hvac
AC Compressor
for 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500 W163 5.0L V8 M113 · AWD
❄️What's included: this time covers the full job — refrigerant recovery, component R&R, evacuation, and recharge. Commercial labor guides list recovery/evac/recharge as a separate operation, so their base time for the same job typically reads 0.5–1.0 hr lower. Diagnosing first? See the A/C gauge playbook →
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Labor Hours
3.5hr
Range: 2.8–4.2 hr
Data quality
Book-style estimate
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At (your shop rate)
$525
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