Transmission Cooler: Description and Operation

A/C CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COMBO COOLER

NOTE: Installation of a new suction accumulator is not required when repairing the A/C system, except when there is physical evidence of contamination from a failed A/C compressor or damage to the suction accumulator.

The A/C condenser/transmission combo cooler has the following characteristics:
- It is an aluminum fin-and-tube design heat exchanger located in front of the vehicle radiator.
- It cools compressed refrigerant gas by allowing air to pass over fins and tubes to extract heat and by condensing gas to liquid refrigerant as it is cooled.
- The bottom portion of the cooler is separated to be used for transmission oil cooling.