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94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking......
30. Aug 2011 at 23:29

Smoke has been pouring out of a pulley on the lower right front of my 94 V6 elite 3.0. A local garage says it's coming from the A/C pump, the clutch has probably seized. Apparently a new pump will be hundreds of pounds, but they can bypass the pump by fitting a shorter belt. Anyone know if this is true, and where I can get the right length belt?

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Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking......
Reply #1 - 30. Aug 2011 at 23:32

I have a working pump that you can have for much,much less than that. Thumbs Up!

Belt available from Vauxhall dealers - and possibly other places too.
You could possibly bypass the pump by using a shorter belt, but of course you will never have aircon again. Wink

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kentomega Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Bromley Drives: 94 elite 3.0 estate manual	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #2 - 30. Aug 2011 at 23:38 Hi, thanks for the reply, I am in South London. Aircon would be good, especially as i only had it regassed three weeks ago! But if it costs a couple of hundred labour to have another pump fitted, i think i will have to go without!
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #3 - 30. Aug 2011 at 23:46 Wouldnt have thought it should cost that much, but Im sure others will know better than Im not sure if you lose the gas when you remove the pump. I suspect you will to be honest.
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kentomega Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Bromley Drives: 94 elite 3.0 estate manual	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #4 - 30. Aug 2011 at 23:52 Hadn't thought of that! hat's another 50 quid then! ! have sent you a PM ...
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #5 - 30. Aug 2011 at 23:54 And replied.
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henryd Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2172 west cornwall Gender: Drives: Merc E220 estate,previous ride 2.5 elite estate	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #6 - 31. Aug 2011 at 00:03 If the system still has gas in it find a friendly aircon specialist to vac the system and then fit new/second hand pump,return to said specialist and have the gas put back in possibly at a discounted rate as you won't have used much of his gas supply
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Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking......
Reply #7 - 31. Aug 2011 at 07:51

I had a local A/C guy..(Istead Rise )..replace a compressor for me several years ago.

If I remember correctly it took about 1 hour to remove the old one and then replace,after he replaced the gas and did a total leak check.Its a bit of a pig of a job as access is limited and the top bolt requires wil need an extra set of hands to guide the extension bar down through engine bay but a specialits will have no real problems.

Drop me a PM if you want there details as I highly recommend them as have looked after my A/C needs for around 10 years and they are local to you.

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Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking......
Reply #8 - 31. Aug 2011 at 19:15

kentomega wrote on 30. Aug 2011 at 23:29:

Smoke has been pouring out of a pulley on the lower right front of my 94 V6 elite 3.0. A local garage says it's coming from the A/C pump, the clutch has probably seized. Apparently a new pump will be hundreds of pounds, but they can bypass the pump by fitting a shorter belt. Anyone know if this is true, and where I can get the right length belt?

Yep its true - you need an auxillary belt to suit an Omega 2 litre with A/Con - its the right length for the V6 without A/Con Thumbs Up!

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kentomega Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Bromley Drives: 94 elite 3.0 estate manual	Re: 94 Elite 3.0 A/C pump smoking...... Reply #9 - 31. Aug 2011 at 19:22 Thanks for all the tips, guys - I have contacted the aircon company at istead rise for a quote on fitting, and now I know which belt to go for, i'll soon have all the details I need to make a choice between bypassing or replacing!
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