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Focus 1999 (08.1998-12.2004)

Heating and Ventilation - Heater Core and Evaporator Core Housing Focus 1999 (08/1998-12/2004)
Removal and Installation

Special Tool(s)

Remover/Installer, Cooling Hose Clamp

303-397 (24-003)

Disconnect Tool, Spring Lock Coupling 5/8 inch (black)

412-081 (34-003)

Removal

Vehicles with air conditioning
  1. Drain the air conditioning system. For additional information, refer to Section  412-00 Climate Control System - General Information.
All vehicles
  1. Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to Section  303-03 Engine Cooling.

  1. Using the special tool, disconnect the coolant hoses from the heater core.
  1. Lower the vehicle.
  1. Remove the instrument panel. For additional information, refer to Section  501-12 Instrument Panel and Console.

  1. Using the special tool, disconnect the refrigerant lines from the evaporator core (pressure pipe shown from below).
    • Discard the O-ring seals.

  1. Remove the left-hand and right-hand in-vehicle crossbeam retaining bolts.
    • Remove the blanking caps.

  1. Remove the right-hand air ducts.

  1. Remove the in-vehicle crossbeam right-hand retaining bolts.
    • Unclip the wiring harness from the in-vehicle crossbeam.

  1. Remove the left-hand air ducts.

  1. Detach the central junction box (CJB) from the in-vehicle crossbeam.

  1. Remove the in-vehicle crossbeam left-hand retaining bolts.
    • Unclip the wiring harness from the in-vehicle crossbeam.

  1. Remove the air duct.
    • Unclip the wiring harness from the in-vehicle crossbeam.

  1. Remove the left-hand and right-hand in-vehicle crossbeam bracket (right-hand side shown).
    • Push the in-vehicle crossbeam back.

  1. Remove the rear footwell vent air ducts.

  1. Unclip the wiring harness from the heater core housing.

  1. Remove the heater core housing retaining nut passengers side.

  1. Remove the heater core housing retaining nut drivers side.

  1. Remove the heater core housing right-hand retaining nut.

  1. Remove the heater core housing.
    • Remove the heater core housing left-hand retaining nut.

Installation

All vehicles
NOTE:
NOTE:Procedure if there is a concern over poor interior ventilation or misted-up windows.
  1. Remove the rear bumper cover. For additional information, refer to Section  501-19 Bumpers.

  1. Remove the forced air extraction cover (left-hand side shown).
    1. Press down the release clip on the forced air extraction frame and unclip the frame.
    1. Push back the inner part of the forced air extraction.
    1. Release the clip on the forced air extraction cover at the bottom and unclip the cover.
  1. Install the new forced air extraction cover.
  1. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the right-hand side of the vehicle.
  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Install new refrigerant line O-ring seals.
    NOTE:
    NOTE:Coat the refrigerant line O-ring seals in clean refrigerant oil prior to installation.
    To install, reverse the removal procedure.

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