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Thermostatic Expansion Valve




Thermostatic Expansion Valve













Removal and Installation

1. Recover the refrigerant.

2. Detach the brake booster vacuum hose retainer from the strut tower brace.





3. NOTE: RH side of strut tower brace shown, LH similar.
Remove the 4 nuts and the strut tower brace.

- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).






4. Remove the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) fitting nut.
- Discard the O-ring seals.

- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).


5. Remove the 2 TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) bolts.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).


6. Remove the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve).
- Discard the O-ring seals.


7. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new O-ring seals and gasket seals.

- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil.

8. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system.
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