Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Accumulator Repair Procedures

5steps
~30min
2/5difficulty
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Replacement

  1. Charge the refrigerant using the refrigerant recovery/recycling/charging station.
  2. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
  3. Remove the refrigerant line after loosening the mounting nuts (A).
  4. Remove the accumulator (A) after loosening the mounting bolt.
  5. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Test yourself

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