Air Conditioning - Condenser Unit Overheating

I have a split level A/C unit that's about 10 years old. I recently replaced the dual capacitor and the fan motor, and it had been running fine for about month since. I recently noticed that the condenser/compressor unit is getting very hot - there are bushes next to it and the leave close to the cage have burned. The outside temperature here has just recently gotten up into the 90's, but we're used to 100+ days, so it's not too abnormal.

Any chance that the motor that I put in was not matched correctly and this is causing the unit to overheat? I haven't had a chance to open up the cage and look inside.

I have a split level A/C unit that's about 10 years old. I recently replaced the dual capacitor and the fan motor, and it had been running fine for about month since. I recently noticed that the condenser/compressor unit is getting very hot - there are bushes next to it and the leave close to the cage have burned. The outside temperature here has just recently gotten up into the 90's, but we're used to 100+ days, so it's not too abnormal. It is normal for a condensing unit to get hot. And the hotter it is outdoors, the much hotter the condensing unit will become as well. How hot is normal? 150F give or take, is not abnormal for a condensing unit. The condensing pressure is a better pulse of its performance.


Any chance that the motor that I put in was not matched correctly and this is causing the unit to overheat? I haven't had a chance to open up the cage and look inside. Most certainly that is always a possibility, but if you were careful and thorough and did your homework right, that should not be an issue.

Is the unit tripping circuit breakers?
Is the compressor shutting itself OFF often (more often than prior to the fan replacement)?
Is the house not getting as cool as in the past?

If the answer to all of the above questions is "no", the unit is working as intended. Else, have it serviced.