Righto righto.
I got the compressor last week. Borrowed the gear because I knew it would be a long job and changed the compressor and the drier.
Before you read the rest. If you have slow or intermittent cooling. I don't recommend you attempt this job unless your going to flush the system. I got so much grey death ( worn alloy) and metal in the flush. I also never change a compressor or do a service without changing the drier.
I must admit I didn't watch any videos leading up to it. Just thought I would get it done and enjoy a few home brews in doing so.
The compressor change out:
Revive front left wheel.. Wheel arch flare.. Inner guard.. Small guard held in with 4 plastic rivets... Bash plates.. Heat shield..
Then onto the real stuff.. Bottom intercooler hose. In sections all the way to turbo.
Turbo inlet hose. Again in sections..
Let the belt off let the wiring go. There is a harness clamp in the back of the compressor you need to let off to. 3 bolts hold the compressor and it just comes out the front.
Note... The new compressor will come with 75cc oil. The LR book says you need 110cc in the system. And the next job is flush. So you need to add oil to the new compressor. I drained there oil and filled with extol as that's what I always use.
Then flush the system. The tx valve lives in the cab on these cars so I couldn't remove like I normally would. I just flushed the condenser first. Then did the rest of the system.
Because of how filthy it was I flushed about 4 litres through and let it sit a few times to soak. After flushing. I Changed all orings affected and put back together. Fill the compressor with oil and reinstall through the front. All orings lubed with oil . 3 bolts in and tight then you can get to everything else. You don't get access to bolts once the pipe work is in. Don't underestimate the oil filling. Critical.
Next for the drier..
Other flare off.. Grill out.. Headlights out.. Bumper off.. wind deflector out.. front bar looking thing off.. remove the left two (as you look at it) condenser mounting bolts. The top right and loosen the bottom right. Pull the condenser forward and remove the retaining bolt for the drier.. Then undo the clamp at the top. Reverse the process..
Because of the flush process and how long I had the system open. I left in vac after it reached vac for 3 hrs. Then I let it stand for 1 hr to make sure it held vacuum. Then put it on for another 2 hours. Just while I was reassembling. Charged system. Tested. Very happy man
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