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Compressor (V6 diesel)

Compressor (V6 diesel)

To remove


1. Place the car on a lift.


2. Drain the refrigerant from the system. See Draining and filling of refrigerant .

3. Remove the intake manifold from the mass air flow sensor and the turbocharger.

4. Remove the RH headlamp and direction indicator. See Headlamps .

5. Remove the engine cover.


6. Unplug the connector to the A/C compressor at the RH headlamp.

7. Remove the PAD connections for the high and low-pressure pipes of the A/C compressor.

Plug the openings.


8. Place two pairs of pinch-off pliers 30 07 739 Hose pinch-off pliers on the inlet and outlet hoses from the power steering fluid reservoir.

9. Raise the car.

10. Remove the engine's lower cover.

11. Remove the front covering below the radiator unit.


12. Remove the side cover in the front right wheel housing.

13. Relieve the tension off the multigroove V-belt. Mark its direction of rotation.

14. Remove the connector to the power steering cooling coil at the RH side of the subframe.

Plug the pipes.


15. Unplug the connector to the crankshaft position sensor.


16. Remove the three retaining screws for the A/C compressor.


17. Remove the A/C compressor by lifting it upward and turning it forward.

18. Guide the A/C compressor through the hole in the subframe.


To fit


1. Adjust the oil level in the compressor. See Filling and adjustment of compressor oil .

2. First fit the lower screw in the A/C compressor. Then guide the A/C compressor through the hole in the subframe.


3. Put in place the compressor and tighten the two retaining bolts (M8).

Tightening torque 24 Nm (18 lbf ft)

4. Tighten the third retaining bolt (M10) in the A/C compressor.

Tightening torque 40 Nm (30 lbf ft)

5. Insert the PAD connections into the A/C compressor.


6. Attach the connector to the power steering cooling coil.

Tightening torque 30 Nm (22 lbf ft)

7. Attach the connector to the crankshaft position sensor.

8. Fit and tension the multigroove V-belt. Check that the direction of rotation is correct.


9. Fit the side cover.


10. Fit the front cover below the radiator core.

11. Fit the lower engine cover.

12. Lower the car to the floor.

13. Remove the pinch-off pliers from the hoses to the power steering fluid reservoir.


14. Fit the PAD connections for the high and low-pressure pipes of the A/C compressor.

Tightening torque 20 Nm (15 lbf ft)

15. Plug in the connector to the A/C compressor.

16. Fit the RH headlamp and direction indicator. See Headlamps .


17. Fill oil in the power steering fluid reservoir.

18. Fit the engine cover.


19. Fit the intake manifold to the mass air flow sensor and the turbocharger.

20. Evacuate the A/C system and refill with refrigerant. See Draining and filling of refrigerant .

21. Running in the compressor to distribute the compressor oil in the system:

- - Activate the A/C and let it run for at least 2 minutes at an engine speed of <1500 rpm.

22. Start the engine, turn the steering wheel back and forth a few times and check for leaks.

23. Turn off the engine. Adjust the power steering fluid level.

24. Test the A/C system, see Performance test, A/C system .