450 mile trip from San Diego on Saturday, 2/3 way home, my truck interior starts getting warm. I pulled over, checked my fuses, all looked good. My snowflake like comes on but I never hear the clutch engage.

When I got home, I crawled under, see clear oil on the bottom of the compressor, and looks like it had been slinging it off the pulley on the frame and radiator host adjacent to it.

So, it sounds like I'm in for a new compressor. What I'm finding is most parts places are saying the compressor warranty does not apply unless you also change the filter/drier and the orifice tube. Ok, those aren't that much.

Now on another site, it says most new cars have parallel flow condensers which cannot be flushed. To reduce premature failure after a compressor failure, you should also replace the condenser.

I've read hundreds of AC related posts on here the past couple days. I've seen some successfully replace only the compressor. Others replace the compressor, filter / drier and orifice tube and have been successful. I saw a couple on here replace all the components due to higher than normal vent temps to try to fix, but not necessarily after a compressor failure.

I've sourced a new Four Seasons TS1800 compressor at rockauto.com that has filter drier and orifice tube for $267 plus $10 shipping. I've read some negative reviews about Four Seasons.

I've also found a new OEM Denso 471-6046 at THMotorsports for $267 without the other parts.

I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to have to mess with AC again for many years. I plan on keeping the truck at least another 10 years if possible. AC always seems to fail when it's over 100 out, and it's 104 here today so it's putting a rush on my research and decisions unfortunately.

 

I'm also getting a quote from a local repair shop tomorrow morning.

 

replace your orifice tube, drier and compressor. then have the system vacuumed and then charged by the correct weight. it should say the weight on the core support.

 

Thanks, I definitely will be doing this myself. Shop came back with a nearly $1200 quote.

 

I replaced the compressor early June, Then cabin fan went funky, replaced fan and only cold on passenger side. pushed in two cans and heard a hissing sound and oil leaking from back of compressor where hose attaches. Wife fetching new seals. Did you get the Denso compressor? or Four Seasons?

 

After 2 weeks of scouring the internet, I found a Denso 471-6046. It was weird, I found lots of sites that carried them, but all were out of stock. I was about to order the new Four Seasons from Rockauto, but tried one more search for the 471-6046 and one popped up on Amazon. The seller on Amazon was actually Denso Incorporated. The compressor shipped directly from them. They only had 1 in stock and I got it. $317 I believe was the price.

I just wrote up a "how to" on my project and posted on this forum. It was a piece of cake.

 

I replaced the condenser as well. I had a ton of fins bent over from rock hits and bugs and hitting it when working under the hood. I figured for $75 I'd replace it with a new one. The only bad thing about the new one is it is natural aluminum finish. I bolted it on and closed the hood and it shined like a neon sign under the grille. I pulled it back off and put a light coat of black paint just to knock down that bright aluminum color.