v_therussian

Got into my car today to go to work and everything is fine. ok. Insert the key fob, stab the clutch pedal, press "Start Engine" - car started, lights came on, everything looks fine, but... no air at first I dismissed it thinking the AC didn't have enough time to get to work, so I switched the AC off and rolled down the windows and started driving. Few blocks later, thought I'd put the AC on after all - it was kinda hot, to be honest. Tap the "Auto" button, all the lights come on, but still no air. I leave it on for a few mins to see if it "warms up". Nothing. After turning on and off all the possible combinations of AC, heat, fan and MAX, I've deduced the following:

1. No air is circulating. At all. Not on any setting, not through ANY of the fans - regardless of how I channel the air and whether AC or Heat is on.
2. There's some muffles click-like noised coming "from within" the dash when I switch the HVAC system on. The engine also gives off a slight "shake" when I turn the AC on - as if the compressor starts. Except it doesn't. Or at least, I don't hear it - I only hear the engine hesitate for a sec.

Help

theXman

If your car is still under warranty, then it shouldn't cost you anything. GL

v_therussian

Thanks, David. We'll see...

v_therussian

Common, someone tell me what this can be please!

I've searched through the forums and cannot find anything on a similar problem. All I could find is how people have condensation and how they hate that the AC turns on by itself every time you start the car. That's pretty much it - that and some threads on leather conditioners...

v_therussian

aight, I'm searching classifieds for my new car, screw this poltergeist sh!t - I'm getn' me some young man's car - 335 coupe baby!

or_550i

Chill out. Oh wait... Whoops.

Well, I certainly don't want to sound like everyone else and say take it to the dealer... SO...

If there's no cold/cool air coming you'll need to do some investigation.

The clicking should be the AC clutch kicking in to run the compressor. That's also why the engine should shudder a little - there's added load.

Do some digging under the hood.

Check the coolant lines around the compressor:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=64&fg=60
One side should be hot and the insulated side should be cold. If one side is not cold then the compressor may be bad or you have a coolant leak.

The cost of the repair all depends on the problem. If you just have a leak in the system, a patch and then a recharge will be fairly inexpensive. If the compressor has gone bad, I'd think that's a hefty bill since the amount of dissmantelment. If the the fan around the evaporator is bad, that's just digging down to it to replace it.

v_therussian

Thanks for the advice.

I don't know if this helps pinpoint the problem more accurately, but there is NO AIR blowing through the fans at all - neither hot, nor cold - the fans never come on.

v_therussian

I am really hating the e60 right now

Bteljuice

maybe its just something minor. Either the fan is no longer working. I think its the labor that will cost rather than the fan hope im wrong though. GL

v_therussian

if its just the labor, I can work with that - I can DIY most of the minor sh!t on this car... thanks for the support B!