Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Ford F-150. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Installation of a new desiccant bag 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 receiver/drier desiccant bag. It is not necessary to add additional dye to the refrigerant system, the new receiver/drier desiccant bag comes with a new dye pellet. Damage to the receiver/drier desiccant bag includes physical damage to the receiver/drier desiccant bag or moisture contamination. Moisture contamination results only from a complete loss of refrigerant and equalization of the refrigerant system pressure with atmospheric pressure for a period longer than one hour. If even a slight amount of positive refrigerant pressure is present in the system before repairs are carried out, the receiver/drier desiccant bag should not be replaced.
- Remove the condenser core. For additional information, refer to CONDENSER CORE .
- Remove the receiver/drier cap.
- Remove the receiver/drier plug snap ring.
- Install an M5 bolt in the center of the receiver/drier plug.
- Remove the receiver/drier plug and the desiccant bag.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Lubricate the receiver/drier plug O-ring seals using residual refrigerant oil from inside the receiver/drier.