Hey I have a 96 golf. The 1.8 liter engine. When I start it up it makes a funny noise that's coming from the A/C and also close to the timing belt. I took a look but nothing is rubbing and my A/C wasn't working since I bought it. It almost sounds like a knife scratching against a sharpening stone. It's normally when it's cold out and it stops making the noise once my car warms up. Any ideas?

 

I'd say it's your A/C compressor.

 

Is that something I should worry about? If so, how much would it cost about for parts?

Thanks for the reply.

 

you should take out your ac anyways. youll lose weight and you wont waste so mutch gas in the summer time.

 

I have never bought a compressor before. And you would need to have it filled with freon by a mechanic (unless you have a freon license) so, if I had to guess I'd say around $500. If you don't mind not having a/c then I wouldn't worry about it. If you want the noise gone you could remove the compressor and get a drive belt for without a/c.

 

Thanks for the reply, I will look into it.