I’m replacing the compressor on a 99 TA and when I removed the evap line to change the orifice I noticed the male end that mates into the condenser didn’t have any packing or O ring on it at all. The book says to replace an o-ring but I’m not sure if it means the one going into the orifice side of the line or the condenser side. Any help is much appreciated it. Thanks.

 

Could you tell if that line/hose was removed before? I have never seen an a/c line or hose without some kind of seal except for years ago when some manufacturers used copper lines and flared the fittings.