>
> Thanks for the input chris, this all seems a bit above my head, but i
> think the unit is fuc**d as i think it has seized and that caused all
> the smoke from the engine and cos it was so hot it caused the belt to
> burn and then split. ;0(
>
> I noticed when i was driving home the aircon started to rise and fall
> then went off completley. so i think at that point the unit had died
> on me. what do you think??
>

Yeah, it's knackered. What I meant was where another poster had said you
perhaps shouldn't drive the car after a new pump was fitted, but not had
the AC re-gassed, it would actually probably be OK, because the pump
won't run unless the AC is pressurised.
Your pump has had it. , and they're not cheap , and you'll need a
new receiver/dryer, and a regass as well.