Sounds like youtube rhetoric, got any statistics to back this up?
i would love to get my ac running for next to free...
i would love to get my ac running for next to free...
those fs6 compressors always leak from the front seal. They even have a wick! When they leak that much with R12 they will really dump 134.So I’ve now got the compressor off and drained of the old oil. I didn’t really notice or think about while it was on the truck but the side of the compressor housing had a fair amount of oil buildup. Any ideas on how to tell if this was the front seal leaking on the compressor or just oil and fuel being flung onto the side for 30 years? For what it’s worth, the oil was mostly concentrated on the side facing the engine. I would had to get it all back together only to have a massive leak on the compressor.
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those fs6 compressors always leak from the front seal. They even have a wick! When they leak that much with R12 they will really dump 134.
I've never heard of them being pickled before. I have heard that the leftover mineral oil in the system on the hoses and o-rings will act as a barrier against the new oil and refrigerant.
You can buy a shaft seal and gasket kit pretty cheap. I'd try that before I'd replace it with another compressor. Make sure to clean/polish the shaft where the seal rides. I see on a lot of seal failures where that surface isn't good.