Happy One-Year Anniversary and a few low mileage maintenance questions
05-10-11, 11:37 AM
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One thing most people overlook during low mileage storage/maintenance conditions is to run the A/C periodically. The shaft seal on the compressor depends on the oil in the system to maintain its seal, and running the system every 2-3 months will keep said seal wet. Mine dried out while in storage and leaked out a good bit of the charge, but a recharge and some additional oil seems to have re-lubed the seal and it has stopped leaking.
05-12-11, 08:44 PM
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One thing most people overlook during low mileage storage/maintenance conditions is to run the A/C periodically. The shaft seal on the compressor depends on the oil in the system to maintain its seal, and running the system every 2-3 months will keep said seal wet. Mine dried out while in storage and leaked out a good bit of the charge, but a recharge and some additional oil seems to have re-lubed the seal and it has stopped leaking.
