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Anyone ever rebuilt a Diesel-Kiki A/C Compressor?
My friend has a Volvo 740 with a locked up DKS15-BH AC compressor. I was going to find another from a parts car and put new gaskets and seals in it.
Is this a project that I'm going to end up wasting $50 just to end up buying a reman? |
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10-06-2012, 03:59 PM
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Have overhauled several A/C compressors and there was no black magic inside. If you are good with tools, and are very careful, see no reason why not to give it a try. After all, if things do not go well, bolt the pieces back together and use it for a core.
BTW, I would not "buy a reman" if this does not work. Get a new compressor as remans vary widely in quality and many of them puke shortly afterwards, and thus blowing all the expensive gas out of the system.
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10-06-2012, 04:10 PM
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Are there reliable sites that sell the parts?
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10-06-2012, 04:12 PM
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It looks like bearings, seals, and gaskets are available from a number of sources. There are a few different brands for rebuilt compressors available and it looks like pelican has "R-12" compressors that seem to be new. We are going to convert to R-134 anyway so I don't know how those would work.
The whole system will need to be blown out and a new orifice tube, drier, and o-rings installed and then it needs to be charged. It probably won't make sense to spend $900 in AC work on a $900 car. $70 of parts and a $10 compressor core makes a lot more sense. Last edited by Jrboulder; 10-06-2012 at 04:35 PM.. |
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10-06-2012, 04:27 PM
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Pretty sure that if you look enough, you can find the original maker and model of the compressor and once you have that sure that you can find a new one, if needed, for far less than Volvo would charge you.
Lets hope that you do not need a new one!
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10-06-2012, 04:48 PM
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Thanks for the advice guys
This is just one of those winter projects that we won't finish until spring so we are in no hurry (the car is in CO). Maybe I'll just get a used compressor and see if I can get it apart. |
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10-06-2012, 05:24 PM
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Only really special tool you will need is a puller for the hub and that was it on the ones I have overhauled.
Just spread out a clean sheet or towel and start taking things apart. I usually blow up the parts diagram and put it on the bench and lay things out as is shown and go from there. Its not rocket science...
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