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AC Compressor clunk/vibration when it kicks in first time.

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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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AC Compressor clunk/vibration when it kicks in first time.

Sometimes when my truck sits for a day or so & then I drive it & turn on AC for first time the compressor makes a bit of a sudden clunk or big vibration when it kicks in. Seems to happen little more when it's real hot. Is this something that I should be concerned about and is there anything that is supposed to be used on the compressor to oil it or maintain it?
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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mine also does this cause i had it charged and they added stop leak since they could not find the leak, i am assuming it is the lowest point so it all settles there, or my compressor is the leak
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TOM R
mine also does this cause i had it charged and they added stop leak since they could not find the leak, i am assuming it is the lowest point so it all settles there, or my compressor is the leak
I asked around at the auto shops a little, and they recommended using some of the freon in small cans with ester oil in it. they said it could help if the compressor needed to be oiled & I've never put any oil in mine......I got a can and will try it out. I will post if it seems to fix the problem......
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