PAG Oil replacement after ac condenser swap? 2003 Protege5

bananaman

2003 P5 MT
I've decided to replace my damaged condensor and put in a new drier alongside it. Gonna skip on replacing the compressor as well which was the original plan, if it fails down the line it shouldn't be too hard to swap from underneath.

Topping off PAG oil was a no brainer when I was going to replace the compressor, but since im only replacing the condensor and drier now, my question is whether or not I need to add in any additional oil post condensor swap since most of it is located in the compressor? Or do i leave the oil content as is, swap, charge with new refrigerant, and go?

Is all of the oil sucked out alongside the freon/moisture when i pull a vaccum with my pump before charging?
 
did a bunch of digging and found the information i needed in a service manual for the p5. Leaving this here for anyone that has the same question in the future. Turns out I do need to add in supplemental PAG 46 into the lines after the condensor and reciever/drier replacement.

Supplemental pag needed for new condensor: 30 ml {30 cc, 1.0 fl oz}
Supplemental pag needed for new drier: 10 ml {10 cc, 0.3 fl oz}
Total PAG needed for my job: 1.3 fl oz

Source and manual here:

Good luck
 
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