Prevention of A/C compressor breakdown

[niky]

It's not just the Frontier. It happens with the Exalta also and the AD Resort also. Nissan's supercold aircons are a pain in the ass if you don't maintain them well. I changed my compressor to a Denso.

[av427]

Hmmm, nakakapagtaka. Our Nissan Frontier diesel was bought in 2000 (2001 look sha) and as of today, di pa nasira ang compressor nya eh halos 7 years na.

The only thing we have had to change is the Expansion Valve, and once pa lang yun. Ang gumawa is Sterling in T. morato. Sabi nila sa ken, lagi ko daw i-gitna yung temperature setting ko sa frontier then yung fan nasa 2, and it worked for me. Di na nasira ulit yung aircon after pinalitan yung expansion valve.

Magkaiba ba ang aircon ng 2000-2001 Nissan Frontier sa 2003?

[niky]

Honestly don't know. Nissan changed compressors in the Sentra sometime in the past, too.

A friend, on the other hand, had to chenage the compressor on their old Frontier.

I guess it's in the way you use them. Our Exalta never had compressor problems, whereas I had to sell my extra compressor (engine swap project) to a friend with the same car (same age...about 2-3 years).

[FrankDrebin]

The only thing we have had to change is the Expansion Valve, and once pa lang yun. Ang gumawa is Sterling in T. morato. Sabi nila sa ken, lagi ko daw i-gitna yung temperature setting ko sa frontier then yung fan nasa 2, and it worked for me. Di na nasira ulit yung aircon after pinalitan yung expansion valve.

Don't if this is true pero halos lahat ng nakakausap kong car A/C mechanics eto ang tip. Huwag daw laging nasa Max ang A/C temperature settings. Any technical explanation about this one?

[XTO]

Don't if this is true pero halos lahat ng nakakausap kong car A/C mechanics eto ang tip. Huwag daw laging nasa Max ang A/C temperature settings. Any technical explanation about this one?

totally agree ako sa yo sir frank, for me anything pwersado mas maikli ang
buhay. if cost of repair means nothing tuloy lang pero kung tipid mode at maalaga
IMO the best ang moderate lang ang settings. not max.

[LHV]

Don't if this is true pero halos lahat ng nakakausap kong car A/C mechanics eto ang tip. Huwag daw laging nasa Max ang A/C temperature settings. Any technical explanation about this one?

not that technical pero max settings means more work on the compressor, more stress on the parts and shorthens its life

[cocoy]

really? hmmm... well on my starex it doesnt matter if you have it on max or not... the compressor will still cycle on and off the same way,, because of the design off the system,, because when you think your adjusting your termostat its just the valves of the heater system that opens and heats the air...so unless you turn the compressor off manually there is basicallly no difference..... by the way my starex 01 model still has stock aircon system... havent cleaned or anything done to it...and its still working fine.. and the reason its ok is probably because the starex has 3 auxiliary fans to help cool the condenser.

[gorionikoy]

Don't if this is true pero halos lahat ng nakakausap kong car A/C mechanics eto ang tip. Huwag daw laging nasa Max ang A/C temperature settings. Any technical explanation about this one?

simpleng explanation...sa a/c ng bahay ay meron din dibang high o sagad?depende sau kung kailangan mo itong gamititin..kaya nga kung mainit panahon eh di isagad mo..kung malamig edi low setting..hindi katulad ng ibang sasakyan na fix setting o yung merong tinatawag na climate control...