Air con - Ticking?

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Air con - Ticking?

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Hey guys, i havent been on here in way too long, but i am pleasantly surprised with the sites new look, very nice!

the reason for this is i had to take the FTO off the road for a little while, but shes coming back now :) its been WAY to long.. :(

ANYWAYS just before i took her off the road i noticed when i set the thermo to under 25 degrees on the air con it would start ticking at me.. donk donk donk donk donk - very sequential, like something is trying to move but keeps getting
stopped by something...you dig me??

and i kinda tried to forget about it, and when i went in the car yesterday and tested eveyrhting out again - it started again.. but only when i set if from heat to cold.. ie anything under 25 degrees...
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Hey Andrew! Where is the ticking coming from? Under the bonnet or in the dash? If its under the bonnet, its probably the compressor unit clutch failing...
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Well its in the dash - sounds like its sorta coming just right of the center vents... 8O today when i started her up again she started ticking straight away without the air con on 8O then i turned the air con on turned it up then down and the sound stopped... i hope it stopped for good, but incase it hasnt what do you think it would be thats ticking in the dash?
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Foliage! :lol:

Seriously, turn it from recylced air to fresh a couple of times & watch it dissappear :D
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Yeah, isn't this sound from the internal flap in the A/C unit that changes the route the air takes from fresh air to recycled? It gets stuck and keeps trying to move, that's the ticking sound.

Just flick the A/C back onto outside air and the sound goes away. It goes away after about 30 seconds of ticking too.
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Post by cb »

I have this problem too, I have heard the only way to actually fix it is very complicated so for the moment i,'ll keep switching it from recycled to fresh
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battery died

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haha my battery died, so im getting it charged as we speak - BUT!! as soon as its back in im gunan try your flicking method!! thanks a lot guys! :D so when are we getting drunk again Ben?? sh*t.. been way too.. long.. theres a bottle or 2 of wild turkey thats calling my name :)
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