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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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i put five cans of r134 plus one can of refrigerent oil the ac seems tobe cold
with five cans plus one can of oil is this right or not
how many cans of oil or more
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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What type of vehicle? Look under the hood for a sticker on the accumulator or on the radiator shroud. Unless they have come off. That should have the info you need.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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With 5 cans you're WAY overcharged, unless it's a pre 1980 truck. This is bad for the compressor, very bad. With, I'm guessing, 8oz of oil, you now have too much in the system. This is also not good.
Was the system empty? did you fix the leak? . Did you evacuate the system before charging? How much oil was in the can that you added? What are the system pressures?

There's much more to evaluting and fixing an AC problem that pumping in oil and refrigerant.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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With 5 cans you're WAY overcharged, unless it's a pre 1980 truck. This is bad for the compressor, very bad. With, I'm guessing, 8oz of oil, you now have too much in the system. This is also not good.
Was the system empty? did you fix the leak? . Did you evacuate the system before charging? How much oil was in the can that you added? What are the system pressures?

There's much more to evaluting and fixing an AC problem that pumping in oil and refrigerant.
i put a used compressor in it at a junk yard $135
i did not know if the stuff inside was any good so i put one can oil
and 5 cans of freon it feels cold but not sure i uesd a tempeture gage
to put inside of the vents it reads 60 below
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by HENDEL
i put a used compressor in it at a junk yard $135
i did not know if the stuff inside was any good so i put one can oil
and 5 cans of freon it feels cold but not sure i uesd a tempeture gage
to put inside of the vents it reads 60 below

WHAT YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE??? Very Important!
What was wrong with the old compressor?
Did you pull a vacuum on the system before charging?
How many ounces of oil did you add?
What are the system presures now?

We need answers to ALL of these questions to try and help you, my crystal ball is out for repairs. There's more to it than adding xx cans of refrigerant. 60 degrees is not good.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lsrx101
WHAT YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE??? Very Important!
What was wrong with the old compressor?
Did you pull a vacuum on the system before charging?
How many ounces of oil did you add?
What are the system presures now?

We need answers to ALL of these questions to try and help you, my crystal ball is out for repairs. There's more to it than adding xx cans of refrigerant. 60 degrees is not good.
just like rest the hapens to compressors burt out
ford 90 e150 van 5.0 302
one can of oil
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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just like rest the hapens to compressors burt out
ford 90 e150 van 5.0 302
one can of oil
Hendel,
If the compressor grenaded internally, both the condenser and orifice tube are full of bits and pieces. This contamination causes restrictions, among other things. The AC isn't going to work until the system is flushed, the orifice and accumulator replaced, and the system is pulled into a deep vacuum before charging. The blockage is going to cause your compressor to self destruct in a very short time due to extremely high head pressure.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HENDEL
i put five cans of r134 plus one can of refrigerent oil the ac seems tobe cold
with five cans plus one can of oil is this right or not
how many cans of oil or more
First, did the compressor just quit and you took it somewhere to have the freon recovered, did it puke the freon when it quit, or did you knowingly **** off Al Gore?
Second, had the system already been converted or did it quit w/ the original R12? If it had R12 then you need to go ahead and break down the system and flush it including taking out the rear expansion valve and cleaning it or possiblely buying a new one if its stopped up too. You're going to have to clean the entire system anyways as someone already mentioned the stopped up front oriface tube and so on.
Third, after flushing the entire system and allowing it to air dry, add your 3ounces of oil to the compressor (after draining as much out you can), add 2 to the condensor line, and 2 for the evaporator. Then pull an initial vacuum for 10 min's, close your valves on your gauges, turn off vacuum pump, and allow to sit for 5 mins'. If the needle hangs on 29" then you've gotta tight system, otherwise start looking for leaks. If it's good then pull a vacuum for at least an hour. After doing so, figure out how much 134 you need. Say your underhood sticker says 5lbs R12, go w/ 4.25lbs of 134 to start w/ and go from there. Your R12 system will not require as much 134 as it would R12. Thats just how it is. Hope this helps.
 
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