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A/C - Compressor Noise

Group 64
Heating and Air Conditioning

Bulletin Number
64 06 96

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
June 1996
Product Engineering

SUBJECT:
Operating Noise from the A/C Compressor Area

MODEL:
3 Series vehicles (E36) with M42, M44, S50 and S52 engines until 02/96

Complaint:

Engine speed related noise from the A/C compressor area.

Cause:

The adjusting pulley for the A/C compressor has no dust cover on the back side and may have been contaminated by dirt.

Correction:





In case of this complaint, replace the adjusting pulley with the new one that has a dust cover on the back side (see No. 1 in illustration).

Do not forget to reapply the protection cap on the front side of the pulley.

Do not replace the compressor.

For details, please refer to the appropriate repair manual, section 64/52.

Warranty Information:

Parts and Labor are reimbursable under the terms of the BMW new car limited warranty of 4 years / 50,000 miles.

Defect Code: 64 52 91 39 00

Parts Allowance: 11 28 2 245 087

Labor Operation: 64 52 110
Labor Allowance: 4 FRU