The a/c compressor on my '89 Cressida died yesterday. I noticed that suddenly it wasn't cooling that well and then it made all kind of godawful noises. I'd like to try and replace it myself and take it somewhere to have them recharge the system. However, I need to find out if it's more complicated than that.
Yeah, yeah, there's a special way you're supposed to evacuate the system to make sure the Feds are happy and that the ozone isn't destroyed and we don't all die. Whatever. Once the compressor gets lunched, is it possible for metallic particles to contaminate the rest of the system? I.e., how likely is it that it's going to require more than simply replacing the compressor?
Thanks!