# Air Compressor Failure

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lexus, sc, 300\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503 "2009-08-04T06:05:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ibpeddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@ibpeddler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ibpeddler)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503/1 "2009-08-04T06:05:52Z")

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Compressor has failed in a '94 Lexus SC300 at approx 100k miles. Honda dealership has quoted $2200 for the repair. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![JayWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@JayWB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JayWB)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503/2 "2009-08-04T06:13:55Z")

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My first thought is that you shouldn’t be taking a 15 + year old Lexus to a Honda dealer.

Find a good independent air CONDITIONING shop. Emphasis on “good”.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 7:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503/3 "2009-08-04T07:13:26Z")

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Did it fail as in comming apart internaly? That high price sounds like it did and the Dealer is quoting a price to get very agressive in getting all the debris out of the system.

What other parts besides the compressor is on the estimate sheet?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503/4 "2009-08-04T11:21:08Z")

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Get away from the dealer. Find an independent AC shop and save some money.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-compressor-failure/34503/5 "2009-08-04T15:21:34Z")

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Is this the suspension air compressor?