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All I will say is you should take it to an a/c shop. The omly way to determine the amount of oil is to take the compresser off and dump the oil then put in the correct amount.
Yep, have a shop fully evacuate the system then recharge it with the correct, measured amount of refrigerant for your van.or would it be more adviseable to go to the shop and have them do it?
Changing the condenser requires 1-1/6 oz of PAG46 oil so make sure you tell the shop that when you take it in. At minimum you need a vacuum pump and manifold gauges just to DIY this. It's worth the money to take it to a shop that can do the job properly without introducing air to the system, as well as weigh in the exact correct amount of refrigerant.my refrigerant leaked out from a hole in the condenser, so when I pulled the condenser nothing more came out, no refrigerant, no oil, so can I simply recharge with parts store canisters? or would it be more adviseable to go to the shop and have them do it?