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After 12 years of useful life the airconditioning compressor gave out on me in a spectacular fashion. The whole compressor seized and the pulley stopped spinning while the engine still did. This caused smoky conditions in an underground car park. Finally the belt broke lose and I also lost power to the hydraulic pump assisting my steering. It was 2 days of hard driving but i gained great mileage. I had the compressor replaced but it showed better results than when I was using the old compressor. The bad compressor caused high parasitic loss at the pulley. It pays to look out for funny noises from the engine bay.
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