Automotive Help
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Hot Rod Dave
"Saucy saucy minx"
OHHH I keep thinking your in cali. How often do you need the AC really in CO. Damn coyotes have no sense!!
But yeah, the AC condensor is right directly behind the lisence plate area. So thats prolly what you broke.
I GUESSING a condensor is around $150 to $200, installing it is prolly a couple hours labor (california average labor is $75 per hour) a reciever drier (or accumilator) can be from $30 to $150 (dome driers have built in hoses others do not. Most late model fords have hose built in so its prolly the more expensive one) and bout another 1/2 hour for the labor. And your average AC recharge is about $50 to $80 or so.
Contours are in thier own little world. Its a mazda based car so most of the parts are foriegn, making things a bit more money. Hopefully you dont have the V6 cause thatll make the labor go up. Those things are a bitch to work on!! At least anything engine related!
HRD
Marginal
Chikara Sashimi
Heh. If I was in Cali, I'd have probably tracked a gathering down or two by now.
Ouch. Of course it is a V6.
I can generally get by without the AC (Sucks in the summer tho since it hovers in the 90's here.) If the condenser etc is corrupted, is there any danger of the heater spitting out something unpleasant carbon monoxide or anything like that? I'll probably sit on it if the problem's relatively benign.
Hot Rod Dave
"Saucy saucy minx"
No. The heater and the AC system are 2 totally different things. All the harmful gases have already escaped out of your car. So theres no danger there.
The issue is "benign" so I wouldnt worry bout anything getting any worse. What I WOULD do is remove your AC belt. The AC compressor puts drag on your motor, by removing it, that will eliminate the need for the compressor to rotate around and lock up giving you more issues. Just make sure your AC belt doesnt run anything else, such as water pump, power steering etc. The AC belt is USUALLY a belt all by it self that has nothing more than a tensioner pulley.
Basically your AC system is exposed to the elements now. If to much dirt, debris, even more moister get into the system, it COULD eventually get back to the compressor and lock it up. That will cause significant damge (overheating, poor running, lots of noises etc) Removing the belt is just an insurance thing that IF the compressor locks up on you one day, you wont damage anything else.
I wouldnt rush out and do that like today or anything. Its actually MOST likely nothing else will happen. But if seen where it can. Its not life threating, dont lose sleep over it, youll be fine....Just no AC
HRD
The issue is "benign" so I wouldnt worry bout anything getting any worse. What I WOULD do is remove your AC belt. The AC compressor puts drag on your motor, by removing it, that will eliminate the need for the compressor to rotate around and lock up giving you more issues. Just make sure your AC belt doesnt run anything else, such as water pump, power steering etc. The AC belt is USUALLY a belt all by it self that has nothing more than a tensioner pulley.
Basically your AC system is exposed to the elements now. If to much dirt, debris, even more moister get into the system, it COULD eventually get back to the compressor and lock it up. That will cause significant damge (overheating, poor running, lots of noises etc) Removing the belt is just an insurance thing that IF the compressor locks up on you one day, you wont damage anything else.
I wouldnt rush out and do that like today or anything. Its actually MOST likely nothing else will happen. But if seen where it can. Its not life threating, dont lose sleep over it, youll be fine....Just no AC
HRD
lobo
Luminario
ok new problem.
i'm trying to sell my 97 jeep grand cherokee before i move. it is in great condition, but i've been getting engine problems. recently i ran it out of gas, immediately after which the engine got a knock in it. we talked a bit about it...i ended up just being lazy, crossing my fingers, and running a bottle of fuel system cleaner through it which seemed to fix the knock. now, however, it is acting up again.
the engine seems to run fine, but when i punch it and then drop off the gas, it stalls out. once it if warm it won't completely stall out, but it does drop to about 100-200 RPM for about a second and then pop back to a normal idle RPM(about 1000). this is a HUGE problem as it happens even when i am driving it in town.
the engine is a chrysler 5.2 liter if that helps. any tips would be awesome.
i'm trying to sell my 97 jeep grand cherokee before i move. it is in great condition, but i've been getting engine problems. recently i ran it out of gas, immediately after which the engine got a knock in it. we talked a bit about it...i ended up just being lazy, crossing my fingers, and running a bottle of fuel system cleaner through it which seemed to fix the knock. now, however, it is acting up again.
the engine seems to run fine, but when i punch it and then drop off the gas, it stalls out. once it if warm it won't completely stall out, but it does drop to about 100-200 RPM for about a second and then pop back to a normal idle RPM(about 1000). this is a HUGE problem as it happens even when i am driving it in town.
the engine is a chrysler 5.2 liter if that helps. any tips would be awesome.