Thanks all,

it was the compressor. I picked another complete unit up from ebay and swapped them out (followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVzQr6qJpHk)

All working well now!

I've opened up the old compressor to see what was wrong and 2 of the bearigns have rusted and the filter failed which ...

Hi guys,

thank you so much for taking the time to read and reply with your thoughts on my post.
Before going away over Xmas I checked under the bonnet and couldn't see any sign of blades catching and was going to do the air con test next but when I got back in the car I was greeted with this noise ...

Hi all,

wondering if someone can give me some pointers about a strange loud whirring noise my 2009 E70 X5 30d X-Drive has coming from the front - it is like a grating sound and seems to be intermittent and last from 2 to 30 seconds. Usually from a cold start but sometimes whilst driving and ...