Is all of this necessary for air conditioning repair?

[InFiD3ViL]

AC is one of those things that can get expensive because they usually recommended you replace nearly every part after a hard failure. All those lines, valves, seals, tight orifices, condensers, etc... they can hold on to (or be damaged by) debris from the compressor or part failure. Matter of fact, most companies will not warranty a replacement compressor without proof of condenser replacement, at minimum.

[2010sgm]

Originally Posted by Hetfield03

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.

Sadly its needed as metal get in placed you wont belive....