Removing and installing cover grille, fresh air blower, evaporator and covers in plenum chamber — AUDI
Removing and installing cover grille, fresh air blower, evaporator and covers in plenum chamber on Audi: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Notes:
The air conditioner unit should only be removed if the refrigerant circuit has been drained; the vehicle must be taken to a specialist VW/Audi air conditioner workshop.
Removing and installing air conditioner unit =>Page
87-202
Self-tapping oval-head bolt
Cover grille
Lever
Air flow flap control motor -V71
With air flow flap control motor potentiometer -G113
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-53
Cover
Bolt - 8 Ncm
Fresh air intake duct temperature sensor -G89
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-59
Intake housing
With air flow flaps and gasket
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-55
Dismantling and assembling => Fig.
2
Holder
For wiring harness
Housing
For fresh air blower -V2
Air duct ring
Holder
For plug-in coupling
Self-tapping oval-head bolt
Holder
For fresh air blower -V2
Fresh air blower -V2
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-57
Bottom section of housing
With air distributor housing
Dismantling and assembling => Page
87-218
Dismantling and assembling air distributor housing => Page
87-222
Differences between version "1" and "2" of air conditioner unit
Wiring harness of air conditioner unit
Electrical connections at air conditioner unit:
=> Current Flow Diagrams, Electrical Fault-finding and Fitting Locations binder
Filler piece
04.94 ä permanently attached to bottom section of housing
Fresh air blower control unit -J126
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-64
Connecting pipe with grommet
For evaporator
Refrigerant pipe union between housing and connecting pipe for evaporator
Differences between version "1" and "2" of air conditioner unit
Grommet for sealing union at housing
O-ring
Replacing => Page
87-199
Different sizes for version "1" and "2" of air conditioner unit
Bolt - 25 Nm
Evaporator
Only to be removed after draining refrigerant circuit; vehicle must be taken to specialist VW/Audi air conditioner workshop
Differences between version "1" and "2" of air conditioner unit => Page
87-194
.
Until January 2001, the version "2" air conditioner units will be supplied with an evaporator with a bonded foam seal. From January 2001 onwards, the seal on the evaporator will gradually be changed over to an all-round rubber seal.
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-194
Bolt
Pipe holder
For coolant pipes for right heat exchanger
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-200
Cover
For evaporator
Pipe holder
For coolant pipes for left heat exchanger
Air recirculation flap control motor V113 -
With air recirculation flap control motor potentiometer -G143
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-60
Cover
With air recirculation flap
Removing and installing
=> Page
87-60
Dismantling and assembling => Fig.
1
Fig.1
Dismantling and assembling cover
A -
Bolt
B -
Air recirculation flap
C -
Shaft
D -
Holder
E -
Bolt
F -
Connecting element
G -
Cover
Fig.2
Dismantling and assembling intake housing
A -
Bolt
B -
Air flow flap
C -
Shaft
D -
Holder
E -
Bolt
F -
Intake housing with gasket (to seal against bonnet)
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