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Offline lmhdex

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Ticking sound coming from air con compressor
« on: April 23, 2011, 05:08:40 PM »
Hi

I was told it's normal to hear this ticking sound whenever the thermostat adjusts the temperature but lately the sound has been occurring very frequently.  I normally set my temp to abt 22-23 degrees.

Even when I switched to a lower temp, say 18%,

With the ticking sound comes a hissing sound like a release of gas, which I think is the air compressor working.

Is this normal or is this a problem with the air con?

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Re: Ticking sound coming from air con compressor
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2011, 09:08:06 PM »
ur hissing sound is it coming from the driver side dashboard area?if yes ,then ur air con systerm has a leak some where,maybe is the coil.

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Re: Ticking sound coming from air con compressor
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2011, 12:07:30 AM »
The hissing sound doesn't occur as frequently as the ticking sound.....so is the ticking sound caused by the leak?

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Re: Ticking sound coming from air con compressor
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2011, 10:14:11 PM »
did you really hear where this ticking sound came from,is it inside or outside?  :confused1:




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Re: Ticking sound coming from air con compressor
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2011, 09:39:50 PM »
The sound comes from under the hood.

When I switch off the air con, no more sound, so I'm very sur eit's the air con.