Evaporator Core: Service and Repair

A/C EVAPORATOR




Removal
1. Discharge the A/C system. Refer to "Discharging Refrigerant".
2. Remove clamp bolt and remove low-pressure and high-pressure lines from cooling unit (expansion valve).
Remove lines from retaining clip on dash panel and move lines away from dash panel for clearance.

3. Install caps over cooling unit (expansion valve) ports and lines.
4. Remove both side front console side covers.
5. Remove passenger side instrument panel lower cover and left lower instrument cover clip (from blower case).
6. Remove center console.
7. Remove instrument stay assemblies LH and RH.
8. Remove floor air duct risers on the right and left sides of the console front brackets (if equipped).
9. Disconnect cooling unit drain hose from lower cooling unit cover.
10. Remove five screws and clip from heating and cooling unit lower cover.




11. Drop lower cover as far as possible, reach inside of case and slide evaporator core rearward away from dash panel as far as possible so that rear of evaporator core slides up on case retaining tabs. Evaporator core may be pushed from engine compartment to ease movement. (This provides clearance at the front of the unit so that the cover can be removed).
12. Remove lower cover.




13. Mark installation point of thermo probe and remove thermo probe from evaporator core.
14. Remove evaporator core from case by sliding forward off of case retaining tabs.
15. Remove expansion valve from evaporator core (if necessary).

Installation
Installation is the reverse of removal*.

Recharge the A/C system. Refer to "Evacuating System and Charging Refrigerant".

*: When installing lower cover to cooling unit case, ensure that the thermo probe is in the same location as originally installed, and that the thermo probe wire is properly positioned in case slot.

NOTE: Be sure that the evaporator core is fully seated against the dash panel before securing lower cover.