VR6 Climate Control (Air Con) Compressor

[matty 0]

Sorry if this is in twice, but have previously put this in the incorrect catagory, and can find no way of moving it to this one.

My compressor has developed a leak and a new one costs about £300.

I have been offered a fairly cheap, nearly new compressor for a Mk3 Golf and have been told that I can change the clutch assy or mabe only the pulley and also the end aluminium casting where the pipes connect, for the ones on my old compressor because all the "middle bits" are the same. ( for the same compressor manufacturer)

Has anybody tried this, and are the fixing bolts to the car compatible?

Also how do I get the compressor off please and where are the fixing bolts - it's not easy to see from the top.

Thanks for any help/advice

Matty (500comet)

[Focker-out 0]

Good luck changing the clutch assembly, IIRC you cant.

The air con pump is held on with two bolts 16mm heads IIRC accesible from the top and bottom and the pipes should be an 8 mm allen bolt that holds in the collar around them

[matty 0]

Thanks for the info. What does IIRC mean please? and do you mean I can not convert a Mk 3 Golf compressor to a VR6 one by changeing the end casting over and the clutch - the casting of the centre part of the compressor looks the same and I had been told by a local dealer who fixes air-con systems who wanted to sell me a new Mk3 Golf compressor which he had in stock, that the bits could be changed over. I dont want to take the second hand one I have put a deposit on apart to find out, because then the man who supplied it would naturally not take it back.

Thanks Again

500comet