F 350 2WD Super Duty V10-6.8L (2009)
Refrigerant: Service and Repair
Refrigerant System Filtering Following Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor Installation
Refrigerant System Filtering Following Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor Installation
WARNING: Use extreme care and observe all safety and service precautions related to the use of refrigerants as outlined on refrigerant tank
and on recovery and charging equipment. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury.
NOTICE: An Air Conditioning (A/C) refrigerant analyzer must be used before the recovery of any vehicle's A/C refrigerant. Failure to do so
puts the shop's bulk refrigerant at risk of contamination. If the vehicle's A/C refrigerant is contaminated, refer the customer to the service
facility that carried out the last A/C service. If the customer wishes to pay the additional cost, use the A/C recovery equipment that is
designated for recovering contaminated A/C refrigerant. All contaminated A/C refrigerant must be disposed of as hazardous waste. For all
equipment, follow the equipment manufacturer's procedures and instructions.
NOTICE: On vehicles being serviced for an internal compressor or desiccant failure, a new suction accumulator or receiver/drier,
Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) or evaporator core orifice and any hoses containing mufflers must be installed prior to filtering the Air
Conditioning (A/C) system. Internal plumbing of these devices makes it impossible to correctly remove any foreign material. These components
are typically discarded after A/C system contamination. Hoses without mufflers can normally be reused unless they are clogged with foreign
material. The filter is intended for use on one vehicle only.
1. Orient the filter inlet toward the A/C condenser core.
2. NOTICE: The flexible extension adapters included in the A/C Flush Adapter Kit are designed for low-pressure flushing and are not
designed for use with a charged refrigerant system. Do not make the condenser fitting connections using the flexible extension adapters or
damage to the adapters and loss of refrigerant will occur.
NOTE: The F8VZ-19E773-AB pancake filter is not permanently installed and will be removed at the end of this procedure.
Disconnect the condenser outlet fitting and temporarily install the pancake filter between the 2 halves of the fitting.
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Use flexible refrigerant hose of 17,238 kPa (2,500 psi) burst rating.
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Make the connections using the correct adapters from the A/C Flush Adapter Kit and/or A/C Flush and Purge Fitting Kit.
