Yes, it is the Nippondenso that is weak and has Teflon coated pistons leading to "black death" when it fails.

My advice is to first determine whether the evaporator is leaking by charging it a using a sniffer. Then you'll know what you're getting into.

If you're going to replace the compressor, use a new one only. And yes, they are horribly expensive. Like Larry always says: flush, flush, and flush again. Then when you think you're all done, do some more flushing.

Use only R12 - the Nippondenso doesn't like R134a and will self-destruct from the higher pressures.

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
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