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Evaporator Temperature Sensor / Switch: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove right under panel silencer/duct.

Evaporator Probe Wiring:




3. Disconnect wiring connector for evaporator probe.

Evaporator Probe:




4. Using a flat blade pry tool, pull back on the locking tab. Twist the access plate clockwise one quarter turn and remove plate.

Remove Probe:




5. Pull probe out of evaporator core. This plate must be pushed inside the A/C unit and orientated in such a way that the plate can be removed.

INSTALLATION
1. Install new probe into the evaporator. The new probe must not go into the same hole (in the evaporator core) that the old probe was removed. The evaporator is manufactured with three holes for probe insertion. Insert the probe in the uppermost hole.
2. Install evaporator probe access panel.
3. Connect probe wiring harness.
4. Reconnect battery.