air con .. decisions

bene1989 · Post by **bene1989** » Sun May 13, 2018 1:50 pm

so my air-con has stopped working on my 2009 D3 Biturbo E91 touring ,, i asked them to take a look at it while it was in having its MOT done , and a re-gas has not solved it , with further inspection it need a new compressor , and to my shock this part is close to a grand !! (main dealer)
would you guys suggest trying to find a reconditioned part ? , has anyone else been through this? ,,, i want it sorting, as in typical fashion its broke just before the summer months are approaching ..
Ben

Cygnet · Post by **Cygnet** » Sun May 13, 2018 3:24 pm

There are specialists who, depending on the fault, can do a repair. I think it's often the case that it is just the clutch unit on it that fails. Good luck.

Post by **Charles** » Sun May 13, 2018 10:01 pm

I replaced mine with a non-OEM equivalent part from ECP. It was about Â£350 IIRC.

Works perfectly well

simon13 · Post by **simon13** » Sun May 13, 2018 10:18 pm

yes i would rebuild original or source decent aftermarket brand. I'm not sure whos OEM on BMW but the likes of seiko seke and denso used to supply on the older BMWs

DonFlintoni · Post by **DonFlintoni** » Mon May 14, 2018 7:25 pm

find the part number by navigating yourself through realoem.com to find the part number (assuming is BMW and not Alpina changed part)

Possibly this:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=64_1597

and then put part number into ebay. it should list new bmw, old/recon bmw pattern parts available.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aircon-Air-C ... 1036553177

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E8x-E9x- ... 2165653901

bene1989 · Post by **bene1989** » Mon May 14, 2018 9:51 pm

thanks Guys , im going have a look into it ,, and thanks for sending the links DonFlintoni.. the part numbers match up with the 'quote' paperwork ive been given (with the Â£970 price tag), so it is that part i need ..