Which is my A/C condenser? (01+)
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Which big white plastic thing is my A/C condenser? I am pretty sure it is the thing on the right.
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Just want to make sure before I start ripping away at it.
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Just want to make sure before I start ripping away at it.
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The A/C condenser is under the hood just in front of the radiator.
The evaporator is inside the leftmost white box in that picture. The rightmost white box contains the blower motor and fan. In vehicles without A/C, there is a plastic tube which goes in the space where the evap box is, to connect the blower assembly to the heater box in the middle of the dash. (Were '01s available without A/C?)
Here's a diagram of the system. The evap box is the one labeled "Cooling Unit"
The evaporator is inside the leftmost white box in that picture. The rightmost white box contains the blower motor and fan. In vehicles without A/C, there is a plastic tube which goes in the space where the evap box is, to connect the blower assembly to the heater box in the middle of the dash. (Were '01s available without A/C?)
Here's a diagram of the system. The evap box is the one labeled "Cooling Unit"
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Yes, it's quite easy. Having removed the glovebox and the little metal bar beneath it, unhook the electrical connections, unclip it from the blower and the heater assembly, unscrew the refrigerant tubes from under the hood, and remove the box.
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Thanks for all this info. I just came online to search for threads on how to remove the AC system. Which is the best way to discharge the system? Releasing the blue low pressure side?
Gayflora, are you removing AC? There's a local shop here that might be interested. They pay money. I've already signed mine over to him.
Gayflora, are you removing AC? There's a local shop here that might be interested. They pay money. I've already signed mine over to him.
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