# 2002 Honda CRV A/C **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cr-v, airconditioning, honda\ **Created:** [October 3, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-crv-a-c/37522 "2009-10-03T19:01:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wstephen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@wstephen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wstephen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-crv-a-c/37522/1 "2009-10-03T19:01:05Z")
My otherwise wonderful CR-V just spent a day at the dealer after I discovered the A/C wasn’t cooling. Diagnosis was that compressor had chewed itself up, filling the system with detritus. Prescription: $3100 smackers to replace everything. Considering the blue book trade is only about twice that, seems like a bad investment to me. Is there a path to replacing the air conditioner (system) that doesn’t require a full walletectomy? Only 75 K miles, and I’d like to keep it a while longer, but I don’t relish hauling my family to a beach vacation next summer with no A/C. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-crv-a-c/37522/2 "2009-10-03T19:11:41Z")
Take it to a specialty A/C shop that does nothing but do automotive HVAC systems. The same happened to my Caprice some years ago and the cost of a reconditioned (rebuilt)compressor and all the cleanout came to just $800 or so. The dealer is probably quoting a NEW factory compressor and very high shop labor cost. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![wstephen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@wstephen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wstephen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-crv-a-c/37522/3 "2009-10-03T19:37:28Z")
Thanks. Sounds like an excellent starting point.