Removal procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Discharge and pump out the refrigerant. See «Procedures for discharging, topping up oil, evacuating and charging the air conditioning system» in this section.
3. Remove radiator. See section 1D, "Engine cooling".
4. Loosen the nut securing the outlet hose connection block to the condenser.
5. Remove the hose from the condenser.
6. Loosen the nut securing the high pressure pipe to the condenser connection block.
7. Remove the tube from the condenser.
8. Loosen the upper fixing nuts of the condenser.
9. Tilt the condenser back, away from the radiator support mounts.
10. Lift the condenser and remove it from the engine compartment.
11. Cap all open pipes and fittings to prevent contamination.
Installation procedure
1. Ensure that the rubber mounts of the condenser are in place.
2. Install the capacitor on the car. The lower support shock absorbers must fit into the appropriate holes.
3. Slide the condenser forward into the radiator support holes.
4. Tighten the upper fixing nuts of the condenser with washers.
Tighten
Tighten the upper fixing nuts of the condenser with a torque of 4 Nm (35 lb-in).
5. Install a new O-ring on the high pressure tube to condenser mounting block fitting.
6. Install the high pressure pipe to the condenser.
7. Tighten the nut that secures the high pressure pipe to the condenser connection block.
Tighten
Tighten the nut securing the high pressure pipe to the condenser connection block to a torque of 14 Nm (10 lb-ft).
8. Install a new o-ring to the outlet hose retainer block fitting.
9. Install outlet hose fitting to condenser.
10. Tighten the fastening nut of the outlet hose-to-condenser mounting block on the condenser connection block.
Tighten
Tighten the nut securing the outlet hose connection block to the condenser to a torque of 16 Nm (12 lb-ft).
11. Install the radiator. See section 1D, "Engine cooling".
12. Vacuum and charge the air conditioning system. See «Procedures for discharging, topping up oil, evacuating and charging the air conditioning system» in this section.
13. Connect the negative battery cable.
14. Operate the HVAC controls to ensure that the HVAC systems are functioning properly.