the 1 M8 screw securing the air conditioning (A/C) pipes to the evaporator in the engine compartment.
Tighten
both the air conditioning (A/C) hoses in their mountings below the right-hand spring strut turret
the spacer that holds the heat exchanger and evaporator pipes apart
the 2 screws and the right-hand half of the lead-in. Tighten
the dashboard. Do not install the glove compartment. See:
DASHBOARD
the drain nipple on the radiator.
Fill with coolant and warm up the engine until the thermostat opens. Top up if necessary.
Check that the pipe coupling does not leak.
FINISHING
ACCUMULATOR REPLACEMENT WITH FUNCTION CHECK AND LEAK DETECTION
Replace
ACCUMULATOR
.
Vacuum pump the air conditioning (A/C) system. See:
VACUUM PUMPING
.
Fill the AC-system with refrigerant acc. to:
REFRIGERANT, FILLING
.
Leak trace the air conditioning (A/C) system. See:
LEAK DETECTION, TRACER AGENT
,
LEAK
TRACING, ELECTRONIC LEAK TRACER (2007, 2010-11)
or
LEAK TRACING, ELECTRONIC
LEAK TRACER (2008-09)
.
INSTALLING COMPONENTS
2012 Volvo C30 T-5
HVAC Climate Units - Removal, Replacement And Installation