2013 fiesta SE Hatchback 52,000 miles
AC Comp going out. Makes whirling sound like GM power steering pump going out. Drove 40 miles at 85 MPH 106 F. Heard clattering noise when I parked. Sounded like loose lifters. Turned AC off. Noise immediately went away. Has not made that noise since.
Back story: Bought new in 2013. AC was never great - figured that was normal for the Fiesta. Last year it began hardly cooling at all. Went to mechanic I trust. Found no leaks. Charged and serviced the system. The AC began blowing very cold air immediately after that. I think the system was never charged correctly in the factory, so that means there was not enough lubricant either, so because of that I think the compressor is going out.
(Heater also took a long time from brand new to throw out heat. This spring I flushed, changed and burped the coolant - now the heater throws of heat almost instantly - Was probably not burped correctly at the factory in Mexico)
I have 2 options for compressor, Motorcraft or Denso. Is Denso Nippon Denso, or a fake?
Read that condenser needs to be replaced if compressor goes out as the condenser can not be flushed. Something about some of them having spiral passages.
Do modern refrigerants need to be recaptured, like the old F 12 and 22? I might do the work myself, but recapturing the refrigerant would put that out of the ball park. I used to do AC and refrigeration decades ago. Would need to get new gauges. Guessing equipment to recapture refrigerant would be expensive.
AC Comp going out. Makes whirling sound like GM power steering pump going out. Drove 40 miles at 85 MPH 106 F. Heard clattering noise when I parked. Sounded like loose lifters. Turned AC off. Noise immediately went away. Has not made that noise since.
Back story: Bought new in 2013. AC was never great - figured that was normal for the Fiesta. Last year it began hardly cooling at all. Went to mechanic I trust. Found no leaks. Charged and serviced the system. The AC began blowing very cold air immediately after that. I think the system was never charged correctly in the factory, so that means there was not enough lubricant either, so because of that I think the compressor is going out.
(Heater also took a long time from brand new to throw out heat. This spring I flushed, changed and burped the coolant - now the heater throws of heat almost instantly - Was probably not burped correctly at the factory in Mexico)
I have 2 options for compressor, Motorcraft or Denso. Is Denso Nippon Denso, or a fake?
Read that condenser needs to be replaced if compressor goes out as the condenser can not be flushed. Something about some of them having spiral passages.
Do modern refrigerants need to be recaptured, like the old F 12 and 22? I might do the work myself, but recapturing the refrigerant would put that out of the ball park. I used to do AC and refrigeration decades ago. Would need to get new gauges. Guessing equipment to recapture refrigerant would be expensive.
