Electric DENSO ac compressors used on hybrid vehicles have a compressor inside the compressor assembly. One of the leading causes of ac compressor is a lack of lubrication, or the wrong lubrication being used. This is a brief overview of DENSO electric ac compressors, and what can happen with out prpoer lubrication. Without proper lubrication the compressor will start to disintegrate from ths inside, and debris will travel out of the compressor into the ac system.