Looking for the part number or even the manufacturer of the A/C compressor for the Escos? Since the Escos was not sold by Ford in the U.S. I need to do some upfront legwork to get it fixed.

The compressor makes a rattling noise when not in use and there is a reddish residue on other engine components that looks like it is spraying out from between the clutch and the compressor housing. For now, the A/C works but I bet something is about to fail

TIA

 

I had real trouble finding the compressor for my early '93 escos, the compressor was mounted by 3 bolts and loaded (pipes in/out) from the top towards the back and our friends at ford say it's not available anymore, which is handy! They did do a kit to update it to the later setup, but this costs a small fortune. As your escos is a '95 it is most probably the later model compressor which mounts with 4 bolts and loads from the back. I believe this is fitted to a few different ford models including a european mondeo 2.0 petrol 93-97ish. I have seen ford explorer compressors which look very similar to me, which could mean it is locally available to you. The mondeo compressor I had was made by Nippon Denso (it was bought in the far east) but I think there was more than one manufaturer. I hope this helps, as I know what a nightmare it can be to sort out.

 

Have a look at this auction on ebay uk - 4556415996 and see if it looks the same as your compressor, the seller might be able to help with identification numbers etc.

 

I found a clutch assembly kit for my a/c compressor.

Now all I need to do is keep my fingers crossed and hope it goes on without a problem.

 

just won one on ebay, not sure if its going to fit but it was worth the price to find out, when i get it i will give any help / numbers / help anybody wants,
if it isnt the corect one for my late small turbo i will put it up 4 sale again after i've had a mate service it (he should be able to ID for other applications aswell)