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Old May 20th, 2022, 13:09   #1
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Default Aircon Condenser

Just discovered this unit is leaking .Looked on You Tube but cannot see a video of how to replace this.Have i missed it ? V70 2002.
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Old May 20th, 2022, 14:15   #2
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I'm now about to do this job too
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Old May 20th, 2022, 22:23   #4
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Hi.
The guy in the vid made things a lot more difficult than they needed to be.
There is no need to remove the cooler rad or intercooler.
Remove the plastic under-skirting as he has in the vid.
Remove the electric cooling fan and the intercooler pipes to give access to the rad-pack fixing bolts . ( 4 bolts that pass thru all three coolers ) Back these off just enough to release the condenser. Use tie-wraps to hold the rad if needed.
Remove the oval-shaped air-dam in front of the condenser. ( there are just two plastic pins - the centre pin type that you press in to release.)
Release the connecting pipework and remove the receiver/drier.
Slide the condenser down and out.
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Old May 20th, 2022, 22:30   #5
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Me again...
He was quite right to remove the airbox and turbo pipe but there is no need to drain the coolant or disconnect auto transmission lines.
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Old May 20th, 2022, 23:58   #6
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That's good to know thankyou. I did think that he made a bit of a meal of it, but I was going to go along with it. Hopefully your way will save quite a bit of time and aggro!!
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Old May 21st, 2022, 13:57   #7
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Hi.
The guy in the vid made things a lot more difficult than they needed to be.
There is no need to remove the cooler rad or intercooler.
Remove the plastic under-skirting as he has in the vid.
Remove the electric cooling fan and the intercooler pipes to give access to the rad-pack fixing bolts . ( 4 bolts that pass thru all three coolers ) Back these off just enough to release the condenser. Use tie-wraps to hold the rad if needed.
Remove the oval-shaped air-dam in front of the condenser. ( there are just two plastic pins - the centre pin type that you press in to release.)
Release the connecting pipework and remove the receiver/drier.
Slide the condenser down and out.
Hi does it make life easier if the bumper is removed for access?
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Old May 21st, 2022, 17:16   #8
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Absolutely..
If i were doing it I`d remove that or at least release it on the drivers side in order to take out the headlamp. That way you can really see what you are doing.
This is cars with the condenser plus wider side mounted drier ...
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Old May 22nd, 2022, 21:28   #9
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Thanks to volvoboy I managed to remove the condenser today. It's quite an easy job.
Only to find that the condenser that I had been supplyed was the wrong one!! Looks like it's going to be a while until I get the beast back on the Road again.
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Old May 27th, 2022, 08:51   #10
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Hi if anyone is interested I found this a really easy job

I removed the bumper cover and headlights..... The same job as headlight bulb replacement...... And it was just so staring me in the face after that.... Just unbolted the rad.... No draining fluid..... And let it lean forward.... Then to the condenser

I used a Nisens part....I have an idea they may make the OEM part

And I replaced the Nisens supplied O rings with ones I got from Volvo

Job done
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