ac clutch staying on

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isagreen

Discussion Starter · Aug 2, 2014

I have a 2000 gas beetle 2.0 liter the last couple of days I have had a dead battery in the morning, this morning i found that the ac clutch is staying on over night and draining my battery, I pull fuse #6 for the compressor and it disengages I have spent all day trying to trace down this problem with no progress. Any help from you will be gratefully appreciated.

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red99

· #2 · Aug 2, 2014

I think the most likely cause is the fan control module which acts as the relay for the A/C clutch also. See this thread for info about the module:

http://newbeetle.org/forums/questio...3260-summers-coming-here-check-your-fans.html

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isagreen

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 3, 2014

I had replaced the fcm about six months ago when I was having trouble with the fans not coming on, do you think it still could be something else or just a faulty fcm.

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red99

· #4 · Aug 3, 2014

The fuse for the A/C clutch is #16, not #6. The only connection from fuse 16 is to the fan control module, so if removing fuse 16 fixes the problem it is most likely to be the fan control module.

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isagreen

Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 3, 2014

You are right I am posting from a phone, I thought I typed #16 but #6 showed up

I will replace the fcm and see what happens, thanks for your help.

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