2018 Subaru Forester
Mileage
30,146
Service Date
5/11/2026
Services Performed
- CONFIRMED CUSTOMER CONCERN OF SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL TESTING OF ACCESSORY DRIVE SYSTEM. DURING TESTING, FOUND A/C COMPRESSOR TO BE SEIZED INTERNALLY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DRAG ON DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. EVIDENCE OF BELT SLIPPAGE, OVERHEATING, AND BURNING ODOR/SMOKE WAS PRESENT DURING ENGINE OPERATION. INSPECTED DRIVE BELT AND A/C COMPRESSOR PULLEY AND VERIFIED COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT ROTATE FREELY BY HAND WITH BELT REMOVED, CONFIRMING INTERNAL COMPRESSOR FAILURE. FURTHER TESTING SHOWED SMOKE CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM WERE UNDER LOAD DUE TO SEIZED COMPRESSOR. NO OTHER FLUID LEAKS OR EXTERNAL SOURCES OF SMOKE WERE FOUND AT THIS TIME. BASED ON TESTING AND INSPECTION, SMOKE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY INTERNALLY SEIZED A/C COMPRESSOR OVERHEATING THE DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY SYSTEM. RECOMMEND REMOVE AND REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR AND INSPECT/REPLACE DRIVE BELT AS NECESSARY.
- REMOVE AND REPLACE A/C COMPRESSOR. RECOVER A/C REFRIGERANT USING APPROVED RECOVERY EQUIPMENT, REMOVE FAILED A/C COMPRESSOR, AND INSTALL NEW COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY. INSPECT SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND INSTALL NECESSARY O-RINGS/SEALS AS REQUIRED. EVACUATE AND RECHARGE A/C SYSTEM TO SPECIFICATION, VERIFY PROPER COMPRESSOR OPERATION, AND TEST A/C SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE OPERATING PROPERLY AT THIS TIME.
- PERFORMED VACUUM AND CHARGE OF THE A/C SYSTEM TO REMOVE ANY MOISTURE AND AIR CONTAMINATION FROM THE REFRIGERANT LINES. UTILIZED A VACUUM PUMP TO EVACUATE THE SYSTEM TO SPECIFICATION, THEN CHARGED THE SYSTEM WITH THE CORRECT TYPE AND AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT. VERIFIED SYSTEM PRESSURES AND PERFORMED A FUNCTION TEST TO CONFIRM PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, ENSURING OPTIMAL COOLING PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY.
KRISTINE G. gave our service a 5 star review on 5/12/2026
