low-speed fan does not work, it’s only the high speed that works. But when I put power to each of the terminals for some reason the high speed starts out real slow then doesn’t even almost go to full speed but when the car is on it works fine. And on the low speed it doesn’t do anything at all and from what I’m seeing if the low-speed fan doesn’t work the clutch won't engage so I ordered a resistor to bypass the original resistor it’ll be here tomorrow. I just got the bumper off to check to c if there’s power to the compressor and if I can get the clutch to engage. I have 2 small kids so it’s almost impossible to do a job like this when I want. I’ll get back to Ya with what I figure out.

And I gladly will be donating to this site it’s near impossible to find help like this. I’ll definitely be recommending it to family and friends.

I can’t access the wire on the compressor without removing a bunch of stuff or the compressor its self but other than that I got a new resistor to bypass the origins hoping the low-speed fan would kick on but that didn’t work. And also hooking 12v to the compressor relay didn’t turn it on. And on Saturday my high speed fan came on and stayed on until it drained my battery so I just left it and today as soon as I put jumper cables on it the high speed fan turned on so I started the car let it run then again when turning it off the fan stayed on so I just pulled the fuse. I guess I’m going to take it to a shop I’m tired of dealing with this. I paid for a warranty through my financing company so hopefully they’ll pay to have it fixed. Thanks for all your help but I’m over this project usually I’m pretty good at figuring stuff out but I’m feeling pretty defeated.

My big thing was there’s no way I bought a clutch that only lasted a couple months then bought a compressor and that to only lasted a month. But to be honest that’s 100% my luck I’d buy 2 faulty parts. But you I’ll let you know as soon as it’s fixed.

One more question. Can a bad intercooler cause any of the issues I’m having? I was just going through my head when the A/C stuff started, and it was right around the same time I got a bigger intercooler for the car. But idk if they would have anything to do with each other.

I told the shop not to continue with any work. He’s trying to charge me $140 an hour and charge me $150 for a diagnosis. And all the diagnosis was him saying I need to get a new wire harness for the car because I have aftermarket fog lights. So it’s possible that they fried the wire harness so once I get a new one then he can diagnose again. Which is absolute bull**** because the fog lights came with its own harness with an inline fuse and resistor and all that all ya had to do was connect it to a power source so it’s not ghetto wired, and they’ve been installed for 6 months now with no issues. So, the mystery still remains. I’m going to take the compressor off and use the warranty on it for a new one and just replace it myself and hopefully it’ll just be a faulty compressor.

I picked up the car and the A/C worked for about 20 minutes ice cold then I heard it disengage and that was it, it didn’t work anymore, but the high-speed fan seems to be working properly now it was kicking on and off. When I got home after an hour's drive it turned off with the car instead of staying on and draining the battery. But previously yes, I put 12v to where the relay goes, and it did nothing. Wait would the car have to be on even if I’m using a totally separate power source? And there’s 2 wire connectors for the fans, there’s one bigger one with like idk 4 wires in it and there’s another one with just 2 wires. Is there a way to test them to see if they work with a separate power source or something? Idk I’m decent with cars but wiring I'm only half decent and air conditioning I know nothing. Thanks again for the help I don’t know anywhere else where someone would be this helpful and dedicated.

One more update. Just got done driving the car for about an hour round trip and the A/C worked for the first 25-30 minutes, then stopped. Fans sounded like they were working as they should and turned off when I turned off the car.

How exactly do I check for power to the clutch?

The compressor I have has a warranty and they ordered it yesterday so today I’m going to get the old one off and put the new one on and see if that fixes it and if not then I can start digging into other stuff. I figured while it’s out I can check the wiring to make sure it’s all good and see if the clutch spins freely or not.