OK I take that back. My CRX and 92' civics AC compressors went out.. Kinda hard to remember that far back.

So I took it to the garage. I'm too old to learn new tricks. or maybe just lazy. I never done the AC system before.

They originally quoted, $530 to replace the compressor. Not too bad considering a rebuilt one cost 250. Of course they call back with more problems. They claim metal shavings in the refrigerant. Honestly, I believe the guy. The thing was grinding in Vegas and I drove it like that back home and to work for 2 days. A total of 300 miles. You could smell the belt burning.

So they gotta flush out the shavings and put in a new receiver/drier, which is a filtration system for the refrigerant. The grand total out the door is $850.

oh well 135k miles on the original compressor is good enough for me. The compressor comes with 1 year warranty, so as long as i flush. I guess we'll see about that because I do about 35k a year.

I guess we expect it to last forever. 135k is a lifetime for most cars. My 92 civic did 400k, and had the compressor replaced once. I bet, i would do fine without the flush but might as well do it for extra insurance. The last 50k, was zero maintenance costs. hopefully no more expense for a while. although its due for timing belt /water pump in 40k more miles. I could do that myself, and I wont have to do it till next summer. rant over.