The first AC compressor in my 88 Silverado lasted for about 25 years. The second one maybe 15 months.
Now the third one is leaking after about two and a half years. They leak around the seals in the "clamshell."
Both of the new ones have been brand new AC Delco, not remanufactured.
My questions:
Am I having this trouble with the new ones because the system has been converted to R12?
Do I just have to change these every few years?
If I have to keep replacing them, does anyone offer a lifetime warranty?
All the parts stores have lifetime warranty compressors, but you gotta prove the system was flushed, the o-tube and accumulator were replaced, and a vacuum was drawn on the system. Difficult to prove for a DIY, pain for a good AC shop.
Maybe buy a cheap compressor and replace every few years? I gave up on the AC on my old truck, so when I do have to drive it, I'm miserable.
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