Volkswagen Sharan (1995 - 2009) - 99 1.9 air con pump

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Sat 28 Mar 2009 07:54
99 1.9 air con pump - richbev
last year i had my air con serviced by vw and it worked fine. in august we had the air con blowing then suddenly there was a electric burning smell and the air con stopped working and blew the fuse. i put a new fuse in and turned on the air con which blew it straight away. the question is has my air con pump blown and what sort of job is it to repair it?? many thanks rich. ps i have checked the clutch on the pulley and it is there and in tact.
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Sat 28 Mar 2009 12:58
99 1.9 air con pump - elekie&a/c doctor
It is possible that the magnetic clutch coil on the pump is faulty.To eliminate this from the circuit ,you need to disconnect the 2-pin connector that is attached to the rear of the pump.If I recall the colours of the wires are green and brown.If the fuse still blows then the fault is elsewhere.hth
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Sun 29 Mar 2009 11:20
99 1.9 air con pump - richbev
already done that sir. when the 2 pin plug is disconnected the fuse doesnt blow
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Mon 30 Mar 2009 22:49
99 1.9 air con - richbev
Bump

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 31/03/2009 at 01:30

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Tue 31 Mar 2009 08:36
99 1.9 air con - Dave N
Your clutch coil has shorted - time for a new one. If you're lucky you can get it off without replacing the compressor.
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