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Originally Posted by Redog
Every compressor I replace had a little hole in it
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Can you elaborate on this some more and exactly how you found the hole?
I'm pretty sure that mine is leaking from the compressor (at least that's what my electronic leak detector and VU glasses suggests).
That and is this as easy as it looks to replace? The factory service manual suggests that it's pretty easy. Reference page 1-42 of the 1999 Factory service manual, and it says remove the lower splash shield, serpentine belt, electrical connector, hose connection, and 3 attaching bolts. My compressor is very messy since my LIM gasket leak leaked onto it. I just did one on my other car and it was easy except one bolt was really hard to get to. That and the 2oz of PAG oil on the install. By the way, when I did the one on the other car the old compressor seemed to have no PAG oil in it. It worked fine, just leaked r134a, but when I tried to drain it, I got nothing. I guess 215K miles can do that, but I was at least expecting something.
Does the replacement brand matter? I'm tempted to just get something like the cheapest new one I see on eBay or Amazon ()
http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Cond...dp/B001O005L4/
Which I see for $128, and it gets good reviews. It it's cheaper to buy in the middle of the winter I might buy it then.
Yes, on the other car I used a junkyard A/C compressor that only had 63K miles on it, and now my r134a on that car last for 2-3 weeks instead of 3 days! I will be getting a new one for the Alero.
Mine 1999 V6 Alero still has it's original compressor at 39K miles. But these things seem to go bad with time, irregardless of mileage, and the few rebuilt ones I have seen at auto parts store look terrible.