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Removal and Installation

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NOTE: Motorcraft® Electric A/C Compressor Oil only must be used as a refrigerant system lubricant for hybrid vehicles. Addition of any oil other than Motorcraft® Electric A/C Compressor Oil to the hybrid vehicle refrigerant system will damage the electric Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor and contaminate the refrigerant system. Refer to REFRIGERANT OIL ADDING procedure.
NOTE: Use only the Air Conditioning (A/C) refrigerant compressor oil specified for this vehicle configuration. Use of any A/C refrigerant compressor oil other than what is specified will contaminate and damage the A/C system.
  1. Recover the refrigerant. For additional information, refer to REFRIGERANT SYSTEM RECOVERY .
  2. Disconnect the A/C pressure transducer electrical connector and detach the wire harness from the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) stud.
  3. Remove the TXV  fitting nut and disconnect the fitting.
    • Discard the gasket seals.
    • To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).
  4. Remove the 2 TXV  bolts.
  5. Remove the TXV  .
    • Discard the gasket seals.
    6. NOTE: Motorcraft® Electric A/C Compressor Oil only must be used as a refrigerant system lubricant for hybrid vehicles. Addition of any oil other than Motorcraft® Electric A/C Compressor Oil to the hybrid vehicle refrigerant system will damage the electric Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor and contaminate the refrigerant system. Refer to REFRIGERANT OIL ADDING procedure.
  6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
    • Install new gasket seals.
    • Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil (non-hybrid) or electric A/C compressor oil (hybrid) to the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to REFRIGERANT OIL ADDING procedure.
  7. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) SYSTEM RECOVERY, EVACUATION AND CHARGING .
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