Where to find air con compressor in Mazda 5

Clearlier

I need to get the part no. off the air con compressor in my Mazda 5. I'm looking to source a second hand replacement and I've found someone who can give me one for £60 but need the part no. from the broken one in my car to verify that the second hand part is the correct one.

Is this something I can do? Would prefer not to have to take the time out to go to the garage to get the part no. and then go back again to get it fitted if I can avoid it.

Clearlier

Nobody has a clue where it is? I've tried googling but haven't got anywhere.

ZENER

Are you sure it's the Compressor ? 60 quid sounds very very cheap even for a used one. Could it be the condenser you need maybe ?

Ken

Clearlier

ZENER wrote: »

Are you sure it's the Compressor ? 60 quid sounds very very cheap even for a used one. Could it be the condenser you need maybe ?

Ken

As sure as I can be. I had it diagnosed through my garage by an air con specialist. The quotes I've had have ranged from £60 - £250. My garage told me that I should be able to pick one up for about £50 from a breakers yard.

I just haven't a clue where to look on my current car to identify the part no.

ZENER

Obviously I don't know your particular cat but when I priced a new compressor for my motor it was north of 700 euro new. Second hand was about 250 - 300. The condenser was 275. What year and engine size is your car?

Ken

alias no.9

It's most likely driven by the auxiliary drive belt which will be at the opposite side of the engine from the gearbox. This belt will probably be driving the alternator, power steering pump (if hydraulic power ssteering), the aircon compressor and possibly the water pump from a pulley on the end of the crankshaft.

Clearlier

ZENER wrote: »

Obviously I don't know your particular cat but when I priced a new compressor for my motor it was north of 700 euro new. Second hand was about 250 - 300. The condenser was 275. What year and engine size is your car?

Ken

Hi Ken,

N.B. I live in the UK.

It's a 2006, 2.0 Petrol.

A new compressor is £400 - £500 so €550 - €700 (you can find places to pay more obviously!). I'm not willing to shell out c. €700 to sort out the aircon but if I can do it for €150 - €200 (which seems likely given the quotes I'm getting from breakers yards for the part plus the quote I have from my mechanic for labour and gassing) then I will.

Clearlier

alias no.9 wrote: »

It's most likely driven by the auxiliary drive belt which will be at the opposite side of the engine from the gearbox. This belt will probably be driving the alternator, power steering pump (if hydraulic power ssteering), the aircon compressor and possibly the water pump from a pulley on the end of the crankshaft.

Thanks Alias, given that I'm not handy with cars and am tool free am I nuts to consider looking for it myself? I was hoping that I could use my phone to take a few pictures.

alias no.9

Clearlier wrote: »

Thanks Alias, given that I'm not handy with cars and am tool free am I nuts to consider looking for it myself? I was hoping that I could use my phone to take a few pictures.

If you loosen anything around the auxiliary belt, it can lose its tension. Not tensioning it correctly afterwards could cause the belt to come off while driving. In a benign case, you lose power steering and some electrics, worst case, it gets chewed up by the timing belt pulley, your timing belt snaps and your engine is toast. Bring it to a mechanic.

ZENER

I think this might be what you're looking for.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-5-SPORT-2-0-DIESEL-AIR-CON-A-C-COMPRESSOR-H12A1AE4DC-2005-2010-/281652349412?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Car+Make%3AMazda%7CModel%3A5+Series%7CCars+Year%3A2006%7CPlat_Gen%3ACR19&hash=item4193c9c9e4

The part number seems to be H12A1AE4DC.

Here's a list from eBay. Not cheap if you have to buy new !
Ken