AC compressor pulley cracked?

[RemyBluePearl]

Has anyone ever experienced their AC compressor pulley cracking? My AC wasn’t blowing cold and heard a clicking noise so I look under the hood and the pulley is cracked? $900 for an OEM AC compressor or do I go for $280 remanufactured?

 

[EdP]

Has anyone ever experienced their AC compressor pulley cracking? My AC wasn’t blowing cold and heard a clicking noise so I look under the hood and the pulley is cracked? $900 for an OEM AC compressor or do I go for $280 remanufactured?

If the $280 has a warranty I'd o that way, especially if I planned to get a new carin the next year or so.

 

[RemyBluePearl]

If the $280 has a warranty I'd o that way, especially if I planned to get a new carin the next year or so.

Both have a year warranty but that’s the thing I plan to keep the car at least another 3 + years potentially

 

[EdP]

Both have a year warranty but that’s the thing I plan to keep the car at least another 3 + years potentially

Labor cost aside, if it lasted a year and a day you would still get the same part cost in 3 years.

I assume you cannot just replace the pulley on the old one.

 

[RemyBluePearl]

Labor cost aside, if it lasted a year and a day you would still get the same part cost in 3 years.

I assume you cannot just replace the pulley on the old one.

I found just the pulley but my concern is did something happen on the inside to cause it to crack and the only way to find out is to open it up. So I’d want the whole assembly as a fail safe since I can only have my car down for a day it’s my daily...

 

[homeofstone]

shop around for a re-manufactured compressor with a lifetime warranty. Advance Auto parts sells one with lifetime warranty.