Leaking A/C Compressor
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Leaking A/C Compressor
You guys ever seen or heard of an A/C Compressor leaking vaccum/pressure? My old compressor's clutch doesnt work so I bought a used compressor. I hooked up the lines and went to draw a vac and wouldnt hold vac. I thought it was the O-rings so I changed em and cleaned out the holes really good but it still leaked. I took the lines off the new comp and put them on the old comp and no leak. I cleaned out the holes in the new comp, replaced the O-rings yet again, and still no seal. I mic'd the ID of the comp holes and they are the same size. I dont get it. I think the comp is leaking elsewhere. Any ideas?
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Re: Leaking A/C Compressor
good to hear you fixed it up and if it makes you feel better, i have seen a compressor leak. dye tested my system and found the compressor leaking between the two halves, was told it was pretty much non-salvageable at that point.
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Re: Leaking A/C Compressor
I replace 2-3 leaking A/C compressors a week, [case leak] and replace the front seal on 2 or 3 more a week, front seal leaks are easy to fix, [once comp. is out of car and you have the correct tools].
You already know swapping the clutch and coil is not hard, also made easier with the proper tools, you did luck out, [if comp. is working] getting the clutch gap right.
Have you put your old clutch back on the "new" compressor and taken it back for a refund yet?
If it is a case leak it is not reparable, it needs a complete rebuild, not something easy to do. 94
You already know swapping the clutch and coil is not hard, also made easier with the proper tools, you did luck out, [if comp. is working] getting the clutch gap right.
Have you put your old clutch back on the "new" compressor and taken it back for a refund yet?
If it is a case leak it is not reparable, it needs a complete rebuild, not something easy to do. 94
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