OE 97701-B5200 — Compressor assembly for Hyundai / Kia

Treat it as a wear item: inspect every 20,000-30,000 km and replace at the first sign of leakage, noise or performance loss. Real service life swings widely with climate, road surface and duty cycle, so mileage on its own is a weak indicator.

OEM means the part was produced for the vehicle maker's assembly line; aftermarket means it is made independently to the same engineering drawing. For a compressor assembly the practical gap is usually tooling age and packaging rather than fit, provided the tolerance class matches.

Aftermarket compressor assembly comes from tooling houses that hold the original drawings or licensed equivalents. KingMay sources from vetted factories and inspects each batch; the manufacturer name is available on request where your market requires origin documentation.

A supersession happens when the maker revises a compressor assembly and issues a new tail number. The revision normally changes a small physical detail rather than the fit. Where we know a supersession chain for 97701-B5200 we list the current reference; ask our desk for written confirmation before a large order.

Four variables explain most of the spread: material grade, whether the goods are new production or clearance stock, packing format, and whether the quote is ex-works or landed. Ask for the material certificate alongside the price — that is what makes a comparison like-for-like.

Build-year coverage is listed row by row in the Applications table above. Where several generations share one number, the newer rows usually carry a revised suffix — compare the last four characters before buying, since a suffix change often means a different connector or bracket.