Dealer now says full vacuum and recharge (so not necessarily flush but it's good enough for me on a ten year old car) is $165 with labor and parts combined. They are not recommending any parts replacement.

Going in next week!

AC still blowing 45 degrees.

 

The dealer did the AC evac and recharge service, and assured me many times that the work was done properly for my car and they know it is a hybrid.

But I am beginning to distrust every mechanic in the world because the service advisor could only tell me that R134A is the correct fluid. I kept asking about the compressor oil but no real answers besides "R134A" is the correct one. "The important thing is that it has the "A" behind R134." No mention of SE-10Y oil or electrical properties.

Plus they added R134A Dye, again no mention of whether this is the correct Tracerline dye or something else. At this point I would like to submit my car as the official guinea pig test car of potentially contaminated AC compressor oil.

 

Wow. I'm a little dubious as well. However, most people making arrangements for the service don't necessarily know very much.

Hopeful that the actual technical people understand what is required.

 

Hello my 05 Accord hybrid Ac stop work month before I took to my mechanic told me to go to dealer and checked out they found compressor lock and a hole in condenser they wants $1700 for parts + labor but I ordered both parts from a accidental car condenser with dryer and compressor Now I need ur help I can take to my mechanic and install them? And what cautions need to this complete process pls help me thnx

 

gafortiby - I'm curious if you're still around and how everything worked out. I myself have put a can of AC Pro in my 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid. After doing so, I noticed the "not for hybrids with electric compressors" notice on the back. I didn't think much of it since I have a belt. I didn't realize the compressor itself was also a hybrid. Go figure. It was in my system for a good year (beginning of summer 2017) with no issues. After this summer, I'm having weird compressor shut down issues. I'm curious if your car survived the experience.

 

Hello,
My car is still working fine and AC is still blowing cold. I have not done anything to the AC since I had the dealer look at it when I posted my experiences.