Condenser HVAC: Description and Operation

CONDENSER CORE

NOTE: Installation of a new suction accumulator is not required when repairing the air conditioning system except when there is physical evidence of system contamination from a failed A/C compressor or damage to the suction accumulator.

The condenser core has the following characteristics:
- it is an aluminum fin and tube design heat exchanger located in front of the vehicle radiator.
- it cools compressed refrigerant gas by allowing air to pass over fins and tubes to extract heat and by condensing gas to liquid refrigerant as it is cooled.