Volkswagen Golf, GTI, Passat, Jetta, EOS, Rabbit And Tiguan Air Conditioner Compressor Failure
Air conditioning does not work. Noises from the engine compartment. Pulley bolt works it鈥檚 way free from compressor shaft creating noise and eventually failure of the compressor. The refrigerant circuit does not need to be flushed as the damage to the compressor is external. The mounting bolt of the pulley has visibly wandered out of the compressor shaft (see photo above). The pulley turns without transmitting power, because the teeth of the pulley are worn. I need to replace comressor? How much does it cost? Just been to VW main dealer in Stoke on Trent with 2009 Tiguan with failed air con compressor exactly as described above. Despite being out of warranty VW will pay 100% of the cost of replacement unit but I have to pay a reduced labour charge which is still 拢385 for 4.6 hours work inc VAT. Has anyone received a discount on the labour - I understand that in Germany VW are paying 50% of the labour costs on this problem.
My Tiguan was 4.5 years old and VW Stoke (main Dealer) contacted VW and they agreed to pay 100% of the compressor cost. I had to use the main dealer for fitting which they said was a discounted price at 拢386 for 4.6 hours work. HI all thats happened to my tiguan 2009 is that mean main vw dealer will fix it? I have also ordered the pulley hub just wondering how did you take the loose nut out of the shaft? It can be fixed relatively easily without removing the compressor, other than removing the centre bolt which is a real pain. I bought the part from Ebay for 拢30 delivered from X8R which included four new bolts. You need to use thread lock when refitting to ensure they won鈥檛 come loose again, and tighten very tight. I鈥檝e currently removed the old plate but struggling with the centre bolt as it turns the shaft.
You can only grip the shaft after removing the plate. I had to hacksaw the head off the centre bolt but am still struggling to remove the remaining stub in the centre shaft as it鈥檚 glued so firmly despite somehow having worked it鈥檚 way partially out. My next plan is to drill the centre bolt out, then use a tap to redefine the threads to put the new centre bolt in. It鈥檚 very tricky though when working from underneath the vehicle as a little awkward to get to. I鈥檓 confident that if I can manage it the system will then work fine again. I had exactly the same problem with the centre screw protruding as described in the message thread. There is an alternative fix and that is replacing the part where the spline has stripped. The part was available on eBay for 拢29.99 and can be done in situe, albeit a car ramp was required.
The hardest part was getting the centre screw out but managed to complete the job. Overall from start to finish the job took just under an hour. Well worth giving it a go rather than replacing the compressor. Hi all, I have a 2010 Golf 1.6 BlueMotion which also has the apparently troublesome 鈥淒elphi 5 NO 520 803 A鈥?compressor. So has anyone any advice on what way to tackle this please? 1. First, do a pressure test and re-gas, as the system may (after 8 years) simply have no refrigerant left (albeit i鈥檝e read that as a sealed system it should never really leak anything)? But then again am i better replacing the compressor (or simply the 拢30 clutch plate) now when its empty, if its doomed to fail anyway? 2. I鈥檓 unsure if my centre bold may be coming loose. Its head is sitting a few mm out from the pully, but nowhere near as obvious as in the photo above, nor is the pulley wobbling. I have tried to tighten the central bolt, but it just spins (as described as a 鈥渞eal pain鈥?in postings above).
Has anyone any further advice for how to tighten (or if need be, loosen) this central bolt? 3.If you advice is to replace the compressor, does anyone know if the Delphi H model the current latest (and best?) or if a later/alternative and better branded compressor is also compatible? 鈥檇 read that Sanden and Bosch also make compressors but don鈥檛 know if VW used them subsequent to this known fault to fix this issue. Thanks for any help. Hi, I have a 2010 Golf 1.6 Blue Motion with the Delphi 5NO 520 803A. My (clutch?) plate that is attached to the pulley is spinning all the time (prior to even turning on the A/C). Turning on the A/C makes no difference to it. I have no cold air but also i have checked the schraeder valve and don鈥檛 have any gas pressure at all. Perhaps the system has a shut off mode when the gas pressure falls? Does anyone know if the (clutch?) plate should be running all the time with the pulley like this (i have only seen models on YouTube that only engaged when the A/C was turned on). When i turn the car off I cannot manually turn the clutch plate at all. Should i get a vacuum test and if thats ok, then a re-gas? Hi, Just an update on my earlier posting today after watching the 鈥淴8R鈥?youtube video on the 拢30 replacement shear plate. Thank again for any thoughts. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
