RSSMy A/C Compressor Has over 100,000 Miles and I Want to Replace It
Jan 27
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Most consumers, and many mechanics think the A/C Compressor makes the A/C in your vehicle cold. That’s simply not true. Although this is a common belief, the A/C compressor actually creates heat as well as high pressure. When the A/C refrigerant is under high pressure, it is hot. The cool effect is actually created elsewhere, and we will talk about that in just a bit. A/C compressors also incude an A/C clutch.
Your air conditioning compressor has a suction and a discharge port. The bigger port is the suction port. The air conditioning freon is then brought into the A/C compressor through the suction port, where it is then compressed, and then pushed or discharged into the air conditioning condenser, through the discharge port.
Consisting of various valves and other components, the AC compressor is very complex. There are several types of pumps, including piston type, rotary vane, and scroll. The A/C clutch is at the very front of the AC compressor, and consists of a hub, pulley and coil. The hub is at the very front part of the compressor and is what engages physically engages the internals. The Compressor Pulley is where the belt sits, and the coil is the electronic part that engages the hub. Once the A/C compressor is engaged, the inside components begin to move the freon through the A/C refrigerant system.