Holy balls Rex, you're correct!!! (never thought I'd see the day)

The compressor seized internally, and yes, when that happens it sends metallic black death through the system. All my friend did was replace the compressor and recharge the system.
It is only a matter of time before the new compressor is destroyed.

Generally the industry practice is to flush the lines and evaporator with proper equipment and a special solvent. Then replace the orifice tube, replace the accumulator, replace the condenser (or flush it if possible), install a pancake filter on the suction side of the compressor, add the proper amount of pag oil, replace the compressor, then evac and recharge.

Your stock has risen ever so slightly today Rex, Congratulations!!!

He didnt even replace the orfice tube!?

Well there can be no question as to if it will come back, the only question is WHEN.

I hope the Service Writer had the customer sign a waiver, as most remanufatures of these pumps do not warranty an improper install that results in damage due to debree. Inspection of the lines are a must. Steel fragments that become one with the oil is like liquid sand paper. Getting steel fragments out of condensors or reciver/driers is near impossible.

In the case the customer damanded that just the compressor be replaced, then there should be a waiver. I dont know how happy this customer will be when having to buy another new pump, plus the parts and labor to do it right. You can only hope he comes back. If he was made aware of the danger and decided to be a cheap-skate then it's all on him, if you have the waiver.

At the very least it sounds like this rookie lost your dealership a lot of gravy service and or part money and to be honest it will end up costing the customer too.

Then again there are some people that are just lucky as all hell, but sometimes I wonder if these people are even smart enough to know the diffrence.

 

 

There was no waiver for the customer. The problem wasn't the customer being cheap, the problem is with the technician being stupid and lazy. The customer isn't even aware of the pending doom because the tech never even gave him an estimate to do it properly. I'm just disgusted over the matter because it makes our whole dealership look bad.

When I voiced my concerns to the tech, his answer to me was: "That's ok, If the new compressor fails it will be covered by service part warranty."

Problem is, service part warranty only covers the part and the cost of the labor for the original repair. Since the original repair was done half assed, there will be no reimbursement for the needed flushing, and the same tech will simply slap another compressor on and begin the cycle of self destruction all over again.

Yeah, and propane is a very bad idea, but I've seen it done. My previous dealer had a refrigerant identifier we used prior to hooking up our ac service machine. My current dealer doesn't, and it wouldn't surprise me if at some point someone hooked it up to a vehicle with some propane in it and contaminated our equipment and any car we hooked it up to since.

I'm surrounded by idiots... Except for Scrot, he turned out ok!

While it's true that even dealerships have a percentage of idiots working, it is also true that the percentage of idiots at independent shops is MUCH higher.