Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing refrigerant line between condenser and air
conditioner compressor
| Special tools and workshop equipment
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| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331/- (5…50 Nm) |
| Air conditioner service station |
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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“. |
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Extract refrigerant using air conditioner service station
before opening refrigerant circuit. |
| Depending on the engine, parts of the air filter must be
removed
→ Rep. gr.24 or
→ Rep. gr.23. |
| Depending on the engine, parts of the air duct must be
removed
→ Rep. gr.24 or
→ Rep. gr.23. |
| Depending on engine, parts of the charge air system must be
removed
→ Rep. gr.21. |
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Remove front bumper cover
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.63. |
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Remove noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
Risk of freezing injury caused by escaping pressurised refrigerant.There
is a risk of injury to the skin and parts of the body due to
freezing.Always wear safety gloves.Always wear safety goggles.Extract
refrigerant, and open the refrigerant circuit immediately afterwards.If
more than 10 minutes passed since the refrigerant has been extracted, do
not open the refrigerant circuit prior to extracting refrigerant anew.
Due to re-evaporation, pressure will be built up in the refrigerant
circuit. |
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Unscrew bolt -5- of upper
refrigerant line -3-. |
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Remove refrigerant line -3-
from condenser -1-. |
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Unscrew bolt -3- of refrigerant
line -2-. |
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Remove refrigerant line. |
| Installation is carried out in the reverse order. When
installing, note the following: |
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Renew seals. For versions, refer to
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue. |
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Moisten seals with refrigerant oil before installing
→ Chapter. |
 Note
| Ensure proper seating of seals in the groove of the
respective refrigerant line. |
| → Chapter „System overview - refrigerant circuit“ |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - drive unit of air conditioner
compressor“ |
| Noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66 |
| Front bumper cover
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.63 |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Engine bung set -VAS 6122
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
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Other materials:
Retrofitting a towing bracket
Fig. 108 Dimensions and attachment points
for retrofitting a towing bracket
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Volkswagen recommends having the towing bracket retrofitted
by a qualified workshop. The cooling system may need to be modified or heat shield ...
Repairs to CAN bus wiring
An unshielded two-wire line -1-
and -2- with a cross section of
0.35 mm2 or 0.5 mm2
is used for CAN bus wiring.
The colour codes of the CAN bus wiring can be gleaned from
the following table:
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Assembly overview - driver side dash panel cover
1 -
Bolt
1.5 Nm
2 -
Bolt
1.5 Nm
3 -
Driver side dash panel cover
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
4 -
Bolt
Qty. 2
1.5 Nm
5& ...
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Removing and installing refrigerant line between condenser and evaporator
Removing and installing refrigerant line between air conditioner compressor
and evaporator