ryanboyer

When I turn the air conditioning on in my car a loud squiking noise comes from where the belt on me engine goes around the pulley on the air compressor for my air conditioning and it starts to smoke. Why is it doing this

rawk krawler

Car?

JWheeler

It is possible that the compressor is seized. The the clutch engages on the compressor and stop spinning.

ryanboyer

2000 cherokee sport

ryanboyer

It's a brand new compressor it's a week old. The same thing happend to my old one and now it's happening to my new one

RTorrez1

Question! Who installed the new compressor? Did you pull a vacuum on the system before it was recharged? If not you probably seized up your new compressor.

Bustedback

Did you put oil in the new compressor before installing it?

ryanboyer

It's a brand new compressor it's a week old. The same thing happend to my old one and now it's happening to my new one

ryanboyer

I haven't re charged it yet. I just installed it and I turned my air conditioning on to see if it was blowing where do I hook the vacuum up to on it and what do I do exactly

ryanboyer

No I thought they came with oil. Where can I buy oil for it

RTorrez1

It doesn't matter that it's new if you didn't add the proper amount of oil and didn't pull a vacuum on the system you can seize the new one.

ryanboyer

Where can I buy oil and how much do I get and where do I hook up the vacuum exactly

RTorrez1

You must have been writing as I was. You do need to add the correct amount and kind of oil when installing a new compressor If you don't have a good strong vacuum pump you should take it in and have it done. Did it spin free before you installed it or was it stiff and not turn at all? It's possible you got a bad one? Just throwing out some ideas.

ryanboyer

Do I just google what kind and how much for my year and model of car and would a shop vac work and it spun freely when I bought it

RTorrez1

Do a search on here and you should find out what the oil is and how much you need. Off the top of my head I can't remember what the ac compressor is exactly called. No, a shop vac will not work. It needs to be a vacuum pump made for drawing a vacuum on the ac system. They do sale them for a decent one it will run you at least $130 on up. It would be a lot cheaper to just have it done.