AC Refrigerant Oil

[Aelfwine]

I'm replacing my condenser and dryer. In the FSM it says to oil the O-rings with refrigerant oil but the only oil I can find locally is the one that comes in a can which you charge under pressure. I cant find the one that comes in a bottle. Is there anything else I can use to lube the O-rings?

 

[TheDurk]

I'm replacing my condenser and dryer. In the FSM it says to oil the O-rings with refrigerant oil but the only oil I can find locally is the one that comes in a can which you charge under pressure. I cant find the one that comes in a bottle. Is there anything else I can use to lube the O-rings?

No NAPA in your town? Mine has this in stock:

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If you take the rest of the bottle to the shop you eventually charge the system at, they will probably not charge you for oil when they do your charge and you will probably get most or all of your investment back. That's what I used to do before I bought a pump and gauges. And you will still get a half full-bottle back.

EDIT: I forgot you are in Canada. Somebody must have PAG oil.NAPA Canada has a lot of stores and they can get it...

[URL="http://www.napacanada.com/en.aspx"]http://www.napacanada.com/en.aspx

 

[Aelfwine]

Maybe I'm looking for the wrong stuff? What do you normally use?

 

[TheDurk]

Maybe I'm looking for the wrong stuff? What do you normally use?

PAG 46 Oil for R-134a A/C systems

 

[Aelfwine]

I was looking for ND-OIL 8, per FSM... Is PAG 46 the same stuff?

 

[TheDurk]

I was looking for ND-OIL 8, per FSM... Is PAG 46 the same stuff?

Yep:

http://www.technicalchemical.com/techsupport/lubricantguide4.pdf

ND-8 is NipponDenso's pet name for what everybody else calls PAG-46.