Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Fiat
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Fiat Seicento Factory Service Manual (1998-2010)09 · 50 Auxiliary units
09 · General

Refitting

Make
Fiat
Model
Seicento Factory Service Manual
Year
1998–2010
Section
Air conditioner unit and components › Refitting
50 Auxiliary unitsRefitting
  • Remove the front supplementary wheel housings (see Op. 7055B42 SUPPLEMENTARY WHEEL HOUSING (one) - R+R).
  • Follow Op. 7055B10 FRONT BUMPER - R+R.
  1. Unscrew the screws fastening the pipe of the compressor /condenser and separate it from the condenser.
Diagram showing the compressor and condenser assembly with callout number 1 pointing to a pipe fitting screw.

Close the disconnected pipe fitting with sealing plugs to prevent moisture and impurities entering the system.

  • Lower the vehicle.
  • Take off the compressor pipe/condenser from the bracket on the engine.
  • Raise the vehicle.
  1. Unscrew the compressor pipe/condenser screw fastening to the compressor.
Diagram showing the compressor pipe/condenser connection point with callout number 1 pointing to the screw fastening.

Close the disconnected pipe fitting with sealing plugs to prevent moisture and impurities entering the system.

  • Lower the vehicle.
  • Remove the compressor pipe/condenser from the engine compartment.

Only leave the air conditioner cooling circuit components disconnected for the time strictly necessary to carry out the intervention.

Refitting

At every disassembly replace the O-Rings of the pipe fittings. Only use green O-Rings, compatible with the coolant R134a. Lubricate the fitting threads with anti-freeze oil

  • Refit the compressor pipe/condenser in the engine compartment.
  • Join the compressor pipe/condenser to the compressor and tighten the screw to correct torque
AttachmentComponentØValue (daNm)
-ScrewCOMPRESSOR PIPE/ CONDENSERM60.9
  • Fit the compressor pipe/condenser in the support bracket on the engine.
  • Raise the vehicle.
  • Join the compressor pipe/condenser to the compressor and tighten the screw to correct torque
AttachmentComponentØValue (daNm)
-ScrewCOMPRESSOR PIPE/ CONDENSERM60.9
  • Complete with Op. 7055B10 FRONT BUMPER - R+R.
  • Assemble the front supplementary wheel housings (see Op. 7055B42 SUPPLEMENTARY WHEEL HOUSING (one) - R+R).
  • Assemble the engine compartment protection and fasten with its screws.
  • Complete with Op. 4450B12 Front WHEELS (two) - R.R.
  • Lower the vehicle.
  • Complete with Op. 5040A10 Air conditioner cooling CIRCUIT - Dehydration and Recharging.
  • Connect the negative (-) battery terminal
NameConnector
-BatteryA1
  • Remove the body protection cover.
  • Close the engine compartment.
  • Remove the vehicle from the shop jack.

Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Fiat Seicento

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