It makes noise when running, so I don't think it's the clutch.
It's a whiny, buzzing noise. It blows cold and is in the yellow "overfilled but ok" range on the little pressure dial. When idling it makes a faint sort of puttering sound, like a tiny little pump (ironically!).
I added a 2 oz oil charge with no change.
My question is should I change the compressor out before it fails so that I don't get ground up metal in the system, or can I wait till it fails without that risk?
2002 Taurus 3.0 Vulcan
It's a whiny, buzzing noise. It blows cold and is in the yellow "overfilled but ok" range on the little pressure dial. When idling it makes a faint sort of puttering sound, like a tiny little pump (ironically!).
I added a 2 oz oil charge with no change.
My question is should I change the compressor out before it fails so that I don't get ground up metal in the system, or can I wait till it fails without that risk?
2002 Taurus 3.0 Vulcan