AC, Upper cover oil leak...

[Waterloo]

(10-12-2019 )Nilao Wrote:  My compressor is 3 years old now. Still no issues with it. Had i not creamed that deer i might have the original on there still, but insurance paid to replace it as the condensor was damaged and the shop advised to replace it along with the filter/drier. I have my own recovery machine so i can measure and replace any oil that gets pulled out then put the exact amount of freon in. Being as i put thermistors in every 6 to 12 months i have a set in my shop at all times. Are you sure theres not too much freon going to the compressor and its slugging?

The compressor from the in frame failed soon after leaving Rawze's, like on the way home. Put a new one on and it has been freezing me out of the cab on 90*+ days, no icing on any of the lines or in the cab of the condenser. That one has been on for well over a year with no issues. Was working fine when I left the house right up until I pulled the plug.

When the clutch engages, is when the howling begins, this just started somewhere between Detroit and Chicago. And this is not the howling that a bad expansion valve makes, this is direct from the ac clutch/compressor. I hope I caught it in time before it started sending metal through the system. Un plugged and removed belt immediately upon figuring it out.

You can turn the compressor clutch and feel a slight grinding, sticking, where the new compressor spins freely.

I'll be getting it together today or tomorrow, other things going on here at the house that have me distracted.