| Replacement |
| 1. |
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. |
| 2. |
Recover the refrigerant with a recovery/ recycling/ charging station. |
| 3. |
When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator. |
| 4. |
Remove the expansion valve cover (A).
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| 5. |
Remove the bolts (A) and the expansion valve (B) from the evaporator core.
Plug or cap the lines immediately after disconnecting them to avoid moisture and dust contamination.
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| 6. |
Disconnect the inlet (C) and outlet (D) heater hoses from the heater unit.
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| 7. |
Remove the floor console assembly.
(Refer to BD group - "Console") |
| 8. |
Remove the steering wheel.
(Refer to SS group - "steering column") |
| 9. |
Loosen the cowl cross member mounting bolts(A).
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| 10. |
Disconnect the right main harness connectors(A).
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| 11. |
Disconnect the lift junction box connectors(A).
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| 12. |
Disconnect the left main connectors (A).
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| 13. |
Loosening the heater & blower unit mounting bolts(A) and then remove the heater & blower unit.
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| 14. |
Remove the incar sensor hose(A).
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| 15. |
Disconnect the heater & blower unit(A) from crash pad.
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| 16. |
Remove the blower unit from heater unit (A) after loosening 3 screws.
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| 17. |
Loosen the mounting screw and then remove the heater core cover(A).
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| 18. |
Remove the heater core(A) from heater unit.
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| 19. |
Loosen the heater unit lower case mounting screws and then remove the heater unit lower case (A).
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| 20. |
Remove the evaporator core (A).
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| 21. |
Be careful that the inlet and outlet pipe are not bent during heater core removal, and pull out the heater core. |
| 22. |
Installation is the reverse order of removal. |
| 23. |
Installation is the reverse order of removal, and note these items :
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Heater Unit Components and Components Location
Temperature Control Actuator Components and Components Location