Doing my own A/C work.... Question...

[LilRedBuggy]

Ok, here's the situation. My A/C has been blowing hot for a couple years now so I figured it was time to fix it, so I take it to a shop. They say my compressor is bad and to do all the work and recharge/flush the system its like $1100!! [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] So I figure I can do this myself. I've got a reman compressor, accum/drier, and orifice tube sitting downstairs (just came today) and I was reading the warranty and it says I need to replace the inline filter tube as well. I'm not sure where this is, I also need to find out where exactly the orifice tube is. Any help is appreciated...

I just plan on installing the parts, I will then take it to a shop to be flushed, oiled, and charged.

[ July 24, 2003: Message edited by: LilRedBuggy ]</p>

[hockeyman]

I'm looking in my parts manual, and the only filter is:
Core Filter, Part #52458971, and should cost roughly $20 from GM (not sure if it's the right one though, but it's the only A/C filter listed).
It looks like it sits inside of the dashboard, right behind of the heater core. I'm sure we ALL know how much of a B!TCH it is to get to the heater core :mad:

-Marc

[Bliggida]

The inline filter tube is another name for the orifice tube, or a secondary orifice tube. That's all it is. Chances are the one you have and the one you are reading about are one and the same.