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Re: A/C compressor replacement in 2000 Viggen Posted by Eric S [Email]  (#818) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Eric S) on Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:39:26
In Reply to: A/C compressor replacement in 2000 Viggen, Rob  [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:35:08
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Hi Rob. I replaced the compressor on my 2002 SE when the car needed only a compressor clutch, though I found a brand new OEM compressor for $500 (SAAB originals are made by Sanden). I've seen new OEM compressors for $738 and under more recently, and if you go rebuilt, I'm sure you can cut that in half. If you definitely want to have a shop install this, I have no input on labor rates, etc. What I can tell you is that you will also want to replace the receiver/dryer, which is the little can-looking thing behind the grill, and you'll want to have an AC shop install the R134a refrigerent with their vacuum machine, which ensures the system has the refrigerant without air. That refrigerant job alone cost me $125 or so back when I did this in 2008. I have the tools to put in refrigerant myself, but since the system was opened, I felt the AC would likely not be cool enough if I used my own tools.
As for the compressor replacement (in case you do opt to install it yourself), it's really not too tough. I removed it and replaced it from below the car where there is ample room. The compressor bolts in with two or three bolts (I forgot), and there is a piece of aluminum on the AC compressor bracket that sticks out from the bracket. This compressor has a loop at the top and this extention on the braket acts as a hook for the compressor to hang on before the bolts thread in. Be aware of the presece of this "hook" and how it goes into the compressor loop, becuase if you're unaware of it (as I was then), it will take a lot of your time feeling around and not understanding why the compressor doesn't seem to line up properly. Also, some (if not all) of the bolts that hold the compressor to the bracket do not come all the way out of the compressor after they have been unthreaded due to the position of the compressor relative to a piece of the car's frame which blocks them. Thus, unthred the bolts from the bracket and remove the compressor with the bolts still in it, and ensure you put the bolts into the new compressor before trying to lift it up onto the aforementioned hook.
Good luck. If you do it yourself with a rebuilt compressor, a new dryer, and pay a shop to install the R134a, I suspect you could do it all for half of what you were quoted above.
Eric
, Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:35:08, Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:39:26 <-- Viewing This Message, Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:23:57
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