To make this a short story my ac compressor on my G is shot (it actually somehow split and or cracked ) I want to save money and install a refurbished one from ebay which are guaranteed to work. I'm going to also have to change out the expansion valve and wanted to see if anybody has any experience with this task and could give me tips or advice.
After the install I plan to take it to an ac shop and have them recharge the entire system and boom cool ac in my car again.
If this helps at all i live in tucson AZ if anybody knows a shop here that does this type of work that'll be great

 

The compressor blew because of improper amount of oil in the system, have you been recharging it with R134A yourself?

You will need to bridge/bypass the compressor and expansion valve and liquid flush the entire system before vacuum/recharge, there are microscopic bits of the compressor blown into the system. I would disassemble everything, take it down and have them flush components individually while it's disassembled, have them use electrical tape on the fittings when done just to keep impurities out. Then reinstall a new compressor and expansion valve, take it back down for leak test/vacuum/refrigerant.

Unfortunately it's a pretty expensive process when the compressor explodes like that.

Buy compressor oil, use it to lubricate every single o-ring. Anything disassembled needs new o-rings, make sure you are buying the correct o-rings, I prefer HBNR but neoprene will work fine for automotive use. Use a reputable supplier or you might end up buying some really old o-rings that will have a short life.

 

I never recharge ghe system the entire time owned it for 5 years one day the ac just working.
Ok so how would I go about bypassing the system?
Also does it matter what oil I use for the compressor I remember seeing a video where oil is being added inside the compressor.

 

You won't add oil to the compressor, the AC tech will do that when charging the system, it's added with the refrigerant with an adapter on the suction line.

The tech will bypass the components and flush, it's an expensive machine used to do that part, just leave everything disconnected.

Basically once you remove everything, drive the vehicle down and let them do the flush, then take your car back to shop and install everything, then drive back down for the nitrogen test / vacuum / recharge.

Call around to various local shops and see who has the equipment for the flush as well as a good price. Might end up going to one shop for the flush and a second shop for the recharge.

 

About to do mine, the compressor locked the other day and smoked the clutch. Going to be fun turning wrenches in the heat

 

Mine is all swapped now, just have to put my intakes back on tomorrow and my dash back together. Ripping the dash apart was the worst, not looking forward to rebuilding everything.