AC Compressor - $1200 - fair price?

[Dr Tahoe]

HI all,

I have done plenty of searches, and realize my AC compressor is on the way out. I have the ticking sound that is getting pretty bad.

A local shop quoted me $1200 for the job. $579 for the compressor, then labor and the other parts that need to be replaced to do the job right.

I am not going to do it myself.. Just wanted to see if anyone has had it done significantly cheaper by a shop, or if this price sounds right.

Dr. Tahoe

 

[gdddup]

depends on what parts they are using. and how much they are charging for labor. i guess for 579 that compressor is a new one. is it acdelco or 4seasons? are they changing the reciever/drier and orrifice tube?

 

[Dr Tahoe]

Yeah, they said all that should be done so the warrenty on the new part is valid. Does that sound right, or an upsell on the job.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Mine is doing the same thing. Clacking so bad that it broke the tensioner. I been thru three tensioners now, all 3 broke. I went to two shops yesterday. One said about 1100-1200$, the other one said it will be somewhere between 1000 and 1400. I can't afford that right now, so I will have to learn how to do it myself. Rockauto has a brand new AC Delco compressor for 300$. The drier and orifice tube together are less than 60$. And then I will have to pay to have the freon drained and refilled again when I am done. If I can find a shop willing to drain it then refill it after I install the parts then that's what I will do. I am guessing it should be between 5 and 6 hundred if I do it myself.

 

[rich5368]

Mine did it last summer. Cost me $1150 at the dealership.

 

[swtz71]

The local shop charged me $830. that was for 2 pulleys, 2 belts, a/c compressor and freon.

 

[lowAZhoe]

where do u live? if u r in AZ i can do it for less...i am a tech at chevy

 

[scarpi]

My Ac went out in 9/09 on my 02 Yukon. Total repair bill $1547 for compressor, accumulator, orifice tube, high pressure switch, and new refrigerant and oil,including labor. Been working great ever since then. In Phoenix we use the AC alot so I figure getting seven years out of the original system was good. It never leaked refrigerant and was always cold until the day it stopped working. So I guess I 'm set for another 7 years.

 

[Dr Tahoe]

where do u live? if u r in AZ i can do it for less...i am a tech at chevy

Wish I was closer.. I'd take you up on that in a minute..

Nor Cal is just too far away.

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Should I run it to failure? It pumps really cold, and I don't hear it inside. Will it just quit, or cost more because I shreded something?

Will I be out of comission on the road if it blows?

Just trying to figure out if I should just do it this weekend, or ride it till it's dead.. Looking for a few opinions..

 

[My01yuk]

My Ac went out in 9/09 on my 02 Yukon. Total repair bill $1547 for compressor, accumulator, orifice tube, high pressure switch, and new refrigerant and oil,including labor. Been working great ever since then. In Phoenix we use the AC alot so I figure getting seven years out of the original system was good. It never leaked refrigerant and was always cold until the day it stopped working. So I guess I 'm set for another 7 years.

Finally a price that makes me feel like I didn't get screwed over last month. I went through 2 tensiors before the compressor finally went out back in october. I paid around $1500+. I was beginning to think I got really screwed. However, three different shops basically quoted me the same price.