360 Replacing AC compressor Ferrari 360 diy

When I bought my 360 the AC was hot and the dealer agreed to fix it. When I took delivery it was cold. I went in to do my headers i saw an obvious leak from the compressor and the high pressure line was leaking where the soft line meets the hard line. They obviously just recharged it without a proper repair. No local places would rebuild the compressor so I opted for one off AliExpress since it was only $180 shipped. Took less than a week to receive it.

I also got a set of gauges and a vacuum pump on Amazon for $100.

If you still have Freon you need to evacuate it to a tank before starting any of this or you’ll likely have a bad time. Even if your system has a leak and low on Freon you still need to do this step no matter how low to be safe so it doesn’t spray you in the face when you remove the lines from the compressor. You can also take it to a shop to pull the Freon for usually $100. Videos all over YouTube for this as well.

Install is pretty straight forward. Once under tray is removed there’s 2 bolts that tension the belt. One 12mm on the tension pulley and one 10mm underneath it. Loosen both and the belt slips off.

Release the electrical connector as well.

Once belt is off there’s 3 6mm Allen keys that hold the compressor in and one I think 17 mm nut. To remove the AC lines remove the 3 10mm that hold the heat shield and then under is a bolt that holds the two lines to the compressor. You don’t need to remove each line unless you are replacing them. Also have something to set the AC compressor on so you don’t kink the lines.

My high pressure line was leaking at the junction so instead of replacing I had the joint replaced for $80 st a local hose shop. This in my opinion was better than buying a used replacement which was all I could find online in stock.

You’ll transfer the bracket to new compressor. One thing I noticed is the threads in new compressor aren’t as deep so you’ll need 2 shorter bolts to bolt the bracket to it. The oem ones are too long. These are m8 by 1.25. E. Also you’ll want to remove the two rubber washers from your old compressor ports and put them on the lines before connecting to new compressor. Just use a pick tool to get them out. You should probably replace them but I reused them since I didn’t know to order these ahead of time and it was fine.

Once reassembled you can reinstall the belt. You’ll tighten the bottom 10mm to add tension. And then the 12mm will lock it in place. You can download easy tension app for your iPhone for free and you’ll want to strum it until the belt measures between 156-164hrtz. Go on the lower side because When you do the final tightening of the 12mm bolt it will add tension. I was intimidated by this step going into the project but after doing it it’s silly how easy it is. I opted to put a new belt on because they are only $25 bucks. It is tight to get a new belt on but it will go on just don’t give up. Go around the tension pulley last with it completely loose and it will go on.

I also replaced the drier. This is a wear item and anytime you open the system it should be replaced. This is fairly easy. It’s located just under the cabin air filter. You’ll need to remove the drive side and rear carpeted panels to access it.

Below steps are taken from slysnake
who previously posted them.

Remove the connection with the hard pipe first.
2. Unfasten the two pipes where they connect to the firewall
3. remove the electrical connector from the pressure switch
4. remove the bracket from the drier bottle (I left it fastened to the pipe though. Seemed to come out easily.)
5. pull the pipes back and out of the way
7. pull the dryer out and access to the connection is easy!




you’ll want to pull a vacuum on the system and let it sit for 45 mins. If it doesn’t leak you can recharge. System holds 1.86 pounds or roughly 2.5 12oz cans of Freon. The compressor came prefilled with oil so no need to add oil.

Plenty of videos on how to recharge. The service ports are right next to the cabin air filter on the drive side under the windshield. Remove the Cover with 3 thumb screws and there they are.


All in I spent less than $400 to fix the line replace the compressor with belt and recharge the system. Now I have a set of gauges to keep for future projects. I don’t doubt this repair would be north of 3k at a shop and the worst part of it is taking the bottom tray off.






2000 Ferrari 360 Modena

 

I’ll see what photos I have. I have a video on it on my channel. IG champagnejoni and TikTok joniblackstone

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