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MACHE16
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I was driving the A/C turned off and when I came to a stop the car stalled. I restarted the car and drove without A/C. It would not work. Next time I turned it on it made a rattling sound.. as if something like a hard plastic was stuck close to the fan. I took it to the near auto shop and they told me that I needed to replace the whole cooling system because the clutch was loose. Is that right? Could I just replace the clutch? Does having a loose clutch cause the A/C not to work? If the A/C doesn't work and they didn't find a leak means that I have to replace everything?
Audi 2002, A4 Quattro, 1.8T, 98K
Sep 17, 2007 at 8:08 AM
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[quote:e68bfb0e79="mache16"]I was driving the A/C turned off and when I came to a stop the car stalled. I restarted the car and drove without A/C. It would not work. Next time I turned it on it made a rattling sound.. as if something like a hard plastic was stuck close to the fan. I took it to the near auto shop and they told me that I needed to replace the whole cooling system because the clutch was loose. Is that right? Could I just replace the clutch? Does having a loose clutch cause the A/C not to work? If the A/C doesn't work and they didn't find a leak means that I have to replace everything?Audi 2002, A4 Quattro, 1.8T, 98K[/quote:e68bfb0e79]


I took it to the near auto shop and they told me that I needed to replace the whole cooling system because the clutch was loose. Is that right? Wrong! just go ahead and replace the magnetic clutch if its beyond repair you need a new compressor.
Sep 17, 2007 at 8:26 AM
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