

| Subject: | Re: low idle when AC compressor is on |
| From: | vw_van_fan_Mark |
| Date: | Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:31:25 -0700 |
A first step would be to check the wiring at the new compressor. VW runs a single wire from the fuel injection harness over to the compressor clutch so the injection system can know when the A/C compressor is loading down the engine. That is how the idle control system knows when to speed up the idle for A/C. They may have simply overlooked that signal wire to the idle circuit. Mark Ryan Cresawn wrote: > On July 6, 2020 I hired a shop to fix my factory AC in my '91 Vanagon > camper with 2.1l engine. The old compressor was leaking and the shop > replaced it. At 11.5 months into a 12 month warranty the AC wasn't cooling > well. I returned to the shop last week. They identified a refrigerant leak > in the compressor and replaced it under warranty. I picked up the Vanagon > yesterday and was told that I need to hire a shop to fix the low idle when > the compressor is on. > > I drove the Vanagon home and confirmed that when the compressor was running > the idle speed of the engine would drop from around 900-950 to about > 600-650. The engine did not stall but it felt like it was close to > stalling. How should I begin to troubleshoot this issue? > > Thanks in advance, > Ryan >
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