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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:28 am 
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Good Morning All

Can someone please tell me where i can find the Air Con Compressor Relay Switch in the engine bay which kicks the compressor in on the air con
i wana pull it out and bridge it with a paperclip to confirm if its turning it on or off?
And well i can find the relay

Is someone able to provide some help on this or a photo (would be handy)

Thanx in advance

 

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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:44 am 
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It's called a WAC relay and lives under the coolant bottle (from memory EB-EL), closest to the headlight circuit breaker.
Also remember that there is a low refridgerant pressure switch near the A/C Tx valve - near where the heater hoses join the heater core pipes.

 

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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:12 pm 
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snap0964 wrote:
Also remember that there is a low refridgerant pressure switch near the A/C Tx valve - near where the heater hoses join the heater core pipes.



that would explain why mine only sometimes turns on, and isnt cold at all... been meaning to get it regassesd. But the bastard has never been very cold :(

 

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