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Refrigerant System Capacities First Design Compressor

Application

Specification

Metric

English

PAG Oil GM P/N 12345923 (Canadian P/N 10953486)

Accumulator Replacement

60 ml*

2 oz*

  • *Add PAG oil equal to the amount of oil drained from the old accumulator plus the specified additional amount.

Compressor Replacement

60 ml¹

2 oz¹

  • A Sanden scroll compressor containing 240 ml¹ of oil is used on this model year.

Condenser Replacement

30 ml¹

1 oz¹

Evaporator Replacement

90 ml¹

3 oz¹

  • Total System Oil Capacity

240 ml

8 oz

Refrigerant Charge R-134a

0.86 kg

1.9 lb

¹If more than the specified amount of oil was drained from a component, add the equal amount of oil drained.

Refrigerant System Capacities Second Design Compressor

Application

Specification

Metric

English

PAG Oil GM P/N 12345923 (Canadian P/N 10953486)

Accumulator Replacement

45 ml*

1.5 oz*

  • *Add PAG oil equal to the amount of oil drained from the old accumulator plus the specified additional amount.

Compressor Replacement

45 ml¹

1.5 oz¹

  • A Sanden scroll compressor containing 180 ml¹ of oil is used on this model year. The second design compressor does not have a Thermal Protection Switch (TPS) on the side of the compressor.

Condenser Replacement

30 ml¹

1 oz¹

Evaporator Replacement

60 ml¹

2 oz¹

  • Total System Oil Capacity

180 ml²

6 oz²

Refrigerant Charge R-134a

0.86 kg

1.9 lb

¹If more than the specified amount of oil was drained from a component, add the equal amount of oil drained.

²The secound design compressor does not hace a TPS switch.