Obviously, the best course of action is to always use the OEM recommended expansion valve and nothing else. I can say i know some instances where OEM iterations of the 38884 expansion valve, which appears to have a positive superheat value, have been used with variable displacement compressors too. A 2005 Legacy for example has a scroll compressor and its 39048 expansion valve shows a negative superheat. Wondering if what affects these compressors is just normal wear or something else.Ĭan't say anything about compressors from these brands, but curiously enough, 4seasons pretty always shows a positive superheat value for valves employed with vane compressors such as yours. I've noticed the expansion valve's part number has been changed at some point on this car. But I haven't looked very hard either.Īl9 wrote:Just speculating here. I haven't been able to find any useful reviews on any of them. If anyone has any suggested reading, please hook me up.Īlso, if anyone has any opinions on UAC, GPD, or Four Seasons compressors, please share. I have a AC vacuum and hopefully all the correct fittings. I've witnessed it before by a uncle of a friend of mine. W/summer right around the corner, I need to get this done. I pretty much stopped using it on defrost mode (my go to HVAC setting when I first get into my cold car) at that point so it wouldn't get any worse. No grinding per say, but the sound of the death of my compressor, for sure. At some point over the winter, my compressor started to make a worn out bearing sound. That lasted maybe a month before I had to do it again. Last summer, the clutch stopped engaging, so I reduced the shim stack by a little bit in order to get it to engage again. I've got 140k+ on mine, which isn't terrible I suppose. The foresters of this generation, 2014-2018, are pretty notorious for their short lived compressors. Growth was also experienced across various markets with Taiwan and Malaysia experiencing a 44 percent and 24 percent increase in sales in 2014 (January 2014 - December 2014) respectively.I signed up because I'm planning on replacing the compressor and condenser on my 2015 subaru forester 2.5i. The Subaru vehicles that won the Top Picks of 2015 are as follows: In addition, Subaru was ranked 5 th overall in the automotive brand ranking. Growth was also experienced across various markets with Taiwan and Malaysia experiencing a 44 percent and 24 percent increase in sales in 2014 (January 2014 - December 2014) respectively.Īt the same time, Consumer Reports, an independent organisation that publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products, announced that Subaru won the Consumer Reports Top Picks of 2015 in three categories. The award-winning Subaru Forester, which was launched in the first quarter of 2013, is the highest-selling Subaru vehicle in Singapore. Motor Image Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Subaru in the region, announced that Subaru vehicle sales in Singapore grew by 210 percent in 2014 (January 2014 - December 2014), jumping from 201 units in 2013, to 623 units in 2014. With the current Subaru Forester (launched in Q1 2013), 2 years old and the most popular Subaru car in 2014, I'm surprised that I can't even find a thread on it, so I'm starting one here.Īre there any recent buyers who would like to share their views or recent purchasing experiences?