| Subject: | | Mercedes 190E 3 compressors in 3 months HELP |
| Date: | | September 28, 2002 at 13:04:49 |
| Posted by: | | barry hudson via: or 209.208.54.105 |
Year: 1989
Make: Mercedes
Model: 190e 2.6
Refrigerant: R12
I have had 2 rebuilt compressors put in my 1989 190e 2.6 in the past 2
months.
The initial failure was the separation on the clutch of the outer to
inner ring (rubber rot).
The first Modine rebuilt one lasted 3 days (250 miles). We assumed it was an
infant mortality. It too seized up and split the rubber on the front of the clutch. The second one lasted about 2500 miles, 6 weeks. It failed differently.
While driving it just stopped cooling. If you started the car, then
engaged the A/C the engine would stall due to strain from the A/C. Then the fuse for the blinkers, blower, and A/C relay blew. After replacing it, the clutch engages briefly when you start the car, but never again. My a/c mechanic claims he applied voltage to the clutch and it pumped
down. He said it felt cool on the pipes but the blower would not blow
due to another blown fuse. I have my doubts. He cited the blown fuse as evidence that I have electical problems and said "good luck", and still has my $800. I bypassed the a/c relay and kept the clutch engaged for 2 minutes, and it made a horrible noise and the pressure on the low side never moved from 110. We did not change the expansion valve. He said you have to take out the
dashboard. I went to this guy because he was MACS certified and wanted
to keep my r-12 for lower pressures and beter cooling. Is Mercedes such
a different animal that I should have gone to a German specialist? What would you do next?
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