blacktsx05

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i just check to see how much it cost and its alot of money and i need a new compressor really bad. and their only 1 junkyard around here with a tsx i was wondering if any of the members here have a spare working ac compressor. please i need your help.

jlukja

I'd be curious to know who keeps a spare TSX compressor around.

blacktsx05

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does 225 sound good to have it installed and filled. but i gotta pay for the compressor.

TSX2345

If that is your only choice, you decide

blacktsx05

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400.00 for a compressor is too much. i was thinking if i should get a used one because its cheaper. but i dunno if i should because it might not be reliable.

Ellas9

You sure its just the compressor? Usually there's more than just one problem. If you end of getting a used one and then having to re strip the entire thing because of another leak/problem you'll screw up the latest compressor you put in there. Honestly, unless your selling the car soon, put a new one or a remanufactured aftermarket one that is not used.

SodaLuvr

I would only use a new AC compressor....rebuilt if new is not avaliable. Used ones only as a last resort.

Why do you need a compressor? Isn't it under warranty?

blacktsx05

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well my tsx is a salvage bought it last september with 320 miles on it and it now has 9xxx miles i got it for 17,500 fixed and could of bought it for 12,000 and fix it myself. but iu'm not good at body work and plus i knoe the people i bought it from. so anyways the compressor was damaged in the accident and i didn't really start using the a/c until it got really hott.

joerockt

^^^lol, nice plan dude...So you knew all this time you needed one and just procrastinated

Just sack up and buy a new one...Another reason not to buy salvages

blacktsx05

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i wasn't gonna buy it but it was barnd new it still has the blue stcikers on the doorsill when i bought it. the thing is you cant even tell a friend of mines works at the acura dealer he thought it was brnad new and it was only 17.5 thats a really good deal.

joerockt

Sure, its a great deal...Until you start having major problems with it and no warranty to cover you...Good luck with that...

blacktsx05

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how would you explain major problems? this is the only problem i had the only damage was front bumper, passenger fenders, and passenger headlight.

xizor

how is that a salvage? i had all of those parts replaced on my car last month, total of $4k parts and labor. For a brand new car, $28k, there would have to be significant damage to be a salvage

blacktsx05

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oh yea i forgot to mention that was only exterior and i also got new side curtain airbag, new airbag for the seat and new seatbelt and the computer for the seatbelt had to be replace also.

Still Water

Refresh my memory here... Is this the same car that we all were looking at here about a year ago (pics were posted) and debating the merits of buying v. future problems? This story sounds very familiar.

Oh buy the way, I agree with the sack it up POV. Nothing else makes any $$ sense. Or you can just go with the 4x60 system and be known as the dude in the tank top & shorts.

sauceman

Well procrastinating is the worst thing you could do when an AC system breaks down.

Like Michael said, a used compressor is the worst solution. If they are not seized already, they need to be openned and relubed. Alas, the TSX compressor is sealed and you can't do that. So you might as well put it on and see it go boom 15-30 minutes later. There goes your 225$.

Go at the minimum for a rebuilt, but I'm not even sure that exists for a TSX.

New, you're looking at 1000$ minimum.

BUT since you've procrastinated, you will also have to change the dryer (automatic replacement for any failure around the AC circuit). You will also need to leave the circuit under vaccuum for 24 hours to see if there are anymore leaks built in somewhere else. You will probably have to replace more parts.

When this is done, expect more parts to break down this summer. What happens when you wait is that the system depressurises and since it isn't built to work in those conditions, all parts degrade when humid air enters the circuit.

Worst is you shouldn't get the average Joe Blo to do it, because you will be constantly returning to the garage to get things re-fixed again. Invest the money, get it done right the first time, with the right parts, and maybe it will cost you a pile of money, but you won't have to look at it again.

Trust me, I've been down this route before, I've had to rebuild a system down for 3 years, and it cost me 2700$ in parts and labor. And I spent a good part of my summer in the garage getting things fixed.