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Condenser is leaking 900 1997

posted by  Metallo on  Wed Mar 11 17:19 CST 2020
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Hi all,

My car is a 940 2.0 Turbo SW and the condenser, after 23 years, has an important leak, leaving green fluid on the ground.

Yesterday, I removed the grille and took the picture below:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/amkjch44u9mqkpd/IMG_20200310_193141.jpg/file

Now, I want to replace the condenser myself and then, take the car to an A/C specialist to re-charge the system.

Since the car has been leaking fluid for days, I think the R134a is also gone.

My question is the following:

I know that the entire system needs 180ml of oil, and the condenser itself needs 20ml, but I do not know how much is left in it.
If the condenser has a leak, is that the only part leaking oil? (So max. 20ml) or the entire circuit can get empty? For instance, the oil of the compressor too?

Can the oil be refilled by the A/C specialist without disassembling the condenser?

Or do I need to add it before I reassemble it?

I want to be sure I bring the car to them and the only thing they need to do is to recharge the system.

I never did this kind of repair before, so apologies if I ask silly questions.

Thank you!
Alex





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