Evaporator

Essential equipment

diagnostic tool

charging station

Tightening torques
evaporator housing mounting bolt	0.65 daN.m
pipe connection fixing bolts	1 daN.m
elastic mount mounting screw	0.2 daN.m
battery cover bolts	0.4 daN.m

Note: The evaporator is supplied fitted in its housing.

REMOVAL

IMPORTANT

Before any work on the airbag system, lock the electronic control unit using the diagnostic tools (Chapter Airbag and Pretensioners).

• Drain the refrigerant circuit using the charging station tool.
• Disconnect the battery, starting with the negative terminal.
• Remove the two pipes attached to the connecting flange (Chapter Air Conditioning).
• Fit plugs to the openings.
• Fit hose clamps to the heater hoses of the cooling circuit at the bulkhead.
• Remove the dashboard (Chapter Interior Trim).

• Release the connector (1).
• Remove the three bolts (2) from the distribution box.
• Remove the dashboard crossmember (Chapter Upper Front Structure).

• Remove the bolt (3) from the heater hose bracket.
• Unlock the bracket (4).
• Lift the bracket to extract it from the evaporator housing.
• Place a container to collect the coolant.
• Remove the two clamps securing the heater hoses.
• Pull the hoses out of their guide on the distribution box.

• Unclip the insulation mounting clips (5) from the evaporator housing.
• Remove the climate control unit.
• Remove the condensate drain hose.
• Remove from the climate control unit:

• the cabin filter,
• the control cables (if fitted),
• the blend door motor (if fitted),
• the distribution motor (if fitted),
• the recirculation motor (if fitted).
• the cooling fan assembly,
• the heater unit,
• the electronic control unit (electric heater) or the power module,
• the heater resistor box, and the wiring harness.

INSTALLATION

• Refit all components onto the new evaporator housing.
• Refit the condensate drain hose.
• Replace the seals.
• Lubricate the hose seals with the recommended oil.
• Refit in the reverse order of removal.
• Tighten to the following torques:

• the evaporator housing mounting bolts (0.65 daN.m),
• the pipe connection mounting bolts (1 daN.m),
• the resilient mount bolt (0.2 daN.m),
• the battery cover bolts (0.4 daN.m).

• Reshape the air duct by working through the air outlet holes and applying pressure by hand, perpendicular to the fold.

Note: It is essential to refit the wiring harness correctly to avoid any risk of chafing.

• Refill the refrigerant circuit using the charging station tool.

WARNING

Connect the battery and carry out the necessary re-learning procedures (see Battery chapter).

Note: When replacing the evaporator, add 30 ml of the recommended oil to the quantity recovered.