Scroll machine

A compressor comprising:

• a shell defining a first passage forming a first discharge passage;
• a compression mechanism supported within said shell and including first and second scroll members meshingly engaged with one another and forming a series of compression pockets, said first scroll member including a second passage extending therethrough defining a second discharge passage;
• and
• a seal assembly extending between said first scroll member and said shell and forming a sealed discharge path between said first and second passages, said seal assembly including a first seal member axially displaceable between first and second positions relative to said shell and said first scroll member, said first seal member axially abutting said first scroll member when in said first position and free from axial contact with said first scroll member when in said second position, said seal assembly maintaining said sealed discharge path when said first seal member is in said first position.