Annoying Air Con...?

**MINTpolo** · 15-08-2007, 12:10 PM

well, i wasn't suggesting prestige, i was suggesting well engineered. The polo is assembled in spain and the components come from all over. I can forgive rattles and squeaks because thats what i expect of Spanish build quality, but a poorly designed/noisy a/c compressor is a bit different.

**Flaps** · 15-08-2007, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Flaps

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I don't know what your all talking about.

Oh wait I know now why I haven't heard it. I never use my A/C unless its 30+.

**Funkdancer** · 15-08-2007, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Flaps

Oh wait I know now why I haven't heard it. I never use my A/C unless its 30+.

I read in the instruction manual of my old Civic 02 VI Hatch that I was to run it for 10 minutes every week or so during winter, just to keep things running.

Hate doing it in the Polo, the thing sounds like someone being choked.

**DubSteve** · 15-08-2007, 02:37 PM

If its like the mk3's you then need to run it once or twice a week to keep the seals from drying up and cracking

**Wand Weaver** · 15-08-2007, 08:20 PM

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

**MINTpolo** · 15-08-2007, 10:04 PM

Either/or, it makes the noise no matter what, i believe it eminates directly from the compressor. My whine is also sporadic, but happens more and more often now. Definetly diddnt do it when the car was new.

**Adam** · 16-08-2007, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Wand Weaver

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

AC without recirculation.
if the AC is off, with just the fan, the whine goes away

**ACTGTI** · 16-08-2007, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Wand Weaver

No whine here from the A/C, and I was listening for it.

The recirculation function on the unit does make a bit of noise, but that's pretty par for the course in all the cars I've driven. People with the whine - do you leave your recirculation on too, or are you using the A/C without the recirculation?

I can't hear this whine from the A/C either. Drove to work this morning with stereo off and A/C on to try and hear it and I got nothing. Really no real difference between on and off for me.

**Adam** · 16-08-2007, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by ACTGTI

I can't hear this whine from the A/C either. Drove to work this morning with stereo off and A/C on to try and hear it and I got nothing. Really no real difference between on and off for me.

hmm. it looks like this may be just the earlier batches that have them then... Will have to get VWA to fix it when I have some free time...