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C5
SPECIAL FEATURES : AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (R 134.a)
Condenser with integral reservoir (continued)
Removing the reservoir (6) from the base (8).
WARNING : This operation requires the greatest care, the base (8) should be kept clean prior to fitting
the new reservoir.
- Remove the reservoir (6) and the protection skirt (7), avoiding WITHOUT FAIL any contact or collision
with other items under the bonnet (Risk of impurities entering the base (8)).
- Check before refitting the reservoir (6) that the base (8) is clean.
(If it is not, clean in and around the base (8) with a paper cloth.)
Preparing the new dryer reservoir
- Remove the black plastic protection cap from the reservoir neck (6), leaving in place the green protection
at the other end, in order to keep the new reservoir (6) sealed when mounting it in the base (8) of the
condenser.
- Use the grease sachet in the replacement kit, to lubricate the threads of the reservoir.
- Use the oil sachet in the replacement kit, to lubricate the two O-ring seals of the reservoir (6).
- Position the reservoir (6), with its new protection skirt (7) from the replacement kit, and engage the
threads of the reservoir (6) in the base (8).
- Check that the downward edge of the skirt (7), covers the base (8) all around it.
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