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Kia Spectra GS L4-1.8L (2002)03 · Maintenance
03 · Maintenance

Refrigerant Oil: Specifications (page 3 of 4)

Make
Kia
Model
Spectra GS
Engine
L4-1.8L
Year
2002
Section
Fluids › Refrigerant Oil
MaintenanceSpecifications · page 3 of 4
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Refrigerant Oil: Testing and Inspection

Checking and adding of compressor oil level

In order to add oil to operating compressor, check the compressor oil in the following procedure:

1. Perform the oil return operation, stop the engine, discharge the refrigerant, and dismantle the compressor from vehicle.
2. Discharge oil from the system line outlet.

NOTE:  If compressor is cold, sometimes it can be hard to drain the oil. Then warm up the compressor (approx. 40-50 °C) to drain the oil

3. Check the amount of the discharged oil. If it is less than 70 cc, it means there is a little leak of oil. Perform the leakage test on each system

connection, and repair or replace faulty parts if necessary.

4. Check oil for contamination, and set the oil level in the following procedure:

1.  When oil is clean
2.  If oil is contaminated with metal fragment or other material, clean the receiver drier after charging the refrigerant into the air conditioning

system.

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