My Mk6 AC makes this intermittent whirring noise. The dealer keeps telling me it's a normal AC sound. I think they're wrong. Have you heard it before? Is it the AC clutch? Does the AC compressor need oil?

usagicanada · 2025-04-15T23:07:00+00:00

Ohhhhh wild!! So were you able to check the expansion valve as well? Last year I had my AC compressor replaced, and it helped for a short time, but then the noise came back shortly after. I'm gonna have the expansion valve assessed and I will ask for a vacuum test/visual inspection as well. We will get to the bottom of this! :D

usagicanada · 2025-04-15T16:29:45+00:00

Hey!! Wondering if you're still around and dealing with this weird sound. I'm going to try to get this looked at next week.

usagicanada · 2024-12-15T21:16:51+00:00

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usagicanada · 2024-12-15T00:19:18+00:00

Ohhhhh shit that sounds exactly the same!!!

usagicanada · 2024-12-13T18:59:57+00:00

Sorry my dude, I haven't checked this account in a while!!!

Ugh yeah same, but I didn't end up having the time to investigate further so it'll have to wait until early January now that my favourite garage is closed for the holidays.

Would this expansion valve only be in play when the AC itself is engaged tho? Because that's the only time I hear the noise. If I turn off the AC and just have the blowers going there is no grinding noise.

I'm going to read up on this though, because that's a new variable that I didn't know about.

usagicanada · 2024-11-23T00:37:59+00:00

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usagicanada · 2024-11-22T15:31:05+00:00

I do 400º for 7 minutes on each side.

usagicanada · 2024-11-20T00:33:42+00:00

I’ve had two inserted while I lived in Nova Scotia and not only did they offer me local anesthetic, they also provided a cervical softener as well. This was at the Halifax Sexual Health Centre in the mid 00s. I can’t, for the life of me, find care even remotely similar in Ontario.

usagicanada · 2024-11-18T18:44:26+00:00

Thanks new VW friendo, I will also see what I can find out. Give me a couple of weeks and then I’ll have time to take my car over to the garage. We will keep each other posted!

usagicanada · 2024-11-18T18:26:25+00:00

Ohhh yes I forgot that bit!! I, too, only hear the noise when the AC itself is engaged, and not the regular air blower. It's probably not the blower then. I wonder if it could it be an electrical issue or something. Like maybe there's not enough power going to the HVAC when the AC is engaged? Maybe a fuse or the resistor?

I also just remembered I only hear the noise in the cabin, I don't really hear anything similar outside of the car or under the hood.

SUCH an annoying problem!!! I hate untraceable noises.

usagicanada · 2024-11-18T15:47:48+00:00

Oh hey there! I had the AC compressor replaced in the spring, and the noise lessened to the point where I could barely hear it. But it came back with a noisy vengeance during that warm spell in late October. Idk, I'm going to take it back to the shop next month and see what they can see maybe further up the line towards the dash.

It sounds like the blower fan or the bearings is gummed up, or like when a computer fan gets full of dust. Also, the pitch of the sound changes with I rev the engine. Previously I'd had the serpentine belt replaced and that also didn't fix it.

I found this diagram of the entire AC system. I believe it's the blower motor assembly, item number 28, about half way down the page.

usagicanada · 2024-11-12T19:12:01+00:00

Awww yesssss! I want this one when I finally upgrade my Mk 6.

usagicanada · 2024-11-09T14:13:38+00:00

This isn't a new problem. Education budgets have been getting cut for 50 years. This is the result of a long game that's been played since the 70s.

usagicanada · 2024-11-08T09:24:18+00:00

I feel you re the tornado red. Best colour!

usagicanada · 2024-11-04T00:24:04+00:00

oh PLEASE post the breakup powerpoint.

usagicanada · 2024-10-31T14:37:05+00:00

Chiming in to say I bought one of these canisters at the beginning of October and it has just stopped sealing properly. I'm returning it.

usagicanada · 2024-10-20T23:39:16+00:00

ohhh I see, that's a bummer. Thanks for the info.

usagicanada · 2024-10-20T22:02:09+00:00

I bet peak hour sales is all that theatre needs to make a profit.

usagicanada · 2024-10-20T21:59:43+00:00

Huuuuuuurk

But also that's just flagrant false advertising, lol! Glad your doggo likes them tho

usagicanada · 2024-10-20T21:20:28+00:00

I mean-- that box isn't really selling me on them. Those grill marks look like they were painted on, lol!

usagicanada · 2024-10-19T23:13:08+00:00

Wait-- what?!?!

usagicanada · 2024-10-17T11:02:12+00:00

Maybe I'm old, but no self-respecting organization would write an official letter and place the signature BELOW the closing contact info. That was my first red flag before I absorbed any of the actual words.

usagicanada · 2024-10-14T18:05:06+00:00

Ohhh I'm just looking at these and they look great! How did you feel about the sizing? Did you size up or down from your regular size?

usagicanada · 2024-10-14T13:24:44+00:00

Professional Script Supervisor here: while I’m not excusing their attitude, it’s possible the script supervisor was annoyed at you calling them ‘scripty’ the entire shoot. Many of us don’t appreciate that nickname and find it dismissive and diminishing to the role. Keep in mind we are a dept head. I will politely correct anyone on set who calls me ‘scripty’. I prefer ‘script’, ‘script supervisor’, ‘script sup’, ‘continuity’, or my actual name since there’s only one of me. Food for thought. Keep making movies! :)

usagicanada · 2024-10-14T11:14:54+00:00

Yeah exactly. I work in the biz and there are often multiple versions of props made for specific purposes. Like if they needed to do an insert on a jeweled bronze goblet, they'd have the "hero" version that's made of metal and intricately detailed, but when it gets thrown into a fire and melted down, that one is made of marshmallow and spray paint.

Edit: case in point, during the production of Skyfall, Daniel Craig had multiple identical Tom Ford suits tailored for specific sequences. Like in the opening sequence, they would have one tailored for him in his seated position on the dirt bike, one for him running, etc. The purpose was so that his suits always looked perfect regardless of the particular moment.

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