How To Drain Oil From Car Ac Compressor

The next steps must be done in a near sterile fashion.

How to drain oil from car ac compressor.

Empty the air conditioning compressor of all the oil by holding the open end down while rotating the clutch by hand in the normal direction of rotation. Buy auto parts carries a wide range of parts for every car make and model. If you don t have the owner s manual look up the make and model of your vehicle online to find information about your ac compressor. Retrieve the correct amount of oil information from the ac sticker on the car or from a maintenance manual.

All you need to do is fill the new ac compressor with exactly the same amount that you drained out of the old ac compressor. For example your ac compressor may require r134a refrigerant oil rather than pag 46 oil. However the easiest way to tell exactly how much oil needs to be in your specific ac compressor is to drain the old compressor and measure the amount of oil that comes out. Putting the wrong oil in your compressor will damage it.