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  1. 12th January 2021, 09:03 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    Lol "22 grand" for a new compressor as he says, makes the car nearly a write off if the compressor fails...

    You lost me doing it DIY at "upper control arm off" - now a job for my indie. I understand the viscous fan needs a set of special spanners to remove
    No it doesn’t. I simply use a cold chisel to crack it. Done it a dozen times successfully. You just need to break the tension. Sure, you can buy or make special spanners buy you don’t have to. The fan is the least of your worries!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    Lol "22 grand" for a new compressor as he says, makes the car nearly a write off if the compressor fails...

    You lost me doing it DIY at "upper control arm off" - now a job for my indie. I understand the viscous fan needs a set of special spanners to remove
    Around $1200 for compressor ( sanden )

    Fan Spanner 36mm ( its left hand thread )
    Upper control arm is easy part , remove height sensor rubber, remove abs and brake sensor grommets , undo bolt to move brake line out the way, undo sway bar link nut , ball joint nut undone enough to protect the threads and a whack with hammer to break the joint .
    Once separated , cable tie the hub assembly to the airstrut , then mark position of where the control arm sits , so when you tighten the nuts for the bushes it sits in the same position on assembly, if this is not done you will kill the control arm bushes .

    Have faith Grasshopper
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  3. 12th January 2021, 11:19 PM #23
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    Ok, faith restored, how hard can it be? AC comp hasn't failed yet, will see with slightly cooler weather how the AC goes, it was 42 outside when i noticed it was not as cool as usual...
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    Quote Originally Posted by PerthDisco View Post
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    How to replace AC compressor on Land rover discovery 3 2007 turbo diesel - YouTube
    Well pretty crap write up but hey, some idea of it. He didn’t even show how it comes out.
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  5. 13th January 2021, 05:09 AM #25
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    If the upper control arm is coming off I'll do bushes while I'm there. I best get to ordering those
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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster View Post
    Well pretty crap write up but hey, some idea of it. He didn’t even show how it comes out.
    Talked himself into defeat
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    Ok, faith restored, how hard can it be? AC comp hasn't failed yet, will see with slightly cooler weather how the AC goes, it was 42 outside when i noticed it was not as cool as usual...

    So what's the going rate for a regass/topup for a D4 in Perth these days please?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gavinwibrow View Post
    So what's the going rate for a regass/topup for a D4 in Perth these days please?
    $395 for syatem evac, vac test, dye and stop leak and refrigerant regas.
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  9. 13th January 2021, 03:45 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    $395 for syatem evac, vac test, dye and stop leak and refrigerant regas.
    Stop leak is the Devil. Especially with a variable controlled compressor and a tx valve that's hidden in the dash.
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  10. 13th January 2021, 05:23 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by josh.huber View Post
    Stop leak is the Devil. Especially with a variable controlled compressor and a tx valve that's hidden in the dash.
    Yes,if it needs any kind of stop leak in it, the AC guy hasn't done his job properly.
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