Removing And Installing Left (Driver Side) Heat Exchanger - Audi Air conditioning 2003 A8 Workshop Manual

Audi A8 2003 ➤
Air conditioning - Edition 09.2010
9.3 Removing and installing left (driver side)
heat exchanger
Removing
– Remove the right heat exchanger (front passenger side)
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Note
On account of the pedal cluster, the left heat exchanger can
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only be removed in the direction of the front passenger's foot‐
well after removing the right heat exchanger on left-hand drive
vehicles.
Removal of the right heat exchanger on right-hand drive ve‐
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hicles involves taking out the left heat exchanger beforehand.
– Remove the driver's storage compartment: ⇒ General body
repairs, interior; Rep. gr. 68
– Remove the entire accelerator pedal module ⇒ Fuel system;
Rep. gr. 20
– Remove the left footwell vent.
– Cover the floor covering in the area beneath the heat ex‐
changer with impermeable sheeting and absorbent paper.
– Remove the clamps -A- and -B-.
– Detach the coolant pipes -C- and -D- from the heat exchanger
-E-.
– Slide the heat exchanger -E- towards the front passenger side
(crosswise through the air conditioning unit).
Installing
– Check the attached foam seal before installing the heat ex‐
changer.
Note
If not properly affixed, the seal may curl up on insertion of the
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heat exchanger in the air conditioning unit.
Cold air may flow past the heat exchanger if the seal is dam‐
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aged or not properly fitted.
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
Note
Always replace sealing rings.
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To stop the heat exchanger sliding back into the air condition‐
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ing unit, it is appropriate to insert the front passenger side heat
exchanger in the air conditioning unit and to secure the holder
with the bolt -C-.
– Slide the heat exchanger from the front passenger side cross‐
wise through the air conditioning unit.
– Fit the O-rings, coolant pipes and brackets in same manner as
described for the right heat exchanger
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Rep. gr.87 - Air conditioning system
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