A/C High-Pressure Pipe Line

Removal Procedure




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Recover the refrigerant.
3. Remove the air cleaner housing assembly mounting bolts and the air cleaner housing assembly.
4. Disconnect the electrical connector at the pressure transducer.




5. Remove the bolts which secure the clamps that hold the high pressure pipe to the vehicle.
6. Remove the high pressure pipe-to-evaporator flange connecting block retaining nut.
7. Cap the high pressure pipe opening.
8. Remove the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block retaining nut.
9. Remove the high pressure pipe from the vehicle.
10. Cap the opening at the receiver-dryer to prevent contamination.

Installation Procedure




1. Position the high pressure pipe into the vehicle.
2. Install a new O-ring on the pipe at the receiver-dryer
3. Install the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nut.

Tighten
Tighten the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nut to 10 Nm (89 lb.in).

4. Install the the high pressure pipe-to-evaporator flange connecting block nut.

Tighten
Tighten the high pressure pipe-to-evaporator flange connecting block nut to 10 Nm (89 lb.in).




5. Install the bolts which secure the clamps that hold the high pressure pipe to the vehicle.

Tighten
Tighten the clamp bolts to 4 Nm (35 lb.in).

6. Connect the electrical connector to the pressure transducer.
7. Install the air cleaner housing assembly with the retaining bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the air cleaner housing assembly retaining bolts to 12 Nm (106 lb.in).

8. Connect the negative battery cable.
9. Evacuate and recharge the A/C system.