I think Pierre has an opinion on that, you can probably guess. His advice was too make sure you got the proper manifold o-rings for the GM compressor, they have some metal in them.
I think you can get standard GM compressor and flip the rear cap around to make the oil flow correct for the upside down install in the Benz, save a few bennies? There is some trick to using those old compressors. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 28, 2021 6:45:38 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > Is there a more modern compressor that fits/works with W116 and W123 cars? > They use the ACDelco "upside down" compressor IIRC. RockAuto lists one by > Nissens, as well as remans by ACDelco and Four Seasons. > > Allan > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> I'll buy you a beer to be my AC tech. Hell maybe a six pack. >> >> --FT >> >> On 6/28/21 5:49 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >>> Finally got hot enough for me to decide to fix the AC in the '95 E300 I >>> bought from Dan a couple years ago. Took all of an hour, if that, to get >>> the compressor out (front seal was leaking). After removing the wiper >>> washer fluid tank and loosening the serpentine belt, I had easy access from >>> above to get all four bolts loose, remove the manifold connection, and also >>> the electrical connection on top of the compressor. >>> >>> And then OCD takes over, and I spent about 5 hours cleaning off the >>> compressor, carefully opening it up, carefully taking it completely apart >>> and replacing every seal and o-ring, and using the proper PAG-46 oil >>> filling it back up with oil. There was some nastiness on the valve plates, >>> kind of burned looking, like maybe the compressor was run low on oil or >>> something. If this thing dies, I'll have to spring for a new compressor I >>> guess. Rebuilt two other compressors and never saw anything like this. >>> >>> The nice thing about these Denso compressors, 10PA-15, is the only special >>> tool required is a belt wrench or a chain wrench to hold the clutch while >>> you loosen the front nut, and then a shaft seal sleave to cover the >>> compressor shaft splines as you press the front case back on with the new >>> shaft seal. >>> >>> Popped that back in, replaced the filter/dryer, then vacuum and fill the >>> system up. Took me about 8 hours all together, but ICE COLD AC is now back. >>> >>> Only weird thing is that the recirculation function doesn't work. Press >>> the button and the light comes on while you hold the button down, but as >>> soon as you let go, the light goes out. Not able to troubleshoot that yet, >>> could be a bad switch I suppose or might be the PBU. >>> ------------- >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> . >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
