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When a failed Land Rover air conditioning compressor is replaced by a new Land Rover a/c compressor, it is so important to have the lubricant
distributed evenly across the Land Rover air conditioning compressor and the a/c system before engaging the system for the first
time.
If this is overlooked and the Land Rover air con compressor is engaged immediately after is has been charged with
refrigerant, it may happen that all the oil in the Land Rover a/c compressor will be pushed out all at once while there
is no oil yet to enter the Land Rover air conditioning compressor on the other side. This is caused by the fact that it takes some
time for the oil to spread across the system and mix with the refrigerant. Eventually the Land Rover ac compressor
may be damaged because of a lack of lubrication during the first few minutes of operation.
This will of course be more problematic after the system has been flushed, this will mainly be the
case after the Land Rover air con compressor has suffered a catastrophic failure with metal particles from the Land Rover a/c compressor
being spread across the entire system.
A rule of thumb guide when installing a new Land Rover air con compressor is to manually turn the Land Rover a/c compressor pulley
to make sure that the oil is distributed through the Land Rover air con compressor evenly. Experienced engineers will
normally turn the Land Rover ac compressor 10—15 times to ensure that oil has been pushed around the system.
There is still more to do to prepare the Land Rover air con compressor, knowing and following the procedure will be of
great importance if a newly installed Land Rover air conditioning compressor should fail after a short period of time and within
its warranty period. There is no bigger disappointment than having a warranty claim denied because
something as simple as the following procedure has been overlooked.
Generally new Land Rover a/c compressors are supplied charged with oil, but it is always recommended that you
check this by draining the new Land Rover air con compressor to check the amount of oil in the Land Rover air conditioning compressor.
Then once you have removed the old Land Rover a/c compressor you should do the same again, empty the old Land Rover ac compressor
of oil to see how much oil was in it and then fill the new Land Rover air con compressor with the same amount
this is to avoid over charging the system with oil.
After this has been done and the Land Rover a/c compressor has been fitted, you do not engage the Land Rover air con compressor with
the engine running until the following steps have been followed.
1, Open all air louvers at the dash board, 2, Start the engine and let it stabilise at idle speed 3, Set the
blower at maximum speed, 4, Engage the a/c system and operate it continuously for 2 minutes at below
1500 rpm.
After the two minutes the Land Rover air con compressoroil will have distributed evenly throughout the a/c system.
When a failed Land Rover air conditioning compressor is replaced by a new Land Rover a/c compressor, it is so important to have the lubricant
distributed evenly across the Land Rover air conditioning compressor and the a/c system before engaging the system for the first
time.
If this is overlooked and the Land Rover air con compressor is engaged immediately after is has been charged with
refrigerant, it may happen that all the oil in the Land Rover a/c compressor will be pushed out all at once while there
is no oil yet to enter the Land Rover air conditioning compressor on the other side. This is caused by the fact that it takes some
time for the oil to spread across the system and mix with the refrigerant. Eventually the Land Rover ac compressor
may be damaged because of a lack of lubrication during the first few minutes of operation.
This will of course be more problematic after the system has been flushed, this will mainly be the
case after the Land Rover air con compressor has suffered a catastrophic failure with metal particles from the Land Rover a/c compressor
being spread across the entire system.
A rule of thumb guide when installing a new Land Rover air con compressor is to manually turn the Land Rover a/c compressor pulley
to make sure that the oil is distributed through the Land Rover air con compressor evenly. Experienced engineers will
normally turn the Land Rover ac compressor 10—15 times to ensure that oil has been pushed around the system.
There is still more to do to prepare the Land Rover air con compressor, knowing and following the procedure will be of
great importance if a newly installed Land Rover air conditioning compressor should fail after a short period of time and within
its warranty period. There is no bigger disappointment than having a warranty claim denied because
something as simple as the following procedure has been overlooked.
Generally new Land Rover a/c compressors are supplied charged with oil, but it is always recommended that you
check this by draining the new Land Rover air con compressor to check the amount of oil in the Land Rover air conditioning compressor.
Then once you have removed the old Land Rover a/c compressor you should do the same again, empty the old Land Rover ac compressor
of oil to see how much oil was in it and then fill the new Land Rover air con compressor with the same amount
this is to avoid over charging the system with oil.
After this has been done and the Land Rover a/c compressor has been fitted, you do not engage the Land Rover air con compressor with
the engine running until the following steps have been followed.
1, Open all air louvers at the dash board, 2, Start the engine and let it stabilise at idle speed 3, Set the
blower at maximum speed, 4, Engage the a/c system and operate it continuously for 2 minutes at below
1500 rpm.
After the two minutes the Land Rover air con compressoroil will have distributed evenly throughout the a/c system.
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