Hey Guys,

 

My ac has always been seized up ever since i bought it, what would be the rough cost of replacing the unit and is it a lot of work???

cheer but the only problem is most people dont know jack about 300s so i dont trust anyone these days !! e.g had all new aux cables put in by a garage and 2 months down the line squeaking again and its pretty loose.

maybe u can give me a hand if i come down to you :D

ill see if i can get a guide somewhere, is it just simple process of lifting the car up and removing the unit and replacing it?

As far as removing goes, it will become really obvious once you jack the passenger side of the car up and take a look. There are 4 bolts which hold it in place, 2 underneath the unit and 2 at the top pivot part of the unit, little plug and the the 2 ac pipes.

The adjuster is on the bracket, so no need to remove that, apart from loosening to get the belt off.

 

You also need the correct unit, it will have a serial number on the top of it near the in/out pipes. I have one off an N/A, but apparently its not down to whether its from an N/A or TT, but the pipe fitment. Speak to Mike feaney, he knows the difference.

Edited June 7, 201115 yr by groover

hmm is there any way to fix an ac comp? Mine i can rotate the pulley by hand and it will make some funny noises.