Disco 3 (LR3) Cheap compressor

steveyorks · Jun 15, 2019

My Disco 3 needs a new Hitachi compressor and I was wondering if anyone has tried those that are on ebay for around £200 with a two year warranty. I dont do much mileage , dont tow and dont off road it but dont want the expense of putting one in if it will fail prematurely.

johnlad · Jun 15, 2019

Tried 3 that lasted a number of weeks before overheating, got the genuine hitachi for £350 At LR trade parts in Leyland, all good since

steveyorks · Jun 15, 2019

Ah thats interesting. My mechanic said he had fitted a number of cheap one and had ended up replacing most of them. Your experience seems to support that.

Nodge68 · Jun 15, 2019

Don't scrimp on D3 parts, or you'll only regret is in the near future.

lynall · Jun 15, 2019

My AMK has been on since I bought the car (4.5yrs and 35odd k ago) and I lower it in to access mode every time I park so it certainly gets some use, no issues at all.

steveyorks · Jun 16, 2019

Thanks for your contributions gents I think you are pointing me in the way I was thinking.

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