Receiver Dryer: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Discharge and recover the refrigerant.
3. Remove the high-pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nut and remove the pipe from the receiver-dryer.
4. Remove the receiver-dryer-to-condenser pipe nut.




5. Loosen the bolt that secures the receiver-dryer band clamp.

NOTE: Hold the receiver-dryer-to-condenser pipe to support it so that the pipe is not damaged while being removed from the receiver-dryer.

6. Remove the receiver-dryer by sliding it down and out of the band clamp.
7. Cap all open connections to prevent contamination.
8. Drain the oil from the receiver-dryer into a graduated container. Record the amount of oil drained.
9. Discard the used oil.

Installation Procedure

IMPORTANT: Do not uncap the new receiver-dryer until just prior to installation.




1. Add the new oil to the new receiver-dryer. Use the exact amount of oil that was drained from the old receiver-dryer.
2. Install new O-rings onto the two pipes that connect to the receiver-dryer.
3. Install the receiver-dryer into the band clamp. Support the receiver-dryer-to-condenser pipe while pushing the receiver-dryer upward until the pipe is fully installed.
4. Tighten the bolt on the band clamp.

Tighten
Tighten the band clamp bolt to 5 Nm (44 lb.in).




5. Install the high-pressure pipe into the receiver-dryer.
6. Install the high-pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nut.

Tighten
Tighten the high-pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nut and the receiver-dryer-to-condenser pipe nut to 10 Nm (89 lb.in).

7. Evacuate and recharge the A/C system.