95wagon

Hello,
On a 1995 Chev Caprice with H6 compressor, the total system PAG amount is speced at 8 oz

My swap will be using a Delphi CVC 185 compressor same as 2007 corvette which has a total oil amount of 5 oz

I have no way of knowing how much of the difference is due to compressor or system differences.

My question is how do I determine the amount of oil to use? ( somewhere between 5 and 8 )

The CVC185 is preloaded with 5 oz.
I am temped to throw another ounce at it but hope someone has more accurate answer about the difference in actual compressor requirements.
Thanks for any help
Gerry

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iTrader: (3)

I would go 6-7...too much oil is better than not enough.

01WS6/tamu

iTrader: (37)

6-8 I'd err at 8 since that is pretty much been gm;s standard amount for years and years until lately. I did 8 on my s10 with a vette compressor and oe condenser.

Old Geezer

iTrader: (3)

Has the rest of the system been flushed??

95wagon

Sorry , thought that as a given as I was speaking in system totals.
Every part is new or cleaned- flush- dried on the bench.
At this point I have gone to just over 6 oz and put in just shy of 2 pounds (factory Caprice spec) of 134.
Will see what the high -low numbers are when I get to the point of starting it. Thanks again for the input.