Carrier Reefer Condenser failing at 10,000 hours?

Yes had it on 2 carrier reefers last year both in the 9000 - 10000 hour range , son has had it on 1 of his but it was nearly brand new.

 

Only have had one condenser replaced in the last 15 years. A couple that are local only trailers have 40K hours on them. At 10K i'd be more concerned with the angle drive and blower bearings.

 

10K hours seem to be the magic number for all brands of reefers to start breaking down more. As for the Carrier's angle drive...simple to rebuild or replace. I rebuilt mine last week and found out that the vent tubes are prone to leak water into them even if the tube is the updated style that goes all the way to the top of the unit. Also during a service the angle drive is not even required to be checked for proper fluid level...kind of a ticking time bomb in my mind.

 

Question I have is "is the condensor shot or is it or better yet one of coils leakin--I've seen that more often n not w/low hours on a carrier?-