Q: Can a blown compressor cause your charging system to malfunction

asked by on December 19, 2017

The chargeing system isnt circulating and the shop told me its because my compressor is blow and i cant fix the car unless the compressor is fixed

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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