Help with A/C please!

[Killa_CRX]

Is the A/C condensor fan supposed to be on constantly when the A/C is turned on? Or does it just come on every once in a while like the radiator coolling fan?

[TheSilentChamber]

I believe it comes on and off.

[crxlvr]

yea intermittent.

[Killa_CRX]

Well damn... I guess I'm just low on Freon. Frickin' R12 is too damned expensive.

[crxlvr]

convert to r134a, the changeover kit is like 40bux from the auto store.

[TheSilentChamber]

Yeah if you change it over make sure you buy the retrofit kit, if you just charge it with 134 it wont work.

[johnb16a2]

I've got a question.

I'm retrofitting my system now and was looking through the partsamerica website and they list two differtent kinds of oil for the system: PAG oil and Ester oil.

I have a Saden compresser and was wondering which I should get.

[91civichatch2571]

Pag

[johnb16a2]

Thanks for the reply, I've looked around the net and most say ester oil is the way to go for a retrofit. Just trying to get a concensus.

[stickershop]

PAG.... or go with a Duracool conversion kit and recharge with PAG or ROC Universal AC Oil. I went with Duracool instead of r134a, and was very very happy with the performance. Much cooler than r134a.

[johnb16a2]

Thanks for the info, I also wanted to ask if the same oil would be used to assemble the lines and fittings (o-ring connections).
Thanks again.

[stickershop]

Yes. You use the same oil. Just remember to replace all the o-rings when changing over from R12 to R134a otherwise your system could start leaking. R134a will eat the old rubber o-rings. The newer o-rings can handle R134a