Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 02:39 pm, by: Mark Paddick
Probably not struts. It is common for problems in the connections to the compressor motor. Mine has an intermittent connection inside the motor, J just wiggle the wires when it stops working. Interestingly although there is current monitoring of the motor you don't get a diagnostic fault when it fails, The best wat to check it is to remove the cover from inside R/H front wheel arch and disconnect the plug to the motor. Applying 12v to the motor directly (there are 4 wires, 2 lots in parallel so it doesn't matter which pair you power)will tell you if it is OK or not. Most auto electricians should be able to rebuild/reco the motor.
