Tharindu Lakmal

For anyone having a similar issue. It was the compressor. After few weeks it got stuck and had to replace the compressor. I will Never believe A*W guys again.

Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Suzuki Swift Beetle 2008 car with 85,000 km on the odometer (I'm unsure if it has been reversed or not). The car has a really good interior and exterior condition. However, after a few days, I noticed that the AC compressor of the car makes a whining noise after I turn off the engine for around 10 seconds. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that even though the outer pulley of the compressor stops, the inner pulley continues to rotate in reverse for a while before stopping. I wasn't sure about this, so I went to A*W and asked for their opinion. They said that it's normal behaviour for this model of compressor and that it happens due to the pressure of the system trying to equalize. The thing is, I checked it really closely and observed that when the engine is running and the AC is on, when the compressor clutch disengages, the inner pulley rotates in reverse until the next time the clutch engages. This seems like a bad and inefficient way of working because it has to stop something that rotates in reverse and then rotate in the correct direction. I can't believe this is normal behaviour because none of the cars I've used before did this. I'm not a mechanic (but I'm a DIY guy with some knowledge of how stuff works), but it does seem like a bad non-return valve bleeding the pressure back into the compressor. My questions are: Is this normal behaviour? What type of compressor does this car have (piston, scroll, vane, etc.)? What do you think the issue is? Can you recommend a good, trustworthy mechanic who can help resolve this issue? Thank you in advance for your valuable replies.

@iRage Thanks you for the well detailed reply. You are absolutely right. My gut always said to go with the swift (Also i find it really good looking as well.) But everyone said otherwise. But when checking the prices i find the vitz are overpriced a lot and not good looking either. I can find a decent swift around 45 so i decided to go with the swift. I will post my journey with the swift soon. Thank you guys.

Need some advice from you guys. So I've been collecting money for my own car for a while and now I'm ready. I have the financialls figured out, and it's not going to hurt my wallet .So currently planning to buy the car this month and my budget is 50 lakhs maximum. I am going to use this car as my daily drive, and I am looking for a hatchback with good long-term reliability, relatively good maintenance cost, and good pickup while driving. So below two options were the only vehicles that met this criteria for me, which is Toyota vitz 2008 up 1300cc version (Usually priced around 50 laks or more) and Suzuki swift japan 2009 up 1300cc beetle model (around 45 laks) most of these are clocked more than 100000km in the current vehicles. I want to know the Advantages and disadvantages of these two, - Which is the most reliable - Which has more space, - Common issues Overall, - The most advantageous vehicle for the price - Max price that you think is good If there are any other models that you recommend, hit me as well. Personally, my pick was the swift, but everyone was saying to go for the vitz. So I needed to get some insights. Thanks in advance.