Receiver drier - up to 2000my

Refit

1. Clean air conditioning pipe connections.
2. Lubricate NEW ’O’ rings with refrigerant oil and fit to air conditioning pipes.
3. Remove caps from new condenser and fit to old condenser.
4. Position condenser to lower mountings.
5. Fit mounting brackets to condenser.
6. Align mounting brackets to striker plate panel and tighten bolts to 17 Nm.
7. Align air conditioning pipes to condenser and tighten bolts to 5 Nm.
8. Renew receiver drier. See this section.
9. Fit front bumper valance. See BODY, Exterior fittings.
10. Recharge air conditioning system. See Adjustments.

RECEIVER DRIER - UP TO 2000MY

Service repair no - 82.17.03

Remove

1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Recover refrigerant from air conditioning system. See Adjustments.

3. Disconnect multiplug from trinary switch.
4. Remove 2 bolts securing air conditioning pipes to receiver drier.
5. Remove and discard 2 ’O’ rings from pipes.

CAUTION: Immediately cap all air conditioning pipes to prevent ingress of dirt and moisture into the system.

6. Loosen 2 Allen screws clamping receiver drier bracket.
7. Position pipes aside and remove receiver drier.