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Heater Core - RHD > < Heater Core and Evaporator Core Housing

Focus 2004.75 (07.2004-)

Heating and Ventilation - Heater Core—LHD Focus 2004.75 (07/2004-)
Removal and Installation

All vehicles
  1. Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to:
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften (303-03A, General Procedures),
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften (303-03B, General Procedures),
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften (303-03C, General Procedures),
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften (303-03D, General Procedures),
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften - 2.0L (303-03E, General Procedures),
    Kühlsystem entleeren, mit Kühlmittel auffüllen und entlüften (303-03F, General Procedures).
Vehicles built from 10/2004
  1. Remove the engine cover (2.0L diesel shown).

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Close off the coolant lines to prevent fluid loss or dirt ingress.
    Detach the coolant lines from the heater core.
    • Turn the coolant line snap ring counter-clockwise to the stop and detach the coolant line.
All vehicles
  1. Remove the facia crash padding.
    For additional information, refer to: Instrumententafel (501-12, Removal and Installation).

5. Remove the components in the order indicated in the following illustration(s) and table(s).

WARNING:
WARNING:Never perform work on the electric booster heater before the electric booster heater element has cooled to ambient temperature. Failure to observe this instruction can lead to injury.

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
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Bolt, heater core/evaporator housing
2
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Retaining clips, instrument panel wiring harness
3
-
Ground cable bolt
4
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Retaining clip, engine compartment wiring harness (if equipped)
5
-
Bolts, bracket for reinforcing element
6
-
Bracket, reinforcing element
7
-
Connector - electric booster heater (if fitted)

 
Item
Part Number
Description
8
-
Heater core upper cover bolts
9
-
Heater core upper cover
CAUTION:
CAUTION:Ensure that no coolant gets into the footwell in order to prevent soiling of the carpet.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:Close off the heater core and coolant lines to prevent fluid loss or dirt ingress.

 
Item
Part Number
Description
10
-
Bulkhead aperture cover section bolts
11
-
Bulkhead aperture cover section
12
-
Bulkhead aperture spacer
13
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Heater core
See Removal Detail
See Installation Detail

6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Removal Details

Item 13 : Heater core
  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Only for vehicles built up to 10/2004
    Release the coolant line retaining clips.
    • Slide the coolant line ends forward.

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Only for vehicles built from 10/2004
    Saw through the heater core coolant lines.
    • Slide the coolant line ends forward.

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Only for vehicles built from 10/2004
    Remove the heater core coolant line ends.
    • Pull the coolant line ends out towards the vehicle interior and discard them.

Installation Details

Item 13 : Heater core
  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Only for vehicles built from 10/2004
    Install the heater core coolant line ends.
    • Slide in the coolant line ends working from inside the vehicle interior.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Make certain that the seals of the heater core coolant lines are installed.
    Engage the coolant line retaining clips.

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