Let me start off by saying, I'm new here... I'm*not even 100% sure if this is the correct place to post this.
Also, I have 0% experience with the mechanics of automobiles. The only maintenance I can perform is changing my wiper blades, and topping of my windshield fluid, like a pro I might add. Basically, all of my knowledge has been obtained from a friend of mine who is a mechanic. He has told me that the car is really nice, especially for the amount of money I paid for it. I purchased it used, and the previous owner made a ton of modifications to the car. The car came with a folder over an inch thick, full of receipts for all the parts, modifications, and service he had preformed. However, being a complete idiot I lost the folder! I know... It's bad, I have beaten myself up over it on more than one occasion.
Finally onto my question,
I bought the car in October of 2016, hence never really needed to run the air conditioner. Fast forward to late spring, I finally kick it on for the first time. Car is at an idle, and a loud helicopter like sound, along with vibration came from behind the dash. The sound was loud enough to make it hard to hear the radio. However, AC works great. It's cold and all vents work fine. I turn it off, noise goes away immediately. I turned it back on, same noise and vibration. I left it on, and decided to deal with the noise. As soon as I pressed in the clutch, the noise/vibration completely stops. As I am driving, noise is still there, but not as loud. I have no idea what the issue might be. I've been researching this issue quite a bit, and I haven't come across anything that is similar. My mechanic thought I might need a need clutch, after I explained the problem to him. However, after he drove it he isn't 100% sure, he said maybe it an issue with the clutch pressure plate. I've never experienced any issues with the clutch while driving, with or without the AC running. Knowing replacing the clutch is a costly and time consuming repair, I figured maybe I should try and do some research.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?
Any advice will be much appreciated, so thank you in advance!
Also, I have 0% experience with the mechanics of automobiles. The only maintenance I can perform is changing my wiper blades, and topping of my windshield fluid, like a pro I might add. Basically, all of my knowledge has been obtained from a friend of mine who is a mechanic. He has told me that the car is really nice, especially for the amount of money I paid for it. I purchased it used, and the previous owner made a ton of modifications to the car. The car came with a folder over an inch thick, full of receipts for all the parts, modifications, and service he had preformed. However, being a complete idiot I lost the folder! I know... It's bad, I have beaten myself up over it on more than one occasion.
Finally onto my question,
I bought the car in October of 2016, hence never really needed to run the air conditioner. Fast forward to late spring, I finally kick it on for the first time. Car is at an idle, and a loud helicopter like sound, along with vibration came from behind the dash. The sound was loud enough to make it hard to hear the radio. However, AC works great. It's cold and all vents work fine. I turn it off, noise goes away immediately. I turned it back on, same noise and vibration. I left it on, and decided to deal with the noise. As soon as I pressed in the clutch, the noise/vibration completely stops. As I am driving, noise is still there, but not as loud. I have no idea what the issue might be. I've been researching this issue quite a bit, and I haven't come across anything that is similar. My mechanic thought I might need a need clutch, after I explained the problem to him. However, after he drove it he isn't 100% sure, he said maybe it an issue with the clutch pressure plate. I've never experienced any issues with the clutch while driving, with or without the AC running. Knowing replacing the clutch is a costly and time consuming repair, I figured maybe I should try and do some research.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?
Any advice will be much appreciated, so thank you in advance!