My A/C stopped blowing cold air while coming back from downtown. Pretty damn embarrassing when you have 3 other people in the car on a hot Texas evening.

I tried to refill the refrigerant myself and found it's almost impossible to get the pressure correct because after the car sits for a while the low side psi changes up or down by a huge margin. I ended up spending $70 on two cans of refrigerant in a trial and error method of adding and venting in an attempt to get it working consistently again.

Got fed up and went to a shop this morning, dropping $78 to recharge and they told me the compressor is making a racket and they can't pinpoint any leak.

So I'm out $148, I still have no cold air in my car, and temperatures are over 100 degrees right now outside.

Here's what the shop told me needs to be done:

Compressor - $645 Part + $116.05 Labor
Dryer - $337.90 Part + $148 Labor
Evac and Recharge - $189.95
Replace Belts - $68 parts + 63.30 Labor

Grand total: $1,568.20

What do you guys think? Is this a good price? I just moved back into my parents' house after becoming unemployed; is there anyway to get this done cheaper? Any Houstonians know a good place to go?

 

wow


find a compressor (on here/online for less than 100 bucks) and buy the belts from the dealer and tell them to kiss your ****. Find some of the houston locals, there's quite a few of them on here that i'm sure can help you out...evacuate and recharge the system

 

I have my compressor and dryer that I just pulled from my car since I am gutting it for the track. I will sell your them at less than half those prices. PM me if you are interested.