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Air Con Compressors - how much?

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Andy:

--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on July 12, 2009, 01:35:43 pm ---A grand!  :scared:

But thanks for that though, I think I prefer your second figure.  :smiley:

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sorry i should of put the £40 was for the regas--i read some where its the mechanism on the compressor that doesn't engage when you switch the ac on...the dealers tell you its a new pump but people have fixed them by just doing the switch on the pump

BeezerDiesel:
Yeah, I didn't think you got a new compressor for £40! Well I guess you could if you had a dodgy mate in the right place!
Sounds typical that a dealer would want to replace a whole compressor rather than fix it. Ones too used to doing warranty work I guess that have forgotten that real fee paying customers have to cough up their own £££££.

Anyway thank for the info  :happy2:

TomB:
Andy I saw some new compressors on eBay for £250 today, check the part numbers and they may be suitable.

I've also been informed that the clutch on the compressor can fail, and this is a replaceable part available from the dealers.

I think its best looked at by an AC specialist to confirm the problem.

BeezerDiesel:
Cheers Tom. I keep putting off getting it looked at. The thought of those potential £££££s is scary. For some reason it doesn't seem as painful spending the ££££ on mods as it does on repairs!!!

Deako:
Got mine booked into the dealership this Saturday for a look under warranty. I have dealer warranty till September, then 2 years extended warranty after that.

Air conditioning has worked once in the past 2 weeks. When it did it was frosty, so im sure its not just a regass will fix issue. Fans on rad do not come on when the air con is turned on, so its either a fan or compressor issue. However, when the engine is hot the fans work perfectly.

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