Removing and installing evaporator — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code A32

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• Take care not to damage evaporator seal (9) when removing.

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Switch off all electrical consumers.
2. Switch off ignition.
3. Remove ignition key.
4. Remove heater and air conditioning unit .
5. Dismantling and assembling heater and air conditioning unit .

6. Dismantling evaporator housing .
7. Remove seal (6) from evaporator housing.
8. Remove bolts (2) and (7) (1.5 Nm). — 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft)
9. Separate upper part of evaporator housing (1) from lower part of evaporator housing (8).
10. Remove evaporator (3) with expansion valve (5) from lower part of evaporator housing (8).
11. Remove insulation (4) from expansion valve (5). [Note: Take care not to damage evaporator seal (9) when removing.] [Note: Before inserting evaporator (2), check condensation draining in lower part of evaporator housing (5); clean as necessary.Before inserting, clean lower part of evaporator housing (5) and, if necessary, evaporator (2).Before inserting evaporator (2), ensure that seal (1) is not damaged and bonded all around.]
12. Place insulation (3) on expansion valve (4).
13. Insert evaporator (2) in lower part of evaporator housing (5). When doing this, ensure that seal (1) is not damaged anywhere around circumference. [Note: After assembling both housing halves, check correct installation position of insulation (3).If insulation (3) is missing or incorrectly installed, it may lead to reduced performance of the air conditioning system (due to changes in the set mapped values of the expansion valve through heat radiation).]

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