$888 to fix my A/C
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$888 to fix my A/C
New compressor, compressor clutch, expansion valve, accumulator, 134a conversion, belt, labor to clean shavings from system when old compressor offed itself...
$888 :cry:
$888 :cry:
again lol
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So sad...the Teg's my daily ride, so AC is important...so I paid the bux to have the repairs done.
Car has only 68k miles on it...I think the AC failed cause it was rarely used.
Car has only 68k miles on it...I think the AC failed cause it was rarely used.
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not worth it...at least not to me, but on most of the cars I've owned the A/C never worked anyway. mine's not working either right now but that's just because all the refrigerant escaped when my short ram rubbed a hole into one of the high-pressure A/C lines. :shocked:
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Originally Posted by MarshyTheKid
I hate my a/c. It lags my car so much. If you really wanted a/c you should have tried to fix it or replace it yourself.
Actually, I did try...but once I determined it was a bad compressor, it became a bigger job than I or most home mechanics can handle. Sure you can always replace a compressor, but removing all the components to clean out the metal shavings...including the evaporator in the dash...is a big PIA. If you don't clean the system, you risk screwing up the new $350 compressor. And sadly a typical home mechanic won't have the machine to properly flush and evacuate the A/C system before a fresh charge of freon goes in. Let's don't forget the necessity to convert the system to R-134a, since 12 isn't hardly available anymore in CA.
It pretty much sux when the compressor goes south.
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Originally Posted by SVT Russ
So I should have tried to fix it myself, LOL!
Actually, I did try...but once I determined it was a bad compressor, it became a bigger job than I or most home mechanics can handle. Sure you can always replace a compressor, but removing all the components to clean out the metal shavings...including the evaporator in the dash...is a big PIA. If you don't clean the system, you risk screwing up the new $350 compressor. And sadly a typical home mechanic won't have the machine to properly flush and evacuate the A/C system before a fresh charge of freon goes in. Let's don't forget the necessity to convert the system to R-134a, since 12 isn't hardly available anymore in CA.
It pretty much sux when the compressor goes south.
Actually, I did try...but once I determined it was a bad compressor, it became a bigger job than I or most home mechanics can handle. Sure you can always replace a compressor, but removing all the components to clean out the metal shavings...including the evaporator in the dash...is a big PIA. If you don't clean the system, you risk screwing up the new $350 compressor. And sadly a typical home mechanic won't have the machine to properly flush and evacuate the A/C system before a fresh charge of freon goes in. Let's don't forget the necessity to convert the system to R-134a, since 12 isn't hardly available anymore in CA.
It pretty much sux when the compressor goes south.
