V40 L4-1.9L Turbo VIN 25 B4204T2 (2000)
Refrigerant: Service and Repair
Vacuum Pumping
Vacuum pumping
Vacuum pumping refrigerant
Vacuum pumping
Caution! Check and if necessary top up with new compressor oil according to Oil in the air conditioning (A/C) system See: Testing and
Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Oil In The Air Conditioning (A/C) System before pumping up a vacuum in the climate
control system.
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During vacuum pumping, the vacuum pump can be connected to the service valves for both the high pressure (HP) and low pressure (LP) sides
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Operate the vacuum pump for at least 50 minutes.
Note! The vacuum pump (recycling station) must be capable of maintaining a vacuum lower than 0.1 mbar.
Vacuum test
The vacuum must be checked after vacuum pumping.
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The value of the vacuum gauge may only increase by 0.1-0.3 mbar during an interval of 4 minutes.
Note! The vacuum test is not a substitute for leak tracing.