# A/C compressor overhaul oil addition (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/air-conditioning-compressor-overhaul-oil-addition-1994/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

20 ml / ≈0.676 US fl oz

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

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  "id": "air-conditioning-compressor-overhaul-oil-addition-1994",
  "name": "A/C compressor overhaul oil addition (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "capacity",
  "capacity": {
    "ml": [
      20,
      20
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Overhaul addition only: refill with the same amount drained, plus 20 ml of ND–OIL9. This is not the total oil charge. Owner selected printed ml; inconsistent printed fl oz remain in the citation and are excluded from parsed units."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "U–45 (PDF p. 1107)",
      "as_printed": "Compressor oil amount:\nSame amount as drained, plus\n20 ml {20 cc, 0.6 fl oz}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "capacity": {
        "ml": [
          20,
          20
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "hvac",
  "component": "operator-reaudit-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Owner-resolved factory manual specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/air-conditioning-compressor-overhaul-oil-addition-1994/"
}
```