Automotive Air Conditioning Information Forum (Archives)

autowize on Tue December 27, 2011 3:59 PM

Do you guys know if the 10S17 compressor have a premature failure due to valve damage?

autowize on Wed December 28, 2011 8:04 AM

OOPS! Sorry I did not realized

TRB on Wed December 28, 2011 10:23 AM

I'm not aware of any known issues with this line of compressors.

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ice-n-tropics on Sat December 31, 2011 1:47 PM

Wize,
Chrysler had a big warranty expense with a lower cost valve design on the 10S17 some years ago. Denso's USA division made the screwup and Japan never accepted the poorly validated change.
JMHO: That's what happens when bean counters run a company and allow inexperienced engineers to take foolish risks with inadequate factors of safety and non real life (slugging) validation programs.
Denso had to cover this expense and returned to the more robust/former valve design.
hotrodac

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Edited: Sat December 31, 2011 at 1:54 PM by ice-n-tropics

autowize on Tue January 03, 2012 7:19 PM

Edited: Tue January 03, 2012 at 7:21 PM by autowize