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Message: <blockquote data-quote="j0shua" data-source="post: 14054" data-attributes="member: 15068"><p>Hi. New here, and have a question:The car's in an authorised BMW workshop right now.When started, and at idle, the a/c blows out air that is not chilled, even though my a/c settings for both sides are at 18 degrees. It's not very pleasant on a hot day in a hot car. After driving it around for 5 mins or so, or getting up to highway speeds, cold air comes out and everything operates as usual. Everything functions as it should after those first few minutes, and the a/c will gladly pump out very cold air at the coldest settings.Now, the SA has said that the fault is with the magnetic clutch in the a/c compressor, and it would require RM5k for the compressor and a further RM400 for the drier to solve the problem. He did not elaborate further about the exact reason why the clutch isn't working, except to say that it's not engaging at idle speeds. So, since the system works fine once the car is rolling, I'm assuming that the clutch is either engaging at higher or extended revs, or that some other force due to the car's motion is getting the compressor to work.Given the above, it's going to be really painful for me to have to fork out RM5.5k to replace the whole thing considering it's just the clutch. Frankly I'm not certain if those few minutes of discomfort, which is usually negated by opening the windows for a bit, is worth replacing the whole compressor at that price. So the question is this: does anyone know of anywhere where they do a/c compressor repairs/rebuilds, where I can get the clutch fixed/repaired without having to fork out so much or having to purchase a new compressor? I've only ever been using AB/Sapura for repairs/servicing/etc for all the beemers, so I'm not sure which other workshop out there can sort this kind of thing out. Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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