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Originally Posted by AceEngineer
It appears that the AC compressor is dying in my 2005 E53 4.4i. The symptoms point to something in the clutch causing intermittent operation. I have looked for a replacement clutch but it appears that the clutch is not available separately from the compressor. A BMW brand compressor is $1300 to $1500 but there is a plethora of aftermarket brands available in the $200 to $500 range. Does anybody out there have any experience with aftermarket compressors? I usually buy only BMW brand parts, but in this case the potential savings is high and my X5 has 140K miles on the clock. Looking for advice.....
AceEngineer  |
I would suspect that the air gap between the clutch and the pulley has gotten so great that it now exceeds the maximum allowable. There are usually shims installed to set this air gap. You can remove the shims to see if that helps.
Here's a video of what I am talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNx0X4INfiw
I did this fix for my daughter's Honda Fit. Been enjoying AC for the past two years since I gave her the car for her 16th birthday.
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