stevens157
NAXJA Forum User
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- South Dakota
I have a 97 Xj sport. About a month ago the bearings went out of the compressor clutch bearing. Very bad. So I put in a new compressor. Well after reading the factory service manual and here I decided that I needed to replace the fixed orifice tube and the accumulator. So I did. But because I am half caveman and it was very hot out. Instead of taking my time and getting a $7.00 tool to disconnect the ac lines from the evaporator I managed to crack the evaporator. So after buying the $7.00 tool and a new evaporator I fashioned a vacuum pump out of an old freezer compressor and evacuated and charged the system.
I had added 8oz of oil to the compressor and additional oil to the system for the evaporator and accumulator per the oem service manual. Now the pressures are all within normal limits but the clutch doesn't cycle so I need to check the low pressure gauge and see if that is junk or not. But now the air temperature from the vents never gets below 50F and it takes for ever to get that cold. I would assume from reading the oem manual that I have too much oil in the system and not enough refrigerant.
So how do I get rid of the excess oil? When I evacuate the system should I be putting suction to both the high and low side ports?
I had added 8oz of oil to the compressor and additional oil to the system for the evaporator and accumulator per the oem service manual. Now the pressures are all within normal limits but the clutch doesn't cycle so I need to check the low pressure gauge and see if that is junk or not. But now the air temperature from the vents never gets below 50F and it takes for ever to get that cold. I would assume from reading the oem manual that I have too much oil in the system and not enough refrigerant.
So how do I get rid of the excess oil? When I evacuate the system should I be putting suction to both the high and low side ports?