Here's a video I found that gives a very good explanation of how the variable displacement compressor works. It's not a Benz, but the idea is the same. Either the solenoid valve isn't working, or the valve plate has failed with a crack or something.
https://youtu.be/xwIOL7ghrnI Rick ________________________________ From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:18:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The GL AC True. Well the damn thing has not blown any cold air in 2 hours. I think tomorrow I’m going to recover the refrigerant just to see if it’s leaked any since I recharged it. Maybe it’s got a small leak or something. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2022, at 7:02 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > More fuel efficient I am sure. They can save .01% fuel by going to a more > expensive and complex system that will cost 8X as much in the long run but > you save $3.92 a year in fuel and the EPA and EUCommies are happy you are not > killing the planet as fast even though the life-cycle environmental costs of > the new part is much worse than the old type. Progress! > > -_FT > >> On 7/25/22 7:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> Yes exactly. I don’t really understand why they had to make it more >> complicated. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jul 25, 2022, at 6:37 PM, Jim Cathey<jim.cathey...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> So, we change from a simple, easily diagnosed system with its most >>> failure-prone part being an external, non-pressurized bolt-on to one >>> with all of that internal, difficult to diagnose, and expensive to replace. >>> >>> Progress! >>> >>> The wretched X5 has that system, and of course it failed and needed >>> a new (rebuilt) compressor, with all the trimmings. >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
