Been having a griding kind of sound when AC is turned on. It then goes
away. Took it into a reputable shop I believe and they replaced the
Compressor. 2 weeks later still having grinding sound but this time it
sounds slightly different.

They said they replaced the compressor.

Is the compressor found below the starter just behind the radiator when
looking down from the top?


Thanks
Patty

You didn't tell us the year, but yes, probably. It should have two tubes
running to it. They my not have flushed the lines and the bits of metal
from the old failed compressor trashed the new one. Pretty common
unfortunately.

Thank you. I meant below the alternator, not the starter. Looks like an
alternator.
Will ask them about flushing lines even though they replaced freon.

Year is 2001.

Thanks again
Patty

Service people (independent garage with good rep) said it was not the
compressor this time. Sounded like it. Said it was the cooling fan.
There was a warranty on the compressor and it was a new one. So I will
pick up car with a new cooling fan (attached close to radiator)
tomorrow and hope that is what caused it. They are giving me a break on
the labor. Hope it is nothing else next time. Ugh...
2nd Maxima I have owned. Oh well.

Thanks,
Patty

Glad it was nothing serious. I suspect they damaged the fan replacing
the compressor. Can't prove it though.

Or maybe it was the fan all along

CD

Yes, I wondered if it was the fan all along. @ people (different
places) said it was compressor clutch but who knows. At least now I
have a warranty on both items albeit an expensive repair.

I smell a little antifreeze but see no drops. Perhaps when they put in
a new fan assembly they have to disconnect some radiator hoses??

Comments?

Thanks all
Patty

Turning on the AC isn't going to change what the fan does, except maybe to make
it work a little harder. That sounds like a problem I had with a '95PF, It was the
compressor clutch.