Vehicles that were built with AC systems that used R12 as the refrigerant were used from the beginning days of mobile AC units on cars…

The evaporator core is the heat exchanger located inside the duct box that causes the heat to be removed from the air that passes by…

1. After recovering the AC system or verifying the system is empty, the condenser removal process can begin. 2. Remove the necessary upper trim bezel…

1. After recovering the AC system or verifying the system is empty,the compressor removal process can begin. 2. Remove the fasteners for the suction/discharge line.…

The AC compressor is the heart of the system and must work at a high level in order to provide reliable and long-lasting performance. The…

Receiver dryers are used on vehicles that have a thermal expansion valve as a metering device. The main operation of the receiver dryer is covered…

Accumulator dryers are used on vehicles that have an orifice tube as a metering device. The main operation of accumulator dryers is covered in chapter…

Replacing the block-style thermal expansion valve is much less invasive and does not require the removal of the duct box assembly. Below are the steps…

The thermal expansion valve is a metering device that can have two different designs. The standard type is usually located inside the duct box and…

The orifice tube is a metering device that is located inside the liquid line and can be found at some point between the condenser exit…