Thermostatic Expansion Valve Manifold and Tube Assembly

Thermostatic Expansion Valve Manifold and Tube Assembly













Removal and Installation

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Recover the refrigerant.

3. Detach the brake booster vacuum hose retainer from the strut tower brace.





4. NOTE: RH side of strut tower brace shown, LH similar.
Remove the 4 nuts and the strut tower brace.

- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).






3.7L vehicles

5. Remove the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) canister purge valve.

6. Detach the wire harness retainer clip from the valve cover stud.





3.5L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) vehicles

7. Remove the cowl panel grille.

8. Disconnect the 2 PCM electrical connectors.





9. Detach the wiring harness retainer and disconnect the electrical connector.





10. Remove the engine wiring harness retainer from the bulkhead.
1. Push the wiring harness retainer tab in.

2. Slide the wiring harness up and out of the bulkhead.






All vehicles

11. Detach the routing clip pin-type retainer from the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) manifold and tube bracket.

12. Remove the evaporator outlet line fitting nut and disconnect the fitting.
- Discard the O-ring seal and gasket seal.

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).


13. Detach the evaporator inlet line clip at the coolant bottle.

14. Remove the receiver/drier outlet fitting nut and disconnect the fitting.
- Discard the O-ring seal and gasket seal.

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).


15. Remove the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) manifold and tube bracket bolt.
- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).


16. Completely loosen the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) manifold and tube clamp bracket bolt.
- To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).


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

- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).


18. Remove the TXV (Thermostatic Expansion Valve) manifold and tube assembly.

19. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new gasket seals and O-ring seals.

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


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