AC Condenser Replacement

Hey guys,

 

Long story shirt, i poked a hole in my AC Condenser on my 2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R. And i feel like a moron. BUT i already ordered a new one, it looks like it will fit, and i got new o-rings as well.

 

So my main question for you guys is....

 

Am i going to need specific tools? Am i getting in too far over my head? Is this going to be more then a wrench it off and wrench it on job?

 

I can handle most jobs, but i never did anything with AC units before. I didnt know if it had some special tools needed to hook things up. I know afterwords i need to get it charged up and get all the air out of the lines. But i am kind of in the dark else wise.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Wear goggles. I thought I'd had a completely drained system on a different vehicle, and narrowly missed a faceful of A/C oil as it shot over my shoulder.

If it's already perforated, shouldn't be any oil bukkake shows.

 

No special tools. Bolt in, bolt out, replace O-rings as you go. Drier is built into it so one less thing to replace.

 

Need to pull a vacuum and charge to weight when refilling. You can do that with a manifold gauge set and a decent scale that's accurate to 1/2oz or so (bathroom scale probably wouldn't work but postal scale might) but odds are you don't have a vacuum pump laying around nor a manifold set so maybe just hire that out.

 

If you're super anal you can drain and measure the oil removed with the old condensor and replace that much plus a little bit for what blew out initially, or just shoot in a couple of ounces and run with it.