Thread: D3 SE Air Compressor

Originally Posted by Mk1_Oz

Repair kit ordered. Since breaking the bracket the compressor is very loud and seems to run for a bit when i start the car. My suspicion is that it is running normally but the compressor is just vibrating the broken bracket and is also no longer sitting in the insulation rubbers. No fault codes and seems to operate the suspension as before.

Not sure if i will put the repair kit threw it yet just as a precaution.

When I snapped my bracket I thought I had broken the compressor, it was rattling so bad. But it was just the mount.

The compressor is mounted via a horizontal plate top and bottom which allow a fair bit of compression without damaging the compressor. Not sure if it was designed that way for that reason but it did save my compressor from getting crunched.

If there was nothing wrong with the compressor beforehand, and it is still working, I don't think you will need the rebuild kit. The compressor runs at pretty much every cold startup, and the rattle just makes it more noticeable.