Removing
Place the car on a two post lift.
Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.
Use the filling station to drain the refrigerant from the refrigerant circuit of the filling station.
Remove the front bumper and front body panel.
Pic. 8.157. Bolts for fastening pipelines to the receiver-drier: 1 - fastening bolts
Loosen the bolts securing the pipelines to the receiver-drier (pic. 8.157).
Disconnect the pipelines.
Insert plugs into all holes.
Remove the receiver dryer by lifting it up.
Installation
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Note. After replacing the receiver-dryer, add 15 ml of the specified oil over the amount of oil collected.
Note. Replace seals.
Note. Lubricate the ends with air conditioning oil to facilitate installation of the pipes.
Note. Tighten the piping bolts (10 Nm).
Note. Charge the refrigeration circuit with refrigerant using a filling station.
Note. Check the operation of the air conditioning system with the electric fan running at maximum speed.
Note. Search for leaks.