[s-cars] RE: A/C Compressor Needed

[Charlie Smith]

Please ignore the immediately previous email I sent.  My return key
got away from me after I entered the send-to addresses and shouldn't
have hit return to send it ...  before I wrote anything.


Earlier, Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>
> This is what I larned from Compressor-Intl.com:
>
> Their price for rebuilt is $302.27 from compressor-intl.com. They have none
> of these cores available now, so you send in yours, they rebuild in a day or
> so and send it back. You pay shipping both ways. They're shipping is about
> $16 for the ship back to you via UPS.
> Audi 4A0 260 805AD (last character may be a B or a D (same part) that's what
> they list. Their part # is 11-5906-6350. To be sure they really want the
> actual numbers off your compressor before yousend it in. Essentially you're
> paying the labor and parts to rebuild.
>
> I still need to check Hancock for the Zexel.

Something I think is important.  If there was a mechanical problem
in the compressor, metal particles can have traveled through the
system and can mess up a replacement compressor.  If a supplier (new
or remfg either) is going to stand behind a warranty, they are probably
going to require you to replace the dryer since it tends to catch &
acccumulate particles that may be in the system.  When you are talking
to suppliers, ask them what else they recommend or require for warranty
purposes.

Also, ask if the units are rebuilt or are remanufactured.  This may
vary from state, but in Ohio it's like this:  Rebuilt means that the
problem was repaired, remanufactured means that all wearing parts
were replaced.

Someone, Dave I think, suggested having a "compressor-a-thon" for group
replacements.  Unless one of you has all the equipment including the
refrigerant recovery and vacuum evacuation equipment I don't think you
want to do this yourselves.  You might check and see if a license is
required for purchase of refrigerant in quantity.

For those of you here in the Columbus area, the shop that diagnosed
my problem, and installed the compressor after I ordered it was
Acceleration AC & Import Car Service, 5193 North High, 614-436-8085.

    - Charlie

 Charlie Smith   charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org  614-271-1418
 http://elektro.cmhnet.org/~charlie/  Columbus Ohio   USA