Climate Control

Thermostatic Expansion Valve





Underbody Line Connections










Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) Connections









Removal and Installation

All vehicles

1. Recover the refrigerant.

2. Remove the 4 cross-vehicle beam nuts and remove the beam.
- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).






3.5L vehicles

3. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube.

All vehicles

4. Remove the auxiliary evaporator outlet and inlet line fitting nuts and position the auxiliary lines aside.
- Discard the O-ring seals and gasket seals.

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).


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

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


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


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


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


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

- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil. For additional information, refer to the Refrigerant Oil Adding procedure.


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