How to install an AC compressor

A little bit longer than normal video on how to install an AC compressor on a Grand Marquis this video will also be useful for Crown Victorias and many Lincoln models because the engine setup is practically the same but the same steps can be followed and pretty much any make and model vehicle

[@sirmojo4537]

Thanks for the video. I just bought a complete kit (compressor, accumulator, gaskets) to install on my 2001 Grand Marquis and your steps will be a huge help.👍

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I'm glad I was able to help! I hope you live outside the rust belt lol

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

I think it was only your AC clutch bearings/clutch that was bad. Only 111,000 miles, these scroll compressors are not even broken in...Great video....

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Yeah I learned that after I replaced it... could have saved some money lol

[@zeeza7]

Thanks Vinne.... I'm about to remove my AC compressor from my 98 Marquis .... I just going to use a Dorman Help replacement pulley .... Your video really helped me ....

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I'm happy I was able to help! Thank you!

[@smokeshop1060]

I'm also doing the same on my 2001

[@stevendietrich8183]

Bro thank you so much for this video!° my 1999 crown vic has a loose front plate on the compressor. Im gonna go tackle this shit rn

[@MicroMac]

When doing an AC system, if there has been a catastrophic failure of anything, you should replace the drier/accumulator and the condenser too, any debris that may have been in them could flow to the other new parts of the system.

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Thank you very much for the information sadly the car I did this on got totaled because someone thought a left turn meant a hook turn and slammed into me while I was sitting at a stop light lol it is what it is

[@russelldamgaard2119]

I could only afford the compressor today. Is there any way to flush the system if your in my position to minimize debris?

[@MicroMac]

@@russelldamgaard2119 If it’s already been running without too many issues you probably don’t have enough debris to worry about, It only really matters when there’s a catastrophic failure causing metal to get in the system

[@robertthomas5906]

Should replace the accumulator. They're about $20 delivered. Also, suck it down to 30 inches. I have an old pump to do that. Some people use engine vacuum though I don't recommend that. Be sure to put more pag oil in the system.

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I pretty much replaced the entire system however however I don't have the car anymore because it got total thanks to someone running a red light but thank you for the advice and I'm sure other viewers will find it insanely helpful thank you

[@meyawabdulaziz3863]

Exactly the same sound on my 2001 mercury grand marquis, that horrible monster screaming sound coming from far away, luckily I found a four season compressor brand among 7 parts shop...

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I wish I still had this car I put so much work into the cooling system and fixed up a lot of the typical Fender rot that they get and and I get hit sitting at a red light because someone decided to take a left turn too short so they totaled the car... The funny thing is I drove my car home the grand marquis grand marquis took it like a champ the Toyota that hit me however left on a tow truck

[@thatslow4.6]

my water pump pulley also has a crack in it i saw on your video, Does that effect my car at all? i dont see how it would unless it came apart

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I would replace any cracked pullies, because of the crack extends to the contact surface it can tear the belt up.

[@thatslow4.6]

Vinnie's Kitchen makes a lot of sense, it’s an easy fix, thanks for the reply :)

[@scottmitchellrose1732]

good job. i bought a grill for a 2002 by mistake and never returned. yours free if you want it. just pay shipping (if you still have the car!). i need to buy the accumulator, too. might as well do it all at once. mine is a 2010.

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

well i appreciate the offer but sadly the car was totaled when i got hit at a red light 3 years ago honestly im mad it was totaled because the Toyota that hit me needed a tow truck and i drove the Mercury home... oh well i guess i ended up getting a new car

[@aeyb701]

They originally had a sticker on the front panel with belt routing but like most stickers in oily confines they disappear early

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Nothing survives lol

[@travisrule8358]

I want to know if you do everything in the video will the air get cold in the car if the actuator is broken????

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I'm going to be honest with you... I have no idea... I knew my compressor was bad because it was grinding horribly... All I did in the video was replace the compressor just to find out my condenser also had a leak and then someone someone hit me sitting in a red light totaling the car before I could replace it

[@robertshivers3420]

Is the condenser video up?

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Never did it the car got hit at a red light and totaled

[@mkilic10]

This is like my story. I live in Indiana and also my car is from Illinois lol.

[@lashelby7518]

Make sure you fill the pag46 oil recommendation. 2004 mecury grand marquis you need 7.50 oz of pag oil, ac compressor from autozone has only 3oz!!!!! Keep that in mind

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Sadly I don't have the car anymore but I definitely filled it up with oil

[@fanelirivera9912]

🖒

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

😁

[@ritchiestrickland5569]

I know this is a four-year-old video but my gosh. I hope like hell you replaced those Rusty ass pipes.

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

I serviced the whole AC system and replaced the lines a couple of months later when I replaced the condenser... sadly all that work and I got hit at a red light... I drove it home and the insurance totaled it out 😒

[@johntorres2362]

Do you need to set the air gap before installing ?

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

This one just bolted right on... I didn't have to adjust anything

[@johntorres2362]

@@VinniesKitchenYt when you buy a new ac compressor they already come with the air gap preset correct ?

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

@@johntorres2362 Full disclosure I'm not a professional mechanic I was just sharing my experience in changing an air compressor on my channel lol I have no idea what an air gap is or what it is for I'm much better at cooking than I am at fixing things 🤣😂

[@carpediem4887]

Dud that car is rusted to shit lol are you still driving it?

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

They run forever

[@ufartface]

maybe all you needed was a clutch

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

Probably but the car got smashed sitting at a red light so we will never know

[@TRUTHisFREEDOM911]

Your camera work made me too dizzy to watch.

[@Clamjammer]

Oh boo boo crybaby

[@VinniesKitchenYt]

🥴🥴🥴

[@ryanavigliano6544]

Oh fuck what a pansy