Automotive Air Conditioning Information Forum

Welcome Big, thanks for your comments.

start new topic here............ Yes, if you would like to.
Nice Discussion Is Going on Here..... Not much to discuss, you are responding to a very old post.
Any One Can Start The New Topic..... Sure they can.

There is no shortage of R134a. It has to do with the HFC Quota Allocations.

See page 14

http://www.refritec.be/sites/refritec.b ... ndbook.pdf

If you have questions ask away, or maybe start a new topic.

Looks like the hardening type sealer to me.

http://www.hecat-inc.com/condenserrvideo.html

The cleaning challenge is the modern micro tubes, which is basically anything that is not the older tube and fin design heat exchanger. So in this context we can say 80's are "older" and 90's and up are "newer".

So it is not recommended by a You-Tube ...

I would recommend to inspect (clean or replace) the control orifice (OT or TXV), flush the evaporator, and dump the shipping oil from the compressor. Then you can add the full 8 oz. of fresh oil. You can distribute the oil or put it all in the compressor. Just be sure to rotate the compressor well ...

Yup, been around so long, I thought the "grumpy old man" avatar fit.

I do not have the oil quantity requirement for your system, but I would GUESS it needs about 6-8 ounces of oil. So you may be good with your 9 oz. plan.

Yes

No, you need to remove the POA and expansion device and clean it another way. You cannot flow any solvent volume thru such device, and you cannot flow enough air thru it to be able to evaporate (dry out) the solvent.

The best solvent for unknown refrigerant oils is SAFE-FLUSH A/C; available from ...