CurtisW
Member
Hi,
I'm new to these forums, to TDIs, and to car ownership in general. I am traveling to the west coast in my '96 Passat TDI sedan with around 150,000 miles on it. I am in New Orleans at the moment, and I took the car in to Sacco Imports (it was recommended in these forums) to have the check engine light diagnosed. The light is fine, but they said that the engine is running pretty loud (I'd noticed that too) because of the AC clutch which has gone bad, and could seize up at any time - something I don't want to have happen in the middle of the desert somewhere. They said it'll be $713 to get it replaced - and that's not even with the labor. Does anyone know how much I should be paying for a new AC clutch? Do I have any other options? Is this a normal problem that I would have had to deal with anyway? Any info you could give me would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Curtis
I'm new to these forums, to TDIs, and to car ownership in general. I am traveling to the west coast in my '96 Passat TDI sedan with around 150,000 miles on it. I am in New Orleans at the moment, and I took the car in to Sacco Imports (it was recommended in these forums) to have the check engine light diagnosed. The light is fine, but they said that the engine is running pretty loud (I'd noticed that too) because of the AC clutch which has gone bad, and could seize up at any time - something I don't want to have happen in the middle of the desert somewhere. They said it'll be $713 to get it replaced - and that's not even with the labor. Does anyone know how much I should be paying for a new AC clutch? Do I have any other options? Is this a normal problem that I would have had to deal with anyway? Any info you could give me would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Curtis