Compressor is new, ran it for under 3 hours total. It's label said it had 3 oz of "PAG oil" in it which was drained overnight and replaced with 3 oz of ester oil.Forget all of it and do a full-top conversion?
How do you know how much oil is in the condensor? Hasn't it been in the system running?
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It just reads like you don't realize the oil is constantly moving through the system. Wherever refrigerant goes, it carries some oil, so there is always a supply for the compressor. You found debris in the system - didn't you flush the condensor after that? I've never heard of a compressor barfing and not flushing everything.
And I thought you were moving away from ester to PAG150?
Would you flush a condenser? If the condenser were flushed I'd add an ounce of PAG 150 to it
Yes, I'm using PAG 150 which AFAIK is compatible with ester.
Thanks for your help!
Awesome! I was thinking tube and fin could be flushed as well but read/heard conflicting info.
Thanks!
Tube and fin can definitely be flushed.
Also you can oil the parts in the compressor, but a R4 doesn't have an oil sump, so drain, or turn by hand until it turns easily and smoothly
