Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Clearing refrigerant circuit of contaminants
- Blowing through refrigerant circuit with compressed air and nitrogen
- Purging (cleaning) refrigerant circuit with refrigerant R134a
Detecting leaks in refrigerant circuit using leak detecting system -VAS
6196- or leak detecting system -VAS 6201- or a later model
Note
Small leaks can be detected with, for example, an UV leak
detector additive.
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Evacuate refrigerant circuit using a ...
Blowing through refrigerant circuit with compressed air and nitrogen
Use compressed air to force moisture and other contaminants
out of the refrigerant circuit and use nitrogen to force
moisture out of the refrigerant circuit.
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Other materials:
Removing and installing headlight range control unit -J431-/control unit for
cornering light and headlight range control -J745-, LHD vehicles
Note
When renewing the control unit, select
Renew function for the respective control unit in
Guided fault finding or
Guided functions mode
→ Vehicle
diagnostic tester.
Removing
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Catalytic converter
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The catalytic converter is used for exhaust gas post-treatment
and helps to reduce exhaust emissions. To help ensure long-term functionality in
the exhaust system and the catalytic converter:
Use unleaded petrol onl ...
Removing toothed belt from camshafts, engine code CHPA, CZDA
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -VAS 6583-
Counterhold -T10172- with adapter -T10172/1-
Locking pin -T10340-
Counterhold -T10475-
Special wrench, 30 mm -T10499-
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