Compressor HVAC: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Reclaim the refrigerant.







3. Disconnect the electrical connector from the Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) and unclip the cable.
4. Raise and support the vehicle.







5. Remove the two front right-hand splash shield parts (wheel removed for clarity).







6. Remove the front exhaust pipe.
1 Unclip the HO2S wiring.
2 Remove the nuts.







7. Remove the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor heat shield.







8. Detach the A/C compressor.
^ Disconnect the tube.
^ Remove the bolts.

NOTE: Seal the tube and the connection with plugs.







9. Remove the A/C compressor.
^ Disconnect the electrical connector.

INSTALLATION

NOTE:
^ Install new O-rings and coat them with refrigerant oil.
^ When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

















1. To Install, reverse the removal procedure.






1. Accessory Drive.
1 Belt tensioner
2 Generator pulley
3 Belt idler pulley
4 Power steering pump pulley
5 A/C compressor pulley
6 Crankshaft pulley