After having recently charged my original A/C compressor with oil (the
system was blowing cold already), about a week later it seized. When
I removed it, it was dry...no oil. And the system was still blowing
cold as it seized -- the R134a hadn't leaked out. People told me for
the oil to leak out, the gas has to leak out too. Guess they were
wrong. The two hoses going to the compressor have some blistering
bubbles in the outer layer of rubber. I guess those are slow freon
leaks, right? But, still the A/C was always cold. I replaced the
compressor w/ an AutoZone remanufactured unit. I evac'd and charged
the system with freon and oil. A week later, this new compressor
seized in the middle of the A/C blowing freezing cold. Again the
freon hadn't leaked out. I am assuming the compressor is out of oil.
There are no signs of leakage though. Maybe a little cruddy oily stuff
on the bottom compressor hose whipped up on it from the last
compressor I assume.
I didn't replace the receiver-dryer and know when you get a compressor
done somewhere, they will not warranty it unless you replace that.
Could that be causing these compressors to fail, and if not what could
be???
Paul - 22 Sep 2004 12:45 GMT
What kind of car (year, make, model) and what kind of oil did you use?
Paul
> After having recently charged my original A/C compressor with oil (the
> system was blowing cold already), about a week later it seized. When
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> Could that be causing these compressors to fail, and if not what could
> be???
curmudgeon - 22 Sep 2004 13:04 GMT
If the pulley on the compressor and the driving pully on the crank aren't in
perfect alignment, that could put stress on the compressor bearings and
cause seizure. Ain't necessarily about the freon at all!
> After having recently charged my original A/C compressor with oil (the
> system was blowing cold already), about a week later it seized. When
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> Could that be causing these compressors to fail, and if not what could
> be???
Tiger - 22 Sep 2004 14:30 GMT
Did you put oil in the compressor before you install it? You said your hoses
were blistering? Why didn't you change it?
Filter/drier is exactly what it is... it filters craps that got in the
system... so if you don't change it... craps still there. Sometime those
filter stuff break down and travels all over the system.
What is the pressure in your system? I know you can't run the compressor...
static pressure can tell me if you lost freon or not...