Removal procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Extract coolant. See «Procedures for discharging, topping up oil, evacuating and charging the air conditioning system» in this section.
3. Loosen the nut on the compressor hose connection block.
4. Disconnect the electrical connector from the pressure sensor.
5. Loosen the nut on the condenser connection block.
6. Loosen the nut securing the high pressure pipe to the condenser.
7. Loosen the fastening nut on the high pressure pipe connection block to the evaporator flange.
8. Remove expansion tank. See section 1D, "Engine cooling".
9. Remove the ECM bracket mounting nuts.
10. Unscrew the fixing bolt and nut on the clamps of the high pressure pipe on the car body.
11. Remove the high pressure pipe from the vehicle.
Installation procedure
1. Install the high pressure pipe to the vehicle.
2. Install the ECM bracket mounting nuts.
Tighten
Tighten the ECM bracket mounting nuts to 15 Nm (11 lb-ft).
3. Install a new O-ring on the tube on the condenser.
4. 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).
5. Tighten the nut on the condenser connection block.
Tighten
Tighten the nut on the condenser connection block to 16 Nm (12 lb-ft).
6. Tighten the fixing nut on the high pressure tube connection block to the evaporator flange.
Tighten
Tighten the fastening nut on the connecting block of the high pressure pipe to the evaporator flange with a torque of 16 Nm (12 lb-ft).
7. Tighten the nut on the compressor hose connection block.
Tighten
Tighten the nut on the compressor hose connection block to 16 Nm (12 lb-ft).
8. Tighten the mounting bolt and nut on the high pressure pipe clamps on the vehicle body.
9. Connect the electrical connector to the pressure sensor.
10. Install expansion tank. See section 1D, "Engine cooling".
11. Connect the negative battery cable.
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.