Evaporator Core: Service and Repair

Evaporator Core













Removal and Installation

NOTICE: Motorcraft(R) Electric A/C Compressor Oil only must be used as a refrigerant system lubricant for hybrid vehicles. Addition of any oil other than Motorcraft(R) Electric A/C Compressor Oil to the hybrid vehicle refrigerant system will damage the electric Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor and contaminate the refrigerant system. Refer to the Refrigerant Oil Adding procedure in Climate Control System - General Information and Diagnostics Refrigerant Oil Adding.

NOTICE: Use only the Air Conditioning (A/C) refrigerant compressor oil specified for this vehicle configuration. Use of any A/C refrigerant compressor oil other than what is specified will contaminate and damage the A/C system.

NOTE: If an evaporator core leak is suspected, the evaporator core must be leak tested before it is removed from the vehicle.

All vehicles

1. Remove the heater core and evaporator core housing. For additional information, refer to Heater Core And Evaporator Core Housing Service and Repair.

2. Detach the wire harness from the heater core and evaporator core housing.

3. Remove the 11 evaporator core cover screws.

4. Separate the 2 halves of the heater core and evaporator core housing.

5. Remove the dash panel seal.

6. Remove the 2 LH temperature blend door actuator screws and detach the actuator.

Dual-zone Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) vehicles

7. Remove the 2 RH temperature blend door actuator screws and detach the actuator.

8. Remove the 2 temperature blend doors.

Electronic Manual Temperature Control (EMTC) vehicles

9. Remove the temperature blend door.

All vehicles

10. Remove the heater core and evaporator core housing divider from the heater core and evaporator core housing.

11. Remove the evaporator core.

12. NOTICE: Motorcraft(R) Electric A/C Compressor Oil only must be used as a refrigerant system lubricant for hybrid vehicles. Addition of any oil other than Motorcraft(R) Electric A/C Compressor Oil to the hybrid vehicle refrigerant system will damage the electric Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor and contaminate the refrigerant system. Refer to the Refrigerant Oil Adding procedure in Climate Control System - General Information and Diagnostics Refrigerant Oil Adding.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil (non-hybrid) or electric A/C compressor oil (hybrid) to the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to Climate Control System - General Information and Diagnostics Refrigerant Oil Adding.