Whats the lifespan of an AC Compressor...

[Carrameow]

My Better Half is very calm and peaceful and says that you dont need AC in the summer, the whole trick is to be tranquil and to think cool and Zen will take care of the pyschometrics and thermodynamics.. In the summer she does garden work in white clothes and never gets them dirty.
However I sweat like a Pig and Dirt follows me like a magnet. Until I mellow, I need AC!

In that respect:
Whats the lifespan of an AC Compressor?... My feeling is that you are lucky if you get 15 years out of one. By then the seals wear out and when you recharge the system, you ruin what is left of the seals retaining capacity. On my W123 Benzes, I never found one with the original compressor that was still alive..the compressor usually had to be replaced...





Whats the lifespan of an AC Compressor...