Hello,

I've searched for this but didn't have any luck, so hopefully someone else knows.

I have a 93 E van that I finally replaced all of the old holey components, and charged with r134a and new oil/dye, and everything is working great after three summers.

I'm working on a different van, and came across a blurb that ford's fx15 compressors were too weak for r134a, and were redesigned/renamed fx10.

How can I tell what I have? It was noisy last year, but after putting a full oil charge in this year, it is quiet and has been working great for a month. I'm just wondering how much borrowed time my compressor has.

Thanks for any help from you guys, and happy and safe 4th weekend if you're just passing through.

 

The FX15 was known for not surviving the higher pressures of R134a which contributed to the dreaded "Black Death" failure well known for this units.
The FS10 was a slightly better design and is a direct replacement for the FX15. Be sure to use only a new Motorcraft compressor, with the correct size/ridge pulley/clutch with the clutch connector at the correct clock position.
HTH

 

Thanks for your reply karl, that's the info i already have and is what i am worried about. I don't know when ford made the switch. Did it coincide with moving to r134a, so anything with originally with r12 has the fx15, or was there a specific year, or gradual phase in? My 93 came with r12 but other vehicles were shipping with r134a. I haven't been able to find anything about which one my van has despite all my research, that's why i'm here.