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by AKH
Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:01 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Few small metal flakes on orifice tube but oil seems clean
Replies: 2
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Re: Few small metal flakes on orifice tube but oil seems clean

Do you think I should replace the manifold tubing too? Seems like if the condenser needs to go, so does the manifold tubing since it has the muffler (filter?) thingy attached to the lines. What about the evap? Should I just try to flush that? Do you flush the evap from low side to high, or the other...
by AKH
Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:41 pm
Forum: Automotive Air Conditioning Forum
Topic: Few small metal flakes on orifice tube but oil seems clean
Replies: 2
Views: 4728

Few small metal flakes on orifice tube but oil seems clean

I am working on a 1998 Ford ZX2. The A/C has been out for some time. The previous owner has documents showing that the Ford dealer diagnosed a leaky compressor seal. I got a new compressor, orifice tube, and accumulator. When I pulled the orifice tube, there were a few metal flakes on the upper most...