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Yes..dad's RAV4 with a 2AF-FE engine. Taiwanese one which he went for as a temporary fix as the agents did not have one and the shops in delkanda/panchi did not have even a used part (ironically there were none on Yahoo auction Japan as well apart from a few compatible new ones also from Taiwan and China). He visited VN at the time and saly VN being LHD could not get the exact part as it was slighlty different. So..ironically his temporary fix unti he got a Toyota part has been there for nearly 4 or 5 years now

Now..the question is how do you know if it is actually reconditioned ? In Japan you get rebuilt compressors that come with a warranty for a year or so and they do a good job in restoring it and they have been pretty good. Are you sure that these parts are reconditioned ? and not just a used part as is cleaned up ? 

Being Japanese is no a guarantee that it is going to work properly for X years (in any used part). Sometimes the failure is simply because of the design. Just as the inherent design of these compressors (all Toyotas of the era and those that have the component of the time period) are prone to it breaking. Not that common but not that uncommon either. You do not know what the status of the used one from so it might last for a year or last for 10...so i is almost like the luck of the draw.

Would I swear by the used Japanese part...no...would I swear by the Taiwanese one ? No.

Also, there is no way to know if the part actually was manufactured in Japan just because it came out of a car that was in Japan.

@iRage I need to rephrase, these aren't recondition they are used and just sent here. No reconditioning involved ripped out of a car and sent here. It really is like playing Russian Roullette

Oh is that so. You're welcome. Hope you'll be able to source parts soon.

Yeah...had an issue with the RAV4 and its compressor....my dad could not find a replacement at te agent and the parts shops did not have a used unit either (although they were all willing to ell one that could be fitted after some maka baas work (no idea what that was or how). Eventually he managed to source a compatible part that was Taiwanese....its been about 4 years now and no problems.

@iRage Wait a minute, RAV4s came with 2AZs as well 0.o can I know the brand/place/price (this is not even that important at this point) you bought this part from? 4 years of usability is more than enough for me. I also was offered the option of getting a compatible one and to be 'adjusted' accordingly I don't like that idea that much, but if push comes to shove I will have to oblige.