Group87 Air conditioning
Generalrepai insttuctions
General
repair
instructions
..-';.
Caution
A Ileaksmustbe rectifiedassoonaspossible
to prevent
moistureorforeign
particles
lromenteringinto
thesystem.
To r€duce
the riskof moisture
ingressduringreparNork,
keepsurfaces
dryandcLean.
Ineco-pressor
.ub1car.r9oirshoulo
be
slo'Fd
Ina1air
tightcontainerotherwise
it will absorbmoisture
from the
air.
Donotrernovetheprotediveplugs
onnewpa.ts
untiliust
before
rhe
part
isto befitled. Leaveoneofthe hosecon_
nectionsunconnected
when fltting the componentand
fllshthe completesystem
withrefrige.antfor
15-20 sec
ondsbefore
connecting
it.Thisremovesany
impuit€s and
mosture.
Donothoweverflushtoo
stronglyotherwlseihe
lubncatingoil will beflushed
outaswell.
Inthe eventof a collision,check
verycarefuly every
component,which
mayhavebeendamaged.
checkthe
sodered
joints
extracarefully.
Deformedorsplil
pipes
nr!stnotbe repaired.
*Receiver/dryer
Thereceiver/dryer,orthedryingagent,
shouLd
bercplaced
dfter
-d.orep.tr.,nvolvirg
ledtao"orwl'er'inirq 1ew
components,or if moisture is suspected in ihe air
condltioning
system.
*USA:
to conform
with Warranty
policy,
thereceiver/
dryermustbereplacedeachtimethe systemisopened.
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Fittingnew airconditioning
system
The compressorshouldcontalnoil. Other components
lmportant
Theairconditionlng
systemmlst befilled
with refiigerant
immedlatelyafterinstallation
rominimiz€theriskoi coro-
sion.Forinstruclionson how to fil the systemseepage
16.
f the air conditioningsystemhasbeenleft empty (ina
closedstate)
for morethan24 houlsh mLrstbefllshed
tw cewithabout
2OO
gmms
(O.5
lb)
refrigerantbeforethe
finalfillng.Thesystem
mustalsobeevacuated
for about
10 minutes
betweenthefirstandsecond
flush.Following
the instructionson page16.
Toppingupwith lubricatingoil
NoteIToo
mLrchoilcauses
poor
cool
ng.Too ittlewillda
magethe compressor.
Topupthecompressorafterrepanng
a leakor replacLng
oneor moreofthecomponentsinthesystem.
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