Contaminated Refrigerant Handling

CONTAMINATED REFRIGERANT HANDLING

CAUTION: If contaminated refrigerant is detected, DO NOT recover the refrigerant into your recovery/recycling equipment.

1. Recover the contaminated refrigerant using suitable recovery-only equipment designed for capturing and storing contaminated refrigerant.
- This equipment must only be used to recover contaminated refrigerant to prevent the spread to other vehicles.
- If this equipment is not available, contact an A/C service facility in your area with the correct equipment to carry out this service.

2. Determine and correct the cause of the customer's initial concern.

NOTE: Residual refrigerant oil in the suction accumulator/drier must be drained and measured for correct oil system matching. See REFRIGERANT OIL ADDING.

NOTE: The suction accumulator/drier cannot be cleaned and a new suction accumulator/drier must be installed.

3. Remove the suction accumulator.
4. Clean the A/C evaporator core and the A/C condenser core by flushing. See AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) SYSTEM FLUSHING.
5. Install the new suction accumulator.
6. Correctly oil match the system. See REFRIGERANT OIL ADDING.
7. Evacuate and charge the system. See AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) SYSTEM EVACUATION AND CHARGING.
8. Dispose of contaminated refrigerant according to all federal, state and local regulations.