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RECOMMENDED REFRIGERANT OIL
The refrigerant oil recommended for use in the compressor
and to lubricate flared pipe ends
and union threads are:
Frigidair 525
Shell Clavus
Oil
33
Texaco Capel
la
E
(Waxfree)
Sunisco
5
BP Energol LPT5OO
NOTE:
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The above oils ore not given in any order of preference and all are
equally suitable.
(b)
Keep the oil contoiner ti
g
htly copped at all times.
Add additional oil in the following amounts for any of the system components listed which
are being replaced:
Receiver
-
Driver
1
fluid oz.
Condenser
1
fluid oz.
Evaporator (air
conditioning unit) 3 fluid
02s.
REFRIGERANT LEVEL CHECKING PROCEDURE
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To check the refrigerant oil level during servicing of the Compressor or the system, proceed
nisr
in the following manner:
1.
Run the compressor at the engine idle speed for
10
minutes.
2.
Recover all the refrigerant
12
from the compressor, belng careful not to lose any oil.
3.
Place the angle gauge (Sankyo Part No. 32448) across the top of the top two mounting
lugs. Centre the bubble in the level indicator and read off the mounting angle of the
compressor to the nearest degree.
4.
Remove the oil filler plug cnd looking through the plug hole, centre the internal
parts as they move towards the rear of the compressor (discharge stroke).
This
will
allow the dipstick to be inserted to its full length.
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