Evaporator Core: Service and Repair
REMOVALFig. 4 Removing Sealing Plates From Cooling Unit:
Fig. 5 Exploded View Of Cooling Unit:
1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then discharge refrigerant from air conditioning system.
2. Remove glove compartment undercover panel, then glove compartment.
3. Disconnect low and high pressure lines from at cooling unit fittings. Immediately plug all open fittings to keep moisture out of the system.
4. Remove sealing plates from both ends of cooling unit, Fig. 4.
5. Disconnect drain hose from cooling unit, then remove cooling unit attaching nuts.
6. Remove cooling unit, then the evaporator core from cooling unit, Fig. 5.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of the removal, noting the following.
a) Adjust and position the cooling unit so that its connections match those of the heater unit and the blower unit.
b) If the evaporator is replaced, add compressor oil to the compressor.
Compressor oil: 50 cc (3.05 cu in)
Tightening torque:
Low- and high-pressure pipe: 15 - 25 Nm (1.5 - 2.5 m-kg, 11 - 18 ft-lb)