Thread: D2 TD5 Air cond compressor

I once looked into it as I thought mine was faulty, I seem to remember a site in the USA selling them? Mine only rattled when I turned on the aircon but on further examination it was the harmonic balancer bumping against the engine block when under the extra load... Worth a look

Mine sqawks when I shut it down,despite new alternator/belt/tensioner.
I suspect its the idler BELOW the aircon unit.Have heard they too can be truoblesome.
Andrew

I have just had this done. $500 to replace A/C compressor bearing, reciever-drier and regas/leak test system. This was at a reputable, national car A/C specialist, they had the vehicle for one day. The compressor is a Denso unit and parts should be readily available at most A/C repair shops.
I got to this point after chasing a noise from the front of engine which got worse with A/C running. Major source was harmonic balancer (replaced), belt tensioner and belt (replaced) and viscous-fan bearing (replaced). Balancer noise was loudest, followed by fan bearing. These things are relatively easy to source and simple to fix. There is lots of info on this forum regarding these repairs, (thanks to all contributors for their expertise).

Regards, Jason.