03-09-2024, 11:14 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
Is all of this necessary for air conditioning repair?
I have a friend with a garage in the back of his house and he does a lot of work on my car.
Lately my air conditioning has been blowing warmer so he tried to add some refrigerant and it wouldn't hold. Tried to hold a vacuum and the high side wouldn't. So I took it to a local place were they injected dye and so they came back and said my compressor was bad. They want to replace the compressor, drier, expansion valve. $1,600 would be the total. I don't have the know-how or the room to do something like this myself, and I don't think my friend wants to do the work either. But does this price sound right, high, on the money? And does everything have to be replaced at once? 145,000 miles on the car and never had to mess with the air conditioning in 10 years. Thank you. Edit: moderators sorry that I posted here. I just saw the sticky. It's been several months since I've been to this forum. I do not know how to change it. Last edited by Hetfield03; 03-09-2024 at 12:56 PM. Reason: Message to Mods. |
03-09-2024, 12:34 PM | #2 |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Camaro 1LT Join Date: May 2022
Location: Lacey, Wa
Posts: 100
|
I've got the same issue. I was quoted $1300 from a local shop for the same work you listed. Might be difference in local shop rates depending on where you are, but that didn't sound too outrageous.
|
03-09-2024, 12:58 PM | #3 | |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
Quote:
I'll take $1,300 over $1600. This was actually at Michel Tires Plus which is an offshoot of Firestone. I'm going to call my local shop that's literally local on Monday. They put my clutch in for me. But I'll be damned if I go without AC lol.
__________________
ZL1 Factory Reproduction Wheels, Airaid CAI, MRT V 2.0 Axle Back Installed by PIE Customs, Painted IOM Rally Stripes, Bowties by Danny Taylor Louisville KY, IOM Engine Cover and Fusebox Cover by River City Creations and Lighting San Antonio TX.
|
|
03-09-2024, 01:42 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Southern Colorado
Posts: 95
|
I know it seems overkill, but if the compressor is internally bad and making noise especially, it could send small metal particles through the entire system, thats one of the reasons shops like to replace all the components in the system, the other is the warranty on the compressor... If indeed there is metal in the system and only the compresoor is replaced, then guess what? In short order, youll need another compressor. In my opinion, replacing all the components is the correct way to do it.
__________________
2011 SS/RS K&N Cold Air Intake, Borla Atak Cat Back, Ferrada CM1 Wheels, ZL-1 front spoiler, JSD strut tower brace... More to come...
|
03-09-2024, 01:52 PM | #5 | |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
Quote:
Last Monday around here it was 70° and driving up and down 71 without air, ugh. It will get done. Ty.
__________________
ZL1 Factory Reproduction Wheels, Airaid CAI, MRT V 2.0 Axle Back Installed by PIE Customs, Painted IOM Rally Stripes, Bowties by Danny Taylor Louisville KY, IOM Engine Cover and Fusebox Cover by River City Creations and Lighting San Antonio TX.
Last edited by Hetfield03; 03-09-2024 at 02:15 PM. |
|
03-09-2024, 07:23 PM | #6 | |
Quote:
__________________
TSP 229/244 .629"/615" CAM w/ a bunch of goodies 465whp/443tq tuned by MayhemMotorsports-NC
|
||
03-09-2024, 08:06 PM | #7 |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
I appreciate both of your opinions and I'm going to heed your all's advice. Thank you! I bet doing the ac on a Camaro is relatively chump change compared to a Lexus.
__________________
ZL1 Factory Reproduction Wheels, Airaid CAI, MRT V 2.0 Axle Back Installed by PIE Customs, Painted IOM Rally Stripes, Bowties by Danny Taylor Louisville KY, IOM Engine Cover and Fusebox Cover by River City Creations and Lighting San Antonio TX.
|
03-09-2024, 08:25 PM | #8 |
Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: central florida
Posts: 4,938
|
as long as you dont have to replace the evaporator,heater core or blend door.then youll think 1600 is cheap...
|
03-09-2024, 09:11 PM | #9 |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
__________________
ZL1 Factory Reproduction Wheels, Airaid CAI, MRT V 2.0 Axle Back Installed by PIE Customs, Painted IOM Rally Stripes, Bowties by Danny Taylor Louisville KY, IOM Engine Cover and Fusebox Cover by River City Creations and Lighting San Antonio TX.
|
03-09-2024, 09:35 PM | #10 | |
Quote:
1,400 might get you a compressor (not installed)
__________________
TSP 229/244 .629"/615" CAM w/ a bunch of goodies 465whp/443tq tuned by MayhemMotorsports-NC
|
||
03-10-2024, 04:47 AM | #11 |
Older Than Dirt
Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Aiken, SC
Posts: 4,603
|
GM compressor is p/n 23374616. List price is 541.65. Can get them for around 340-ish plus or minus nearly anywhere if they got 'em.
Expansion valve lists for 141.50. GM part number 92229746. Around 80-100 plus or minus generally. Receiver/dryer is GM p/n 92229743. List price of 152.43. Around 90 plus or minus on average. So even if you got the GM parts for nominal prices, you'd be pushing 600 if you bought them and around 900 if you let the service place buy them. Like fencing, usually doubling the cost for the parts and having someone else do it. So 1600 isn't really out of line. When you let the service place buy the parts, you normally pay full ride on them. Just depends on their warranty. The 68683 number is a four seasons number. I'm not sure if that's a NEW compressor or what.*
__________________
2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54
|
03-10-2024, 06:44 AM | #12 |
Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Virginia
Posts: 370
|
Generally if you supply your own parts to a repair shop and you have a problem with fit or a defective part it's all on you. If the shop supply's the parts it's on them, consider the markup insurance.
|
03-11-2024, 10:18 AM | #13 |
Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Black/IOM Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,446
|
Is the drier a part of the condenser?
__________________
ZL1 Factory Reproduction Wheels, Airaid CAI, MRT V 2.0 Axle Back Installed by PIE Customs, Painted IOM Rally Stripes, Bowties by Danny Taylor Louisville KY, IOM Engine Cover and Fusebox Cover by River City Creations and Lighting San Antonio TX.
|
03-11-2024, 03:05 PM | #14 |
Older Than Dirt
Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Aiken, SC
Posts: 4,603
|
Yes. It goes inside a "tube" connected to the side of the condenser. I don't recall if you bought a new condenser it comes with a new drier, but I'm guessing even if it did, that'd push up parts prices even further.
__________________
2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54
|
|
|
|
|