# AC broken?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** peugeot\
**Created:** [August 18, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941 "2019-08-18T02:58:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Registos-m\_156354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Registos-m\_156354](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Registos-m_156354)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941/1 "2019-08-18T02:58:34Z")

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Hello. Can anyone help me? Sometimes my car makes a strange noise in the engine. It looks like a rusty wheel spinning. If you turn on my AC for a few seconds and then turn off, the noise disappears. But it always come back…

Does anyone have any guesses?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941/2 "2019-08-18T03:00:21Z")

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Yeah!

Don’t use the AC!

Tester

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941/3 "2019-08-18T03:19:31Z")

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> [@Registos-m\_156354](#):
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> It looks like a rusty wheel spinning.

That might be the compressor clutch and it may be slipping. Is that the part that is making the noise?

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**Author:** ![Registos-m\_156354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Registos-m\_156354](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Registos-m_156354)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-broken/146941/4 "2019-08-18T04:15:31Z")

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Thanks so much for the answers. One week ago I took it to the mechanic and he changed the AC belt. However it continues to make the same noise for periods. Do you advise me not to drive the car? Or just do not turn on the AC?