put one finger over each hole. turn the clutch. the hole that you feel suction from is the hole that you pour the oil in. that’s the suction side. when you pour it in, turn the clutch as you pour. this will pull the oil in. i’d say about 2-3 oz is good
Thanks for the info! Will be getting to this very very soon. Gathering all the parts needed.
exactly and yes that is how much I used. 2.5 oz.
Did you guys use Freeze 12 oil? It says it can be still on the car and charged with the oil on the instructions.
Not sure I understand the question? Can the compressor still be on the car? Yes. Do you need to disconnect the pressure lines to properly fill with oil, yes.
Are you referring to the pressurized cans with oil in them? God no please.
I’m being quoted $880 for new compressor (aftermarket) which includes refrigerant. A Denso (OEM) compressor is $350 or so, aftermarket runs $250 or less. I have a hard time thinking this price is good. The mechanic I’ve been going to for a while seems to have gone crazy with its parts charges so I’m hesitant.
Does anyone know if this is something I can do with regular hand tools and a some cans of R134? It’s difficult to tell from the Helms manual (I’ve been mislead before). My car was retro-fitted several years ago from R12, but I’m unsure what that exactly involves.
Appreciate any insight or if I’m screwed (either tough it out with no A/C or pay the $900).
[QUOTE=N FUL FX;2334084]I’m being quoted $880 for new compressor (aftermarket) which includes refrigerant. A Denso (OEM) compressor is $350 or so, aftermarket runs $250 or less. I have a hard time thinking this price is good. The mechanic I’ve been going to for a while seems to have gone crazy with its parts charges so I’m hesitant.
Does anyone know if this is something I can do with regular hand tools and a some cans of R134? It’s difficult to tell from the Helms manual (I’ve been mislead before). My car was retro-fitted several years ago from R12, but I’m unsure what that exactly involves.
Appreciate any insight or if I’m screwed (either tough it out with no A/C or pay the $900).[/QUOTE]
I’m not sure what’s going on with your AC. Did the mechanic give a good diagnosis? I rebuilt the AC on my Honda odyssey at it was way more complex as it has a rear unit as well. That said, it was pretty simple. The time consuming part was disassembling all of the hoses (compared to the integra, the odyssey has a lot of them) and flushing them out to remove any possible debris from the blown compressor. I’m guessing the Integra is pretty straight forward. The only special tool you would need to replace the mechanical s is probably a set of line wrenches from Harbor Freight. You would need more specialized tools if you are going to get into diagnostics or the actual charging.
Worse case, you could probably rebuild the entire system for about half that quoted price in parts in looking at Rockauto. You can even get the Denso unit from them. If your compressor is bad, I would replace the compressor and condenser at minimum. You may want to do the other parts as well unless they are in good condition and you can flush the system. Afterwards, take it to a shop and have it charged up with the factory R12. You could go to R134 if R12 is too costly and you do the proper upgrades.
May also want to consider a new dryer and evaporator. I have read that you have to replace the dryer if ever the lines are opened, or it is a good idea to.
Yeah then we’re looking at a complete overhaul. Sigh. I’m not sure I have the money for that. I may just stick it out for a while. If I’m lucky I’ll hit the lottery soon 
I’ll have it checked out at the mechanic because they give a free bumper-to-bumper system check every year for cars with >200k mi