Dealer says my compressor is "coming apart"

[Arooge]

I took my car to the dealer after it started leaking massive amounts of burnt transmission fluid. They said it was from a sensor, which I didn't fully believe, but I went ahead and had them replace the transmission as they recommended. My a/c quit blowing cold over a year ago, so I had them look at that while it's there. I was hoping it was the condenser and it would be covered under warranty, but I was informed today that my "compressor is coming apart" and that is my issue, and that I need to replace the condenser, compressor, and a valve. For 2100$ how does a compressor "come apart" and does this sound legit or am I being fleeced? They sent me a message within 1 hour of me requesting my ac be looked at saying all that stuff is bad. Don't they have to remove the entire dash to access the compressor? 2016 2.0 automatic cvt

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[Arooge]

Dealer also mentioned metal shavings in a/c

 

[tacthecat]

Everything's under the hood. Lack of Freon and it's lubricant can kill the compressor if it's run for long without any. Not sure why the condenser is included unless it was leaking. If the cause was not the corrosion issue, then you would be on the hook for total cost.

 

[calonzo]

Everything's under the hood. Lack of Freon and it's lubricant can kill the compressor if it's run for long without any. Not sure why the condenser is included unless it was leaking. If the cause was not the corrosion issue, then you would be on the hook for total cost.

It really pisses me off that they don't have a sensor to stop the compressor from destroying itself when there is no refrigerant.

 

[tacthecat]

Unfortunately a good AC system needs to run occasionally to keep the parts lubricated. I don't know if you can completely turn it off without pulling a fuse.

 

[calonzo]

Unfortunately a good AC system needs to run occasionally to keep the parts lubricated. I don't know if you can completely turn it off without pulling a fuse.

Is that in response to my post? If so, an A/C system with not enough refrigerant is not a 'good' A/C system, and should never be run.

 

[latole]

Is that in response to my post? If so, an A/C system with not enough refrigerant is not a 'good' A/C system, and should never be run.

100 % right.

I never drive my car with A/C on. I always disable A/C on screen unless it is very hot.
I can have fresh air from outside ( temperature knob to 0) or warm air from the car.
If you don't do that, compressor may run......

Arooge ; or dealer want your money with selling you a compressor you don't need ?

 

[Ducota]

I use my a/c 100% of the time while driving
The system needs daily lubrication to maintain seals and doesn’t cost anything but a few horses. That said I’ve only run into one bad seal on a 4 year old 1990 accord.
had a compressor leak. I hunted down a ‘93 gasket that fit and saved me some money.

 

[latole]

The system needs daily lubrication to maintain seals and doesn’t cost anything but a few horses.

I disagree, once a month or more is enough.

I never have any compressor issue in my 3 previous cars with more than 125K miles each.

What about cars stored at the dealership that don't run for months? The compressor would then be out of service?

 

[calonzo]

I disagree, once a month or more is enough.

I never have any compressor issue in my 3 previous cars with more than 125K miles each.

What about cars stored at the dealership that don't run for months? The compressor would then be out of service?

I also think once a month during the winter months is enough to keep it lubricated.

Cars that sit at dealers are generally new cars so the seals won't dry out as fast as older cars. Older cars are where you have to worry.

 

[fitter_here]

It really pisses me off that they don't have a sensor to stop the compressor from destroying itself when there is no refrigerant.

The compressor won't run if the system is empty

 

[latole]

Good to know. I hope sensor will do is job.......

 

[fitter_here]

Good to know. I hope sensor will do is job.......

I can't see why it shouldn't

 

[latole]

I can't see why it shouldn't

Why new condenser leak ? It should not !
Why oil dilution ? It should not !
You want more Ah!Ah!

 

[chriser0]

If the compressor really did fail, Replacing the condenser is common practice as the dryer is made to it. Also you dont want to contaminate the new system with possible debris.

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