Quote Originally Posted by Tymac View Post
Get a second opinion on the compressor. The car still uses the Taurus compressor which is a decent design. My experience with them is the orings between the compressor and the lines start to bleed off.

It's easy enough to change (you did get your 4 doors off and back on) but you'd need a professional shop to recharge the system to keep you from over filling it. Plan to do the drier and expansion tube along with new seals and oil.
The O rings would be an easy fix from what I can tell. Do you or anyone know the test procedures to call a compressor bad.