Looking for ac compressor info
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oakley Ca
Looking for ac compressor info
Where's the best place to find a ac compresor for a 97. Mine is starting to make noise. Are they hard to swap out. I have limited mechanical skills.
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I'm quite handy and I even have a 4 post lift, but I would not tackle this job...gladly pay my chevy dealer to install one. I found a used one on the forum for $125. Rebuilts are $300 give or take....new from GM is over the top...don't bother. Autozone's is guaranteed for life, but around $325, if I remember correctly. Just be sure whatever problem you are having is truly the fault of the compressor...rule out everything else first to save grief and cash.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Oakley Ca
I'm quite handy and I even have a 4 post lift, but I would not tackle this job...gladly pay my chevy dealer to install one. I found a used one on the forum for $125. Rebuilts are $300 give or take....new from GM is over the top...don't bother. Autozone's is guaranteed for life, but around $325, if I remember correctly. Just be sure whatever problem you are having is truly the fault of the compressor...rule out everything else first to save grief and cash.
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St. Jude Donor '10
We had the one on our 97 replaced last summer by a local trusted mechanic. John, and my dad and my son (a mechanical engineer that has worked for a super late model race team) wouldn't tackle this repair and they all have above average mechanical skills.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oakley Ca
Thanks for the advice. I will let the stealership take care of it.
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