AC compressor in Subaru Outback 2000

[Val]

I have a Subaru Outback 2000. In the last year my AC compressor was
broken (that what I was told in the service ). The symptom was: AC
stopped working when engine was idle (not accelerating) and it
produced a strange noise. But if I pressed a gas pedal it seems to
work fine (until I release it). So compressor was changed and this
year (after ~13.5 months) it happened again.
Exactly the same behaviour. The warranty on replaced parts 1 year.
Subaru is willing to replace a new comressor but I still need to pay
for the labor ($250)

Could anyone please tell me if it really looks like broken compressor
or maybe something less important (I suspect a low quality of the
deallership but the nearest Subaru service is quite far)

Thanks,
Val

 

[Jim Stewart]

I have a Subaru Outback 2000. In the last year my AC compressor was
broken (that what I was told in the service ). The symptom was: AC
stopped working when engine was idle (not accelerating) and it
produced a strange noise. But if I pressed a gas pedal it seems to
work fine (until I release it). So compressor was changed and this
year (after ~13.5 months) it happened again.
Exactly the same behaviour. The warranty on replaced parts 1 year.
Subaru is willing to replace a new comressor but I still need to pay
for the labor ($250)

Could anyone please tell me if it really looks like broken compressor
or maybe something less important (I suspect a low quality of the
deallership but the nearest Subaru service is quite far)

It may be a broken compressor, but I think
you want someone else to look at it.

It may just be a loose or worn out belt.

 

[Josh Assing]

well; I can tell you a local shop here overfilled our AC system - and it would
work (great!) but occasionally the pump would just "STOP" (and I mean stop, at
any RPM's) which caused the belt to slip and engine to almost die....

Might want to have someone else check the A/C system....