I have a 96 a4 2.8, and theres quite a problem. whenever i turn my AC on, engine makes a LOUD *** sound and the car does'nt go *** fast in the beginning. It feels like im dragging like 1000lbs weight back of my trunk. Is their any solution to this?? is it just my car???[:@]

 

Thats normal... I think.

I never turn on the AC because of that. I used to have a VR6 Passat and that was one of my concerns. I would lose so much power and the car would sound like a vacuum.

 

When the ac is on you lose 5 to 10 % of hp, it shouldnt feel like your towing a 1000 pds. Is the loud noise your hearing just the fan, can you be more specific about what its sounds like?

 

yea... it is the fan sound and i know its cuz of the ac but it gets so lOUd whenever i step on the gas also.. i was just lil concerned and wanted to know if all 96-00 audis have that problem. thanks guys

 

you need to have your ac recharged the reason its draining so much is because its trying to blow cold air on a low charge

 

In fact, they make electric fan kits you can install that avoid the a/c drain to the engine. Check out this link [URL=http://audiworld tech forum - electric fan] for some information. I've seen at least one or two kits on the Internet.