Another AC question – Need to verify procedure

[SuperTechJeff16415]

Close. How are you planning on Vacuum? Are you going to have the same people who are recovering pull the Vac?

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[spK]

Plan on doing it myself – rent the equipment from Autozone, if not, buy it from HF. Would it be better off leaving the vacuum step to the mechanic?_x000D_

[SuperTechJeff16415]

The reason i ask, is because depending on how you were going to do it depends on that step. When you pull the vacuum the oil will come out._x000D_
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If you were going to rent a vacuum pump i was going to tell you to make sure it has a gage

[spK]

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Thanks for the heads up, I’ll see what Autozone offers. If it comes down to it, I’ll give it to the mechanic._x000D_
I see that you’re from Dallas, I’m in Austin. We definitely need AC in Texas heat!_x000D_
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So is it guaranteed that if I flush the AC lines

[SuperTechJeff16415]

You don’t drain the compressor to see how much oil it takes. The service manual will tell you how much (Auto-Zone should be able tell you which kind of PAG oil and how much to put in)_x000D_
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Of course re-reading what you said I see you were asking a different

[spK]

Hmm, I’m reading the service manual for the car and it says to drain the oil from the compressor to get the base amount then add an additional 20cc (ml). For the o-rings I’m referring to the o-rings found at the service valve/intake for the compressor._x000D_
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[EricTheCarGuy]

I don’t think you need to replace the ‘o’ rings, I think the ones you have will work fine but keep in mind it’s an old system and will probably leak in the long term no matter what you do.

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