Post mortem

Not sure about the 430, but my 348 had the standard a/c attachment sizes. It did not take any "special equipment" to work on. So if you get the parts, you may be able to get a local auto shop to help you replace it. How many miles are on your 430?

 

I have a compressor for sale from a 430. Pm me if interested.

 

Polar Bear does rebuilt compressors for a reasonable price.

 

I am curious, how is oil on the under tray related to the AC belt?

 

Compressor died froze and oil blew out of compresor

 

You get what you pay for. Wouldn't trust Polar Bear with my compressor again. They don't stand behind their work to repair the damage caused by their shoddy work.

 

So you've searched out 5 old threads mentioning Polar Bear just to trash them. Why dont you explain the situation rather than randomly bitching?

 

It is not trashing to comment on a vendor based on actual experience, especially when it can help others in the future. My post was in direct response to another that simply stated they provide the service at "reasonable price". I posted more detail about their refusal to pay for the collateral damage caused by their shoddy work on another thread. If you wanted more details you could've either asked for it or searched for it. Either one would've been more useful than just attacking a post intended to alert others about how a particular vendor handles problems caused by their poor quality work.

 

If the compressor has gone bang and blown the oil out, you might want to think about getting the condenser cleaned out, in case any swarf has got into it- drier will need changing as well

 

And yet you drudged through the search button bringing threads back from the dead to state "you get what you pay for" without any relevant details to substantiate your basis for their "shoddy work and damage". That significantly reduces your credibility and makes it appear as a smear campaign rather than objective guidance for future customers. Just food for thought, you may want to take a bite.

 

Yes, the drier will be replaced and the whole system will be chemically flushed. That is the cost that a reputable vendor would take responsibility for especially when they admit the damage was due to their negligent work.

@joe k, Is this relevant enough?
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/where-to-get-550-ac-compressor-rebuilt.445303/#post-146741685

Not really interested in smear campaigns against anyone. I asked for my compressor to be sent to them because of good reviews I read about them on this forum. Would you rather my recent experience with them be kept under wraps?

 

Your post gave zero details of your claim. If you really wanted to "warn" people, rather than just venting, you would have started a thread detailing your experiences, not searched out long dead threads with keywords and posted vague accusations.

 

What details do you think my post should've included?

 

I would start by hitting the “post new thread”, then coming up with a creative title such as, “My experience with Polar Bear rebuilding my compressor”, and then proceed to write a summary of what specifically happened that caused the dissatisfaction with the experience.

 

That is certainly one way to do it but not the only way. I'd leave it up to the moderators to decide what is acceptable and what is not. If you don't find my post to your liking, informative or appropriate then you can just ignore it or report it.

 

Dude you just need to clean the sand out....

 

Thank you for posting this on this thread as it directly relates to the issue posted. I would not have known to go to another thread to read about this.

 

You're welcome. Glad there are some who get that there is no reason to clutter the forum with additional threads dealing with related topics not withstanding the impertinent opinion of some dingdong.

 

No, just go through and bring up several dead threads in multiple forums from years ago by posting vague bashes on a company. Because THAT's not cluttering at all.

I guess driving with no A/C eventually gets to ya..

 

As I told Riad in another thread, when his rebuilt compressor failed, Bear redid it at their cost, but would not cover the cost of labor to refit. Sounds perfectly fine to me and about as good as you could expect. Bear has a good reputation, and stands behind their work.

Riad- You need to stop your vendetta against Bear. It is not helpful to anyone, especially since you have not fully explained what happened in most of your complaints.