

| Subject: | Re: A/C question: Ester Oil and R-12 do they mix? |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:30:40 -0500 |
kdlewis_wasting_time@access4less.net wrote: > Robert, > Ester oil is compatible with R12 but not compatible with > mineral oil which is general associated with R12. So an R12 > system must be flushed of old oils before adding ester oil. > > I have not been able to determine if parallel condensors are > beneficial or just a gimmick. > > Ken Lewis > 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor monitor gadget, my > cars, Vanagon Tech > http://EB03.20m.com/ Everybus 2003 pictures > I thought that the advantage of ester oil over PAG when doing a conversion was that the ester oil would dissolve/mix with any remaining mineral oil so that you didn't have to flush the system so well. Larry A. (started taking apart the AC compressor from my Cherokee today)
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