Mountaineer 2WD V8-4.6L (2010)
Refrigerant: Service and Repair
Refrigerant System Filtering Following Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor Installation
Refrigerant System Filtering Following Air Conditioning (A/C) Compressor Installation
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. NOTE: The filter inlet is marked with a label on one side of the filter body.
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 R-134a service hoses 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.
3. Lubricate the refrigerant system with the correct amount of clean PAG oil. For additional information, refer to Refrigerant Oil Adding See:
