Air conditioning Compressor replacement

Asked by Danejail May 21, 2017 at 05:38 PM about the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

AC compressor unit slowly went out on
my VW , can I just remove unit flush
system and replace compressor with
used one and be good ? Or do I need to
replace other AC parts as well that flush
won't get debris out of like a mechanic
said?

1 Answer
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Bob answered 7 years ago

The accumulator and orifice tube if equipped should be changed also. The system should be flushed also.

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