A/C compressor replacement compatibility issue..

I need to replace my compressor, prius plus (european version of prius V).
Brand new costs 2500euro, so my electrician has been looking for one in scrapyards.. he told me that compressor must be the same model as mine, mine is 11/2012.. can someone please advise, if i could replace 2012 compressor with say, 2016unit? Are the units (2012 and 2016) not the same?

Many thanks,

J.

 

Guys!!!
I have some news, but let me thank you first for your help!
Ok, i have found my problem:

Coroded connector..
Now, you could save me from buying 2000euro worth compressor.. if you could advise, if it would be possible to replace only the connector part on the compressor itself.. ?? Any exploded view of compressor??

Thank you veery much in advance!

 

.. so the compressor connector cannot be repaired.. that is really frustrating.. especially when the price of a compressor is so high... toyota's poor design, using such weak connector behind blower, and placing it vertically above the compressor.. water can leak through the harness, running down the cables, into the pins.. bad, very bad..
I seriously dont want to pay 2000euro for a compressor.. i paid 1500 for almost brand new engine, including labour!
I will try to find some pics of disassembling the compressor, and hopefully find some way around it..

 

Pins went out.. male stayed broken inside the female connector on harness side

 

Hello,

I would like to update my story.. I found a good car-electrician, with hybrid cars experience.. he by-passed the coroded connector by separate cables, and found, that diagnostics shows one error code, i dont know the number.. the code should relate to communication compressor/main computer. He thinks, that water could damage electronics inside the compressor. The electronics could be replaced by some second-hand compressor.. or buy a new one, 3000euro..

This problem, is a design flaw by Toyota.. placing the control cable connector on top of the A/C compressor, where the water can easily get / condense, is, at least for me, quite a bad idea, especially if the repair/replacement of the damaged part is quite expensive.. Also I learned, that this is quite a common fault and happens quite often..
Toyota should do something, at least offer some sort of discount for affected customers..

Any advice on this topic is welcome!

 

Hello everybody!

Small update.. my A/C is still not working..
Two mechanics, none of them could fix it.. and summer heatwaves are on the way..
One electrician tried to recover faulty a/c compressor - he covered the original damaged connector on the top of compressor by some sort of resin.. then he drilled two holes for new cable entry.. glued cables, connected.. result?
The a/c didnt start.. one code came on, about fault in A/C circuit..
Now, he suggested finding and replacing my unit with the one from scrapyard.. and here is one thing I am looking for advice from somebody:
I attached picture of my compressor label and one from scrapyard, the first codes match (0422420...), However the end numbers dont..my electrician says i have to find the whole number start to finish..
THE QUESTION FOR YOU: do i have to find a compressor that would match exactly match the code number of compressor, starting 04220... until the end of line?
Please advise,
Many thanks in advanced!

 

What about electronics, will it be compatible?
Mechanicly, they look identical..