Expansion Valve: Service and Repair

Thermostatic Expansion Valve













Removal and Installation

NOTE: The O-ring seals used on this vehicle are not interchangeable with all similarly sized O-ring seals used on other Ford products. Use only the O-ring seals specified for this vehicle in the Ford master parts catalog.

1. Recover the refrigerant.

2. Remove the upper intake manifold.

3. Remove the insulator from the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) fitting.

4. Remove the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) fitting nut and disconnect the fitting.
- Discard the O-ring seals.

- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).


5. Remove the 2 TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) bolts.

6. Remove the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve).
- Discard the O-ring seals.


7. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new O-ring seals.

- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil to the refrigerant system.


8. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system.