Refitting
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Seicento Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1998–2010
- Section
- Air conditioner unit and components › Refitting
- Remove the front supplementary wheel housings (see Op. 7055B42 SUPPLEMENTARY WHEEL HOUSING (one) - R+R).
- Follow Op. 7055B10 FRONT BUMPER - R+R.
- Unscrew the screws fastening the pipe of the compressor /condenser and separate it from the condenser.
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.
- Unscrew the compressor pipe/condenser screw fastening to the compressor.
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
| Attachment | Component | Ø | Value (daNm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Screw | COMPRESSOR PIPE/ CONDENSER | M6 | 0.9 |
- 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
| Attachment | Component | Ø | Value (daNm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Screw | COMPRESSOR PIPE/ CONDENSER | M6 | 0.9 |
- 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
| Name | Connector | |
|---|---|---|
| - | Battery | A1 |
- 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
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Fiat Seicento
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