Air Conditioning weight.=15.5 lbs(7 kilos)

superhatch

I pulled ALL of the A/C lines/wires/fans etc. out of my 1991 Wagon, and the total weight of everything was 15.5 lbs. It took about 2 hours total to remove everything, and this was my first time removing an A/C system. This is also the first step towards my wire tuck, of which Ill post about later.

I wanted to make this a seperate post so people could specifically search for this topic.

CTM

That doesn't include the condenser, receiver dryer, evaporator, compressor or does it?

superhatch

It includes everything from the engine bay aside from the compressor...I should have specified.

Haydz

superhatch wrote:

It includes everything from the engine bay aside from the compressor...I should have specified.

And the compressor weighs more than the rest of the components put together i am guessing..

quarters

ya, the compressor is atleast 20lbs. I have removed my entire A/C system.

wagodizzle

the compressor is 17 lbs including its bracket.

superhatch

I wonder if anyone has a compressor and bracket lying around so we could get an "official" weight, and update the thread title.

wagodizzle

idk what the weight of all the other components such as the radiator, lines/hoses etc weigh but as for the compressor itself.. ^^^

Haydz

32.5 lbs = 14.5KG

Reasonable weight saving considering you can get another 30KG in sound deadening alone. Put the two together and you've removed a small person from your car.

farfetched

superhatch wrote:

I pulled ALL of the A/C lines/wires/fans etc. out of my 1991 Wagon, and the total weight of everything was 15.5 lbs. It took about 2 hours total to remove everything, and this was my first time removing an A/C system. This is also the first step towards my wire tuck, of which Ill post about later.

I wanted to make this a seperate post so people could specifically search for this topic.

You did release R12 in atmosphere, didn't ya :?:
Should I call EPA on your a$$ or A/C was empty when you removed it?

lalunette

Sorry for highjacking this post but...

Farfetched, that has got to be the most disturbing avatar I have ever seen.

Is that you?

quarters

so close guessing 20lbs.

way to put the effort into the thread! this is the kind of information i am sometimes looking for.

farfetched

lalunette wrote:

Sorry for highjacking this post but...

Farfetched, that has got to be the most disturbing avatar I have ever seen.

Is that you?

Draws attention, doesn't it?
No it is not me.....
:roll:

superhatch

The compressor was already removed from the car when I bought it, and the previous owner had made the decision to discharge R12 into the atmosphere, or have it professionally recycled.

The other thing we have yet to consider is the weight of the pieces still under the dash. I'm going to have a look at those this weekend, and see how hard they might or might not be to remove.

Haydz

ABout 1KG, it's just the evaporator unit inside the big black box. Unless you're removing the entire system including regular 'fresh' air vents and tubes?