Originally Posted by LeakySeals
Originally Posted by MaximaGuy
The high-pressure hose is leaking at the crimp - very common and almost a necessity to replace after 150K/10yrs.
Bought one from RockAuto and given yours is a V4 its easy to replace - buy the one which has the clamps (extra $10) which save a bunch of time during replacement
Is that the refrigerant, the pag, both leaving that mess? How did you know how much PAG to put back?
Most A/C systems contain dye along with the refrigerant/oil to help identify leaks. It's the oil that physically leaves a mess, refrigerant is a gas. But if it's leaking oil, it's leaking refrigerant.
If you can find a FSM for that car, it should tell you how much oil to add when replacing different components. At least the one for my XTerra did. Of course, that doesn't account for what has already leaked out.