And this being a big ticket item, I think I'd probably go OEM. Sensors that are horrendous to get to or replace. Which, there's some logic behind doing.There's certain things you only do OEM on. Let's say you go Motorcraft on the parts. I initially looked at the price you gave, what needs to be done and thought. I can say that I don't generally do A/C work myself if we get into situations where the system is going to have to be charged/recovered. My original post was to try and determine if $1300 was a reasonable amount to charge to change an AC compressor and accumulator on a 2007 Ford pick-up truck because it's something I just can't easily do. My neighbor is that way, which is handy, because he has an old Land Rover that needs a LOT of maintenance.īut he runs into a problem because we live in townhouses and he doesn't have a lift either. It’s far easier to buy a rebuilt one and put it in. All I gotta do is learn how to do it.Ībout the only repair I won’t attempt is a transmission rebuild and that’s because I dont have some of the special tools needed. I invested the money in my tools because I don’t want to pay $1300 repair bills. Plenty of info on how they work, troubleshooting and repairing. There are a few major components on a AC system. I may not be a AC tech but I am very mechanically inclined. So I have that done if I need to open the system. The only thing I can’t do is evacuate the system and that’s only because I don’t have a way of disposing of the Freon. And the clutch needed to be re-shimmed because the clearance was too high and clutch couldn’t grab.Īll it cost was $18 for a connector and about 20 minutes of my time. Ended up it was a bad connection on the compressor connection. F’ing AC shop was throwing parts at it to fix it in the quote. Lots of AC shops are ripoffs.Īt one time AC systems were intimidating until the one day when I was presented with a 1600 dollar quote. I have the gauges the vac pump and a vehicle lift. I just fixed my wife’s Infiniti AC (bad high pressure switch) fixed a bad clutch on one ford and replaced a compressor on another two years ago (still have the trucks) recently topped off the Freon on both my fords and a year ago traced out and fixed a bad O ring on my moms Sonata. Just how many ac problems have you fixed my man? If its so simple?įor the past 18 years or so any given time I have 4-5 vehicles.
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