A/C removal

[Jordan325iC]

I'm taking out my AC which I never use this weekend. Can I get a list of all the parts that are associated with it so I can get the full 65lbs out of my car? Also, any other tips (such as when you disconnect this hose your car spews AC fluid everywhere), would be greatly appreciated.

[bimmer8604]

go to an ac shop and have you system recovered. Dont just spew it in the air. i would hate you.

Remove your compressor, condensor, lines, reciever dryer, and you should beable to pull your evaporator(under dash, tucked in next to glovebox kinda).

Compressor weighs the most, at 16 lbs. I have a hard time believing the whole system weighs 65 lbs, as a condensor and evaporator arent going to weigh nearly 45 lbs(lines and reciever dryer arent that heavy).

Good luck tho...

Kyle

[Stu]

go to an ac shop and have you system recovered. Dont just spew it in the air. i would hate you.

Remove your compressor, condensor, lines, reciever dryer, and you should beable to pull your evaporator(under dash, tucked in next to glovebox kinda).

Compressor weighs the most, at 16 lbs. I have a hard time believing the whole system weighs 65 lbs, as a condensor and evaporator arent going to weigh nearly 45 lbs(lines and reciever dryer arent that heavy).

Good luck tho...

Kyle

65 is an overestimation, but 40-45 pounds is pretty realistic, but I can't verify that, I didn't weigh all the components. Removing that compressor weight in front of the subframe is helpful.

[Budget Beater]

im definitely taking mine out but freon is long gone, the system is completley dry so i dont have to worry about anything leaking out. after sitting for 3 years i guess all ot if just leaked out over time.

[ryan_george]

I started disconnecting my hoses expecting a good spill of some sort, but lucky for me, she was dry :)

[Jordan325iC]

My mom insisted that we try to fix the A/C even though I assured her that I wouldn't use it and it was a waste of money. $250 dollars later it still didn't work well but I told her it did so she wouldn't waste any more money. I don't know how I'm going to get my AC drained w/o her knowing, or where I'm going to keep the A/C once I get it out.

How long would it take a mechanic to get my system recharged? What cost?

[bimmer8604]

Just take your car to a shop that does AC work, or better yet, look in a phone book and just say "Id like to get my system evacuated."

And then take the ac out yourself.

Kyle

[coupeowner]

I wrote this response on bimmerforums a week ago, hopefully some of it helps yyou:

If you have some freon left in the system, take it to a shop to have it discharged first. A shop did this for free for me, as they got to keep the freon.

You can easily remove the lines up to the firewall. No need to plug unless you think you may hook the system up again in the future. Your electric fan is attached to the condensor in front of the radiator. With some brackets from a Euro E30 M3 you can reattach the stock fan without the condensor. The holes are even there in your radiator support to remount w/ the M3 brackets - no drilling is required at all. The compressor is really heavy, the condensor does not weigh much, but I wanted it out of there anyway. It probably helps cooling a bit not to have the condensor partially blocking the radiator.

Check out the following page for the brackets you need. They are cheap and were still available as of this past Spring when I removed my A/C.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...73&hg=17&fg=10

You need parts 5-11 on the diagram. You will also have to move a couple of the little screw clips to different holes already in the radiator support. Remove your grills for access. I don't think I had to pull the radiator.

Good Luck