Oh and also my car does have a clicking noise on it when the button is pressed, so it may actually be a low gas issue... but im not 100% sure as im new to the subaru world... i'll try suss it out myself by heading down to the place tomorrow on my lunch break =)

mine is similar. doestn click or spin but i checked and theres no gas in there. hopefully getting it done on friday, so ill find out then if its just a regas or its worse.

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1997 green GC8 with the usual mild mods.

no worries cheers subafury =) will be good to know

Short story: I have a spare compressor I bought for my MY99 - chasing $100 for it.

Long story - back in March I bought this 2nd hand compressor for $100 from a PWRX member, then three days later another PWRX member listed a brand new unit for $400, so I bought that one as well. I just had that brand new compressor fitted a couple of weeks ago by STechnic, and so the spare compressor I bought in March is no longer needed.

For the suspicious out there, I ALSO have the compressor which came off my car, which suffered some kind of bearing failure. I'm not trying to sell that one - it's still sitting in my garage.

The $100 one spins freely, and definitely doesn't make the bearing noises my stuffed compressor does.

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Classic WRX all the way ...

Sayers is a good seller. I got my exhaust off him.

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Psst, wanna buy an aircon compressor with a stuffed bearing?

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Classic WRX all the way ...

gone in and ive found out some info, first of all...

When the gas gets low in a subaru (not sure about other models) basicly it has a shutoff switch which means when it gets low the compressor wont kick in at all.

I was told by the professional that if you turn the switch on when you have low gas, is like driving around with no oil in your car, so if you know your low on gas, DON'T TURN YOUR AIRCON ON!!