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Detaching air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching (vehicles with 4-cyl. engine) > < O-rings for refrigerant circuit
Detaching mechanically driven air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching
Detaching mechanically driven air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching
(Vehicles with a 4-cyl. engine and a 6-cyl. TDI engine)
  Note
t  On vehicles with a 4-cyl. engine and a 6-cyl. TDI engine, the air conditioner compressor can be detached from the holder and re-attached without opening up the refrigerant lines.
t  On vehicles with a 6-cyl. petrol or an 8-cyl. FSI engine, the air conditioner compressor can only be detached from the holder and removed with the refrigerant circuit open → Chapter „Removing and installing air conditioner compressor (vehicles with 8-cyl. FSI engine) “ and → Chapter „Removing and installing air conditioner compressor (vehicles with 6-cyl. petrol engine)“.
t  In the following, detachment and attachment of the air conditioner compressor are described for a vehicle with a 4-cyl. TDI engine and a 6-cyl. TDI engine with a „Denso“ air conditioner compressor of type „6 SEU 14“. On vehicles with a 4-cyl. engine or a different air conditioner compressor (depending on the engine, certain ancillaries may not have to be or may additionally have to be removed or unfastened).
t  Do not drain the refrigerant circuit when detaching from the holder. Do not detach refrigerant hoses and refrigerant lines from the air conditioner compressor.
t  Do not unfasten the refrigerant lines and the corresponding clamps.
t  After detaching the air conditioner compressor, secure it with a piece of wire for example to the vehicle. Do not leave it suspended from the refrigerant lines.
t  Before removing, mark the direction of the poly V-belt with chalk or a felt-tip pen. Running a used belt in the opposite direction could destroy it.
t  Different air conditioner compressors may be fitted depending on the engine and country version. → Electronic parts catalogue
t  Detaching air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching (vehicles with 4-cyl. engine) → Chapter
t  Detaching air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching (vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine) → Chapter
   

Detaching air conditioner compressor from holder/attaching (vehicles with 4-cyl. engine) > < O-rings for refrigerant circuit