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Karen Carroll Posted on Mar 04, 2011

I took my 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer to a local A/C shop , the mechanic told me the clutch will not engage unless we hit it while the engine and AC unit are both turned on.

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On The Lancer 2.0L 98% Cases I ve had on this vehicle Was Resolved By Replacing The Field Coil On the Ac Compressor $98 only available online..
Or Thru Mitsubishi A Clutch Kit Replacement Would be Ideal But It Cost the same as a new compressor.. just be easy with ur current parts and replace the Magnetic Field Coil

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hmlee390

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  • Posted on Jun 24, 2010

SOURCE: ac compressor clutch does not engage

to prevent damage to the air conditioning system there is a "low pressure switch" located on the condenser near the low pressure hose (large one) .. if the refrigerrant (R134A) gets too low then the clutch will be blocked from activating by that switch .. you can have your system tested and recharged or you can do that yourself .. the R134A is available at auto parts stores .. some come with a gague that is required for proper charge .. if you dont already have a gage then yoiu will need that one ... recharge kits often come with instructions .. other less likely but possible problems could be a fuse or bad AC clutch relay. sometimes damaged wiring or bad clutch will be the problem but much more likely just low fluid ..

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 28, 2009

SOURCE: 2006 mitsubishi lancer evo ix clutch

there are special tools needed that only dealers and some trans shops will have.Definitely a no-no for back yard mechanic

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Harvey N Tawatao

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  • Posted on Jun 03, 2009

SOURCE: AC Clutch engages as soon as battery is hooked up

Your A/C relay may have gone bad and has disconnected the power to the A/C compressor clutch.
Not sure where the relay is to your A/C, it may be in the fuse box but regardless check the relay and replace if it's seized. If you like in the mean time, you can always disconnect the wire harness to the A/C compressor clutch to keep the battery from draining and save your compressor from over heating.
Good luck and hope this helps. Keep me posted and be glad to help.

Testimonial: "Well, turned out to be the engine was saturated with water, and I just removed the fuse for the ac clutch, do not need it this year! LOL"

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ricky horwood

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  • Posted on Jul 05, 2009

SOURCE: Hi i have a mitsubishi lancer 1.3 petrol 2006, i

wow ok i am from australia our lancers only come in a 2.0 or 2.4 i was shocked to see a 1.3 lancer
now with the key
every time you incert the key into the ignition it reads the key as there is a chip in the orignal keys so thatway the immobiliser knows thatit is safe for the car to start
if the cra can not read the key it will not let the car start evan if it is twisting to start etc
you need to go to mitsubishi and have them copy some new keys and let them reset the codes on the immobiliser if you try to do so your self it may trigger a cold shut down
this is when the immobiliser its self needs to be replaces as well as the keys
hopes this helps
ricko

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Greg Bernett

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  • Posted on Jul 29, 2009

SOURCE: ATF for Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2004

Automatic Transmission,F4A42-1

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