Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking high-pressure safety valve on air conditioner compressor
| Function: protects refrigerant circuit against excessive
pressures. |
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Observe safety precautions
→ Chapter „Safety precautions when handling refrigerants“. |
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Comply with notes
→ Chapter „Working on refrigerant circuit“. |
Risk of freezing injury caused by refrigerant. The high-pressure safety
valve releases refrigerant when the engine is running and the pressure
in the refrigerant circuit is too high.There is a risk of injury on
hands and other parts of the body due to freezing.Always wear safety
gloves.Always wear safety goggles.Switch off engine. |
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| High-pressure safety valve on Denso air conditioner
compressor |
| The high-pressure safety valve -arrow-
has operated when refrigerant oil is found in the immediate
vicinity. |
| In this case, hand over vehicle to a suitable workshop
→ Chapter. |
 Note
| On air conditioner compressors from other manufacturers the
high-pressure safety valve is located at a similar position. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
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Safety precautions when working on cooling system
Risk of scalding due to hot coolant
The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is hot. Hot
steam/hot coolant can escape - risk of scalding.
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Wear protective gloves.
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Wear eye protection.
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1 -
Release lever
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
2 -
Bolt
Qty. 2
1.5 Nm
3 -
Mounting bracket
4 -
Expanding nut
Qty. 2
5 - ...
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Fig. 74 On the left-hand side of the vehicle:
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First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings In the interior, a curtain airbag is fitted above the
doors on both the driver and front passenger sides . The airbag ...
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