How much Ester oil to add after system leaked pressure
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I missed a flex hose during rebuild of the system and of course it leaked and I lost my first charge.
How much ester oil do I need to add if any once I get the system back togather and suck it back down? I did not have puddles of oil but from what I read the R134 will carry some of the oil with it or is this wrong?
I also have the compressor off again so easy to add back in. The dryer was new as was the expansion valve and I had flushed the condenser and evaporator but I assume they all have some traces of the ester oil now as well.
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How much ester oil do I need to add if any once I get the system back togather and suck it back down? I did not have puddles of oil but from what I read the R134 will carry some of the oil with it or is this wrong?
I also have the compressor off again so easy to add back in. The dryer was new as was the expansion valve and I had flushed the condenser and evaporator but I assume they all have some traces of the ester oil now as well.
Thanks
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Also, when I vacuum down a discharged system I do not see any oil come out. So, I generally do not add oil to a system unless I change out a component that contains oil or have some other reason to suspect oil loss.