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Compressor Removal and Installation: Installation

  1. Add oil to the new compressor. Use the exact amount of oil that you drained from the old compressor.
  2. Install the compressor.
  3. Install the compressor mounting bolts and nuts.

    Tighten: 

    Tighten the compressor mounting bolts and nuts to 25 N.m (18.5 lb-ft).

    Fig 1: Identifying Compressor Mounting Bolts And Nuts
    G04717822Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  4. Install new sealing washers to the suction hose and the discharge hose mounting.
  5. Connect the electrical connector at the compressor.
  6. Install the accessory drive belt.
  7. Install the engine under cover. Refer to ENGINE UNDER COVERS REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  8. Lower the vehicle.
    Fig 2: Installing Accessory Drive Belt
    G04717821Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  9. Place the suction hose into its cavity in the compressor and install the discharge hose mounting block to clamp it into place. Hold this all together while tightening the retaining nut.

    Tighten: 

    Tighten the refrigerant discharge hose block-to-compressor retaining nut to 33 N.m (24 lb-ft).

  10. Connect the negative battery cable.
  11. Evacuate and recharge the A/C system. Refer to Discharging, Adding Oil, Evacuating, and Charging Procedures for A/C System .
    Fig 3: Identifying Refrigerant Discharge Hose Block-To-Compressor Retaining Nut
    G04717789Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
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