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Removing and installing evaporator in heater and air conditioning unit — AUDI

Removing and installing evaporator in heater and air conditioning unit on Audi: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A4 B9 (8W, 2015–)

  • Opens: refrigerant (A/C)

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off the ignition.
  2. Drain the refrigerant circuit Air conditioner with refrigerant R134a87Refrigerant circuit.
  3. Remove the front heater and air conditioning unit Removing and installing heater and air conditioning unit.
  4. Detach the air intake box from the heater and air conditioning unit Detaching air intake box from heater and air conditioning unit/attaching.
  5. Detach the evaporator housing (A) from the air distribution box (B) of the front heater and air conditioning unit Detaching and attaching evaporator housing of heater and air conditioning unit.
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  1. Remove the evaporator (D) from the evaporator housing (A)Exploded view - evaporator housing.
  2. Check the evaporator housing (A) for dirt, paying particular attention to the ducts for the condensation drain (C) and the actual evaporator (D).
  3. Attach the evaporator housing (A) to the air distribution box (B) of the front heater and air conditioning unit Detaching and attaching evaporator housing of heater and air conditioning unit.
  4. Perform basic setting and final control diagnosis for the air conditioner "“Guided fault-finding”" mode. [Note: The control motors on this vehicle are equipped with electronics. A new control motor only learns its position at the heater and air conditioning unit in the course of basic setting and can then be actuated by the front air conditioner operating and display unit E87 (all control motors are identical at present) "“Guided fault-finding”" mode.During basic setting, the control motors are assigned and adapted in accordance with the series connection of the wiring. If the sequence is not as specified, the matching of the control motors and thus flap control will not be correct Overview of control motors of air conditioner.]
  5. Start up the air conditioner after charging the refrigerant circuit Starting up air conditioner after charging refrigerant circuit. [Note: Also heed the information on start-up of the air conditioner after charging Air conditioner with refrigerant R134a87General information on air conditioner.]

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.