eMpAtHy

How important is it to change the O-rings? The o-ring pack I got at autozone was 5 dollars and the refrigerant oil was 9 dollars. Can I get away with 1) using the old o-rings 2) using new o-rings without lubing them with refrigerant oil 3) or will I have to use both new o-rings and refrigerant oil?

My refrigerant that I will be using contains " O-ring conditioners" and 2 oz of lubricant (which I am assuming is refrigerant oil).

It's also odd that I got holes in certain spots of my condenser according to my dye that I used. It seems that I got 3 different holes and some of the holes are about half-way up and should have been protected by the bumper from rocks.

Type-Spaz

So you are swapping out condensers right? The system has been completely drained. You might as well just swap o-rings to be safe and lube them up.

eMpAtHy

damn, there goes 9 dollars for .05 ounces of refrigerant oil.

eMpAtHy

So, I filled it up with 24 ounces of refrigerant, but the psi only got up to about 35. It seemed to slowly drop to 30. I turned off my car for about 15 minutes and it seemed to want to move it's way back to 30 psi. I read a manual about the car and it said that the system should hold 17.6-19.4 ounces of refrigerant, so I'm wondering if I should just leave the system or if I should grab another can.

The system was vacuumed out for 30 minutes by a shop earlier in the day and they said there were no leaks.

vladd

why didn't you just have the shop finish the job for you?

eMpAtHy

I already had the refrigerant.

well, i found out what was broken. my dispenser/gauge thing cracked.