Bohica described the compressor as direct drive, always spinning and hence should be replaced because the system is open and the compressor will gulp in air. But... Turns out that this E320 uses a clutched AC. The compressor is not spinning continuously. May want to reassess categoric rejection of t...

thank you for jumping in tbird. Understood about the compressor and will just blow out the condensor with N2 as I have a tank at my restaurant with a regulator. I don't look forward to flushing the evap so I'll just do the N2 purge. I do own a flush gun so that's nbot out of the question but what a ...

Well I found the schemaic for the pressure switch and upon closer inspection I found the 3 cut wires. Now need to get or make a connector and determine which wire goes to which terminal.

and here is a photo of the car so you can see how pristine it looks. Not a single tear in the interior either.

You wrote "I suggest removing and flushing the compressor, but don't use any kind of solvent for that purpose. Use PAG-46". How do I flush with PAG-46. That is the oil not the flush. Maybe you are suggesting not to use a flushing agent in the compressor but rather fill and drain with Pag-4...

below.jpg above.jpg Here is a view from beneath the car with missing RD. You can see some damaged metal with a few sloppy welds. Amazingly its the only sign of damage. The radiator support is perfect and factory original and the fender looks original with no paint overspray anywhere to be found. It...

Thank you John. Here are photos of the compressor. You can see that the wire goes to the middle but when I look up the Denso number it says clutch.

Compressor.png The condenser is not damaged. Not sure what kind of accident would lead to what I'm looking at...the receiver dryer is like torn out. The aluminum pipe part of the hoses near the RD are broken off as though it was in an accident. The open ends are relatively protected under the hood ...

Hi, First time here and hoping to get some advice. I just picked up a super clean MB E320 with 120k miles. Fixed a few simple things like the leaking driver door lock actuator and radio amp. Now ready to take on the AC. I've done AC work on my cars in the past and own manifold set, vacuum pump, and ...