Pinakavital talaga compressor... yun lang kasi gumagalaw (other than the fan)
Dumaan narin ako sa rebuilt/surplus route sa alternator at talagang di worth it... sobrang tsambahan talaga at most cases di tatagal ng 6-8 months. syempre kung sinuwerte ka tatagal...
Do the math nalang...
Surplus units costs about 5-8K depende kung R134A o R12 type... pag nagpapalit ka ng compressor usually palit ka narin ng drier... add P800... tapos freon... average ng R12 mga P300-400, R134 mga P800... then for sure papapalitan nila fittings at hoses mo, add another P800 for 2-4 fittings and hose... then papacleaning ka nadin kasi kasama yun sa repair... P600-800... + labor... all in all aabutin ka rin AT LEAST 8-9K...
After a few months either may sisingaw (best case scenario) sa system mo, papalit kang either hose, fitting, expansion valve, pressure switch or o-rings... tapos gastos ka ulit for freon refill... labor at parts...
Do that 2-3x a year... para ka narin bumili ng orig na compressor...
I went through that mga 4x... 2 compressors, 1 evap, 2 pressure switches, 1 oring, 2 fittings later, I gave up and bought a new compressor... dun lang tumagal at naging consistent ang aircon ko... Napadowngrade pa ako ng R12 compressor...
To think na the first time my AC compressor gave way, my friend who runs Coolmate Denso in Pasong Tamo was offering me a full AC replacement (palit compressor, condenser, drier, evap etc) for P25K lang (plus labor)... edi sana naka all-orig Denso na ako, R134 padin at no worries...
Ganun rin ang kalabasan at super nahassle pa ako pag nawala AC.. as in SUPERhassle...