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    DIY Nightmares

    There’s some preventative measure for the oil pump nut, but I’m not super familiar with it


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    You can check it to see if it's loose. If it's not, leave it alone.

    If it is loose, take it off clean up the threads, make sure there is no oil on the threads and use Loctite red on it.

    Chances of it being loose are pretty slim
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    I thought there was something more involved or permanent, but I guess not. TIL!


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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCurves View Post
    I thought there was something more involved or permanent, but I guess not. TIL!


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    They make a nut with a hole drilled through it and wire to tie it so it can’t back out. I think TMS and ECS sell it.
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    Just got finished installing a new AC condenser, receiver, schrader valves and expansion valve, as well as new o-rings. The bolt holding one of the ac lines to the double pipe thing that goes to the expansion valve snapped in half while I was trying to remove it. Spent 2 days trying to remove the broken bolt from that double pipe thing using everything I could think of. Torch, penetrating spray, vice grips, extraction bits, drill, but nothing worked. That bastard was practically welded in there. So I went and bought the pipe from a guy parting out his e46 for $10 and called it good. Put the AC back together, vacuumed it, then put in new freon, just to learn that it still isn't working. Compressor engages, but doesn't seem to pull pressure from the low side to the high side. I give up. Gonna let a shop handle this. I just hope it's an easy fix and not gonna require a new compressor...
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    Was there oil in the system? It needs that. Also the compressors have a habit of leaking...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sockethead View Post
    Was there oil in the system? It needs that. Also the compressors have a habit of leaking...
    Mine’s been dripping green shit from the high pressure release valve on the bottom of the compressor since I bought it. It still blows cold, but it’s dripping green alien blood on my front sway bar. I’m going to hold off replacing it until I stop getting cold air.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sockethead View Post
    Was there oil in the system? It needs that. Also the compressors have a habit of leaking...
    My compressor isnt leaking. confirmed by UV dye test and sniffer. clutch engages when lowside pressure reaches ~30psi, so are you saying it's possible the compressor isn't doing its job because of lack of oil?
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    Quote Originally Posted by papa_g View Post
    My compressor isnt leaking. confirmed by UV dye test and sniffer. clutch engages when lowside pressure reaches ~30psi, so are you saying it's possible the compressor isn't doing its job because of lack of oil?
    If the system is vacuumed, sealed, and properly charged and still not "compressing" or getting a high/low pressure difference, my bet is on the compressor being bad. They need oil for lubrication PAG oil usually, though it can vary between compressor models. How many miles on the car/compressor? Do you use the auto mode on climate control settings all the time? This seems to make the compressor run heavily in my experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brettbimmer View Post
    If the system is vacuumed, sealed, and properly charged and still not "compressing" or getting a high/low pressure difference, my bet is on the compressor being bad. They need oil for lubrication PAG oil usually, though it can vary between compressor models. How many miles on the car/compressor? Do you use the auto mode on climate control settings all the time? This seems to make the compressor run heavily in my experience.

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    At this point the compressor is the only culprit, I just hope it's a relatively easy fix. Almost 90k on the car now, but I bought it at 84k, and AC was not working back then either. I have not used the AC for that reason, so I never really fiddled with the climate control. One shop already told me the compressor was fine, but I think they based this on the fact that the clutch engages, and it does not make any funny sounds.
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