A/C Condenser - Description
DESCRIPTION
The A/C condenser (1) is located at the front of the engine compartment, behind the grille. The A/C condenser is a heat exchanger that allows the high-pressure refrigerant gas being discharged by the A/C compressor to give up its heat to the air passing over the condenser fins, which causes the refrigerant to cool and change to a liquid state.
CAUTION: The A/C condenser must be replaced if an internal failure of the A/C compressor has occurred. Failure to replace the A/C condenser can cause serious damage to the replacement A/C compressor A/C Condenser - Removal .
The A/C condenser is equipped with integral mounting tabs (2 and 7), a tapping block for the A/C discharge and liquid lines (3), mounting provisions for the power steering cooler (4), an integral A/C receiver/drier (5), and an integral automatic transmission cooler with a tapping block (6) for the transmission cooler lines.