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If you buy new, GDP is a good manufacturer. Don't know where they are made but has been good on my '86 Ford Diesel A/C. I quit using 4 Seizins & Evercrap products long ago.
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If you buy new, GDP is a good manufacturer. Don't know where they are made but has been good on my '86 Ford Diesel A/C. I quit using 4 Seizins & Evercrap products long ago.
Man, those prices are awful! The most I've ever seen the salvage yard sell a compressor for is $75 and that was before the Pick Your Part places came in and those now are under 40.I had this same dilemma on an old Subaru. $300 for new vs ~$150 for one from a salvage yard. The other thing you have to keep in mind is, if you are doing this yourself, you are also risking losing $50-$100 on freon (don't know how much your system takes) and the crippling guilt of it getting into the atmosphere if you have to replace the compressor again
Yeah, I couldn't believe the cost of the compressor for that thing. I think an actual Subaru compressor was even more at the time...like something to the tune of $400+ vs the ~$300 for whatever aftermarket/rebuilt items I was looking at. Recently, I've seen some pretty good deals on freon online, but never $4.99 for a 12 oz can. The last package of 12oz cans I got I think I was somewhere around $7.99 because it was an overstock/clearance situation on amazon. $4.99 is a great dealSo in all the ones I've done it's kind of a no-brainer to go with the used part because the risk is very minimal and the savings is huge.