A/C Module Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Suzuki Verona. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the instrument panel carrier assembly. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL REMOVAL .
Drain the cooling system. Refer to DRAINING AND REFILLING THE COOLING SYSTEM .
Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Discharging, Adding Oil, Evacuating and Charging Procedures for A/C System .
Remove the retaining nuts that secure the suction hose and the liquid evaporator pipe blocks at the fire wall.

Fig 1: Identifying Suction Hose, Liquid Evaporator Pipe Blocks & Retaining Nuts
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Loosen the clamp bolts from the suction hose and the liquid evaporator pipe to allow movement of the hose and the pipe.
Remove the evaporator drain hose.
Compress the heater hose clamps at the fire wall and slide the clamps toward the engine.
Remove the 2 heater hoses from the core lines at the fire wall.
Remove the screws that secure the A/C module to the fire wall on either side of the heater hoses.

Fig 2: Identifying Heater Hoses
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Remove the A/C module screw, that is located above the fuel filter, from the engine compartment side of the fire wall.
Have an assistant support the A/C module from inside the vehicle.

Fig 3: Identifying A/C Module Screws
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Remove the A/C module screws from the evaporator flange on the engine compartment side of the fire wall. The A/C module will start to drop.
Pull the case straight away from the fire wall.
Remove the A/C module from the vehicle.

Fig 4: Identifying A/C Module
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