Removing and installing air conditioner compressor, engine codes CGRA, CMTA — VW
Removing and installing air conditioner compressor, engine codes CGRA, CMTA on VW: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
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- When installing, make sure connector is correctly connected to air conditioner compressor.When installing, ensure that dowel sleeves are located correctly for bolts (6) in bracket for ancillary unit and air conditioner compressor.
📋 Procedure
- Observe safety precautions when working on the high-voltage system Safety precautions when working on high-voltage system.
- Observe safety precautions when working in the vicinity of high-voltage components Safety precautions when working in the vicinity of high-voltage components.
- Comply with notes Working on refrigerant circuit.
- Extract refrigerant with air conditioning service station. Comply with notes .
- Removing poly V-belt 13.
- Loosen power steering vane pump and suspend on one side 48.
- Separate connector (2) on air conditioner compressor.
- Unscrew bolts (3) and pull off refrigerant lines from AC compressor then seal with suitable plugs or bungs.
- Unscrew upper bolt (6) and right bolt (5).
- Remove bottom engine cover panel.
- Unscrew bottom bolt (6) from AC compressor and remove AC compressor downwards. [Note: When installing, make sure connector is correctly connected to air conditioner compressor.When installing, ensure that dowel sleeves are located correctly for bolts (6) in bracket for ancillary unit and air conditioner compressor.]
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