york compressor on a hyundai santa fe

I'm trying to install an engine driven York compressor on a Santa Fe. The problem is that there is no room. The compressor is just too big. I have heard something about a MiniYork compressor. Does anybody have anybody heard of that or have any ideas on how to mount one in a Santa Fe. I have used Viar compressors and even an Oasis. I'm trying to stay away from electric compressors cause I've had nothing but bad luck with them.

if you install, wire and run the 12v compressors the way they say to, you will have NO problems with them. Hell my truck still has 2 thomas 307's pumping away and daily drove and they NEVER turn off (p/s is burned out).

in a car like that, it is really your only option, unless you wanna go with a Sanden style compressor. The mini-york is the 207 and its not too much smaller then a 210.

i would just keep to the 12v. get the dual viair 480 pack, wire it all good and have years of good air.

i agree with him. No use in cramming yet another part under there then you'll hate when you have to work under there. My compressor works fin and i work the hell out of it. Just wire it the right way and youll be good!

After putting a york on my truck and converting my ac pump on my lincoln I will NEVER run an electric pump again. The difference is insane. If I was you, I'd just use your ac pump, like I posted in your other post,

To correct some incorrect posts; there are 5 models of yorks. 3 full size, and two mini's. The full sizes are the 206, 209, and 210, and the mini's are the SC206 and SC209. The 6, 9, and 10 represent the cubic inch displacement on each rotation of the shaft.

That means that the full size 209 model will pump the same amount of air as the mini SC209 model, only in a smaller package. There is no 207 York, and all of the Yorks will output more than two Viair compressors at idle (output is dependent on engine rpms and pulleys that connect the compressor to the system).

If you want to mess around with different pulley sizes and compare outputs of different compressors, download this excel spreadsheet and have fun.

As for having bad luck with electrics, what kind of bad luck? If you've always had bad luck with every install, then no offense, but that leads me to believe that it was installer error, not hardware error. Nothing wrong with electrics... especially since they're maintenance free, unlike the Yorks or Sanden compressors.

How heavy is that Santa Fe? If you're willing to get rid of the power steering pump and the A/C, you may be able to squeeze the belt drive in there... but that's a heck of a sacrifice!
What bad luck have you had with an Oasis? The Oasis is basically just a York-style pump hooked to a big-ass winch motor, so you get the huge output without losing room or accessories under the hood.
Of course, you'll need to upgrade the alternator and batteries (yes, two!), but you'll have lots of air and still have your space under the hood.

Good luck whichever way you go!

-Phil at FBI

First I had two Viar 550's. They worked for about a year, then we had to replace the brushes in both and the piston in the one. So then I ditched the Viars and got an Oasis 1000. We already had a high power alternator and 3 batteries, so power was not a problem. The Oasis lasted about two years until it just quit working. We took it out and cleaned it up and got it back to workin, but then it only lasted about a month. Now we just want an engine driven compressor. I took the York compressor out of the the Oasis and just going to hook that up to the engine somehow. The York is just a big compressor but I think I may have found room under the hood if I move the a/c hoses around and relocate them. If I could find a smaller compressor, that would work much better.

I've found some pretty small a/c compressors that would fit easier. Does anybody know how those work and how you go about oiling those? Yorks are about the only one's I know of that have their own oiler and doesn't need freon or anything.