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General Motors (Metro, Firefly (Canadian) & Tracker)

  1. Discharge A/C system, using approved refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment. Remove A/C compressor. Drain, measure and discard refrigerant oil from old compressor. Drain refrigerant oil from replacement compressor. Add refrigerant oil to replacement compressor equal to amount drained from oil compressor.
  2. Add specified amount of refrigerant oil to components that are replaced during compressor replacement. See NIPPONDENSO 10-CYLINDER COMPONENT REFRIGERANT OIL CAPACITIES  table. Install A/C compressor. Evacuate and charge system. Perform leak test.
NIPPONDENSO 10-CYLINDER COMPONENT REFRIGERANT OIL CAPACITIES

Component Ounces
Compressor
Metro & Firefly (Canadian) 3.0
Tracker (1) 4.0
Condenser 0.7-1.0
Evaporator (2)
Receiver-Drier
Metro & Firefly (Canadian) 0.3
Tracker 1.3
System Total
Metro & Firefly (Canadian) 3.4
Tracker 3.5
(1) Replacement compressors are shipped with specified amount of PAG refrigerant oil.
(2) Information not available from manufacturer.