1.4L/1.6L Duratec 16V
1
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Heater/ Evaporator Core Housing
4
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High pressure charging connection
5
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Air conditioning high-pressure switch
7
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Low pressure charging connection
8
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Evaporator core outlet pipe
9
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Condenser-to-evaporator core pipe
10
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Air conditioning low-pressure switch
The location of the components varies slightly depending on the engine version.
Vehicles with 1.25L, 1.3L, 1.4L or 1.6L petrol engines are equipped with an output-regulated spiral compressor (FVS 090).
Vehicles with 2.0L petrol engines are equipped with an unregulated piston compressor (FS 10).
Vehicles with 1.4L or 1.6L diesel engines are equipped with an output-regulated swash plate compressor (Sanden SD6V12 / SD7V16).
Vehicles with 1.6L diesel engines are equipped with a thinner condenser with a thickness of 12 mm compared to 16 mm. This results in modified air conditioning charging capacities, which can be found in the specification list in Group 412-00.
On vehicles with 1.6L diesel engines, the low-pressure filler connection is located in the evaporator core outlet pipe and is accessible without removing the right-hand headlamp.
An evaporator core orifice is used for all engine versions with manual transmission.
Variable evaporator core orifice
A variable evaporator core orifice, which is located at the position of the evaporator core orifice in the condenser-to-evaporator core pipe, is used for engine versions with automatic transmission. This is necessary, as otherwise the lower idle speed (in position D) and the increased thermal radiation of the additional transmission fluid cooler affecting the condenser, would result in reduced cooling performance.
Generally, a high refrigerant temperature results in a narrow cross-section of the variable evaporator core orifice and thus an increased air conditioning cooling performance, particularly at idling speed.
