LKN_xj
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- Cornelius, NC
Hey guys -
My Jeep is a 91 XJ limited with the 4.0. My AC stopped working about 5 years ago and I never fixed it. I get a quote from a shop every year thinking “now is the time” but the $1200 estimate never sits well and another year goes by. My Jeep has transitioned into being my Fall-spring vehicle but driving my 8.1 Yukon XL in the summer just for AC isn’t sitting well with the gas budget. Anyway, I have been totally oblivious to how to repair my AC until recently when I started reading, and have generated some questions that hopefully won’t make me look like a total idiot.
Hope you guys can help! Once I get working on it I’ll post up progress and questions here too.
The plan:
Buy the kit below, replace the compressor, condenser, drier, expansion valve and MAYBE the hoses in between. Then take it to a shop, get a vacuum pulled on it to test for leaks and charge it. Since my heat works (not that that has anything to do with this) and I haven’t seen any water on the passenger side I am crossing my fingers my evaporator is OK.
https://pitstopauto.com/Catalog/Sin...TxZeqV8XUcFHLIL3QRGZbfwlgMvib_voaAm2UEALw_wcB
My questions that I have generated so far:
1. If my AC hasn’t worked for 5-6 years and I was told I had a leak from my condenser, is it safe to assume I can just start ripping into the system without recapturing anything? Is all the refrigerant gone by now?
2. Do compressors come pre-oiled with the correct amount of oil? Do I need to do anything there besides bolting it up?
3. Do I need to lubricate all these o-rings upon assembly or is dry assembly preferred? I was going to use some light silicone grease like I do with all other o-rings.
4. Assuming I get all this hooked up, it’s safe to drive the Jeep to the shop with the AC off without hurting anything I’m assuming...?
I’m sure I’ll think of more things but thanks for the help!
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My Jeep is a 91 XJ limited with the 4.0. My AC stopped working about 5 years ago and I never fixed it. I get a quote from a shop every year thinking “now is the time” but the $1200 estimate never sits well and another year goes by. My Jeep has transitioned into being my Fall-spring vehicle but driving my 8.1 Yukon XL in the summer just for AC isn’t sitting well with the gas budget. Anyway, I have been totally oblivious to how to repair my AC until recently when I started reading, and have generated some questions that hopefully won’t make me look like a total idiot.
Hope you guys can help! Once I get working on it I’ll post up progress and questions here too.
The plan:
Buy the kit below, replace the compressor, condenser, drier, expansion valve and MAYBE the hoses in between. Then take it to a shop, get a vacuum pulled on it to test for leaks and charge it. Since my heat works (not that that has anything to do with this) and I haven’t seen any water on the passenger side I am crossing my fingers my evaporator is OK.
https://pitstopauto.com/Catalog/Sin...TxZeqV8XUcFHLIL3QRGZbfwlgMvib_voaAm2UEALw_wcB
My questions that I have generated so far:
1. If my AC hasn’t worked for 5-6 years and I was told I had a leak from my condenser, is it safe to assume I can just start ripping into the system without recapturing anything? Is all the refrigerant gone by now?
2. Do compressors come pre-oiled with the correct amount of oil? Do I need to do anything there besides bolting it up?
3. Do I need to lubricate all these o-rings upon assembly or is dry assembly preferred? I was going to use some light silicone grease like I do with all other o-rings.
4. Assuming I get all this hooked up, it’s safe to drive the Jeep to the shop with the AC off without hurting anything I’m assuming...?
I’m sure I’ll think of more things but thanks for the help!
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