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3.0L Engine

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WARNING: Refer to the applicable warnings and cautions for this system before performing the following operation. See Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Warning  and. See Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Caution . Failure to follow the warnings and cautions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
CAUTION: The A/C receiver/drier must be replaced if an internal failure of the A/C compressor has occurred. Failure to replace the A/C receiver/drier can cause serious damage to the replacement A/C compressor.
NOTE: The A/C compressor may be removed and repositioned without disconnecting the refrigerant lines or discharging the refrigerant system. Discharging is not necessary if servicing the A/C clutch, clutch coil or engine.
Fig 1: COMPRESSOR-A/C LINES R AND I
GC0081068Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
NOTE: Typical A/C compressor and refrigerant lines show.
  1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
  2. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system. See Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Standard Procedure .
  3. Remove the air cleaner housing. Refer to Engine/Air Intake System/BODY, Air Cleaner - Removal .
  4. Remove the accessory drive belt. Refer to Cooling/Accessory Drive/BELT, Serpentine - Removal .
  5. Disconnect the engine wire harness from the compressor clutch field coil connector (1).
  6. Remove the nuts (2) that secure the A/C suction line (3) and A/C discharge line (4) to the A/C compressor (5).
  7. Disconnect the suction and discharge lines from the A/C compressor and remove and discard the dual plane seals.
  8. Install plugs in, or tape over all of the opened refrigerant line fittings and the compressor ports.
    Fig 2: A/C Compressor-3.0L R and I
    GC0081070Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
  9. Raise and support the vehicle.
  10. Remove the front belly pan. Refer to Frame and Bumpers/Under Body Protection/BELLY PAN - Removal .
  11. Support the A/C compressor (4) and remove the three bolts (1 and 2) that secure the compressor and the automatic transmission cooler line bracket (3) to the cylinder block (5).
  12. Position the cooler lines out of the way and remove the A/C compressor from the engine compartment.
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