A/C Recharging

As far as the oil goes, when you take off the compreseor, and any other parts, drain the oil into a masuring cup you will never use in the kitchen again and add up all you take out. Add the same amount.

A/C work is fairly easy, but you need the correct tools.

For what you are doing, you are going to need a charging station at the very least.

If you are replacing a defective compressor, the whole system will have to be flushed with an air conditioning flushing solvent first before you replace any parts. All that chewed up old iron is laying in your system and will ruin & plug your new parts and lines.

After you make all the necessary repairs, a vacuum has to be pulled on the system to remove any air and moisture. What I mean is, you can't just "fill the system" because the system will have air in it from being open to the atmosphere.

Moisture in an A/C system is contamination. It will freeze immediately when it hits the low side and plug things tight. Air in a system is a detriment because it will not allow you to sufficiently fill the system with refrigerant.

A/C systems lubricate by the oil circulating thru the system with the freon. You add the oil into the low side port in the same way you add the refrigerant.

Hope this helps,

Allan

if your oil can connects to a charging hose, make sure you have the can upside down while charging, unless the instructions state differently. the refrigerent cans should be charged in an upright position so you don't hydrolock the compressor.