Peugeot 308: Removing - refitting : Water condenser

ESSENTIAL : Observe the safety and cleanliness recommendations .

ESSENTIAL : All personnel carrying out work on a vehicle fitted with traction batteries must have received specific electric vehicle training and be authorised to work on these vehicles(observe the regulations in force in the respective country).

ESSENTIAL : Follow the recommended precautions before carrying out any work on the air conditioning circuit.

CAUTION : Only remove the plugs from the air conditioning ducts, clamps and unions at the moment when these are connected on the vehicle.

1. Always replaced

Description	Quantity
O-ring seals (Water condenser )	4

2. Tooling

Workshop equipment :

• Air conditioning circuit filling and recycling station
• Bleed pipe

Tool	Reference	Description
	[1701-HZ]	plugs kit

3. Preliminary operations

Drain :

• The electric drive train cooling circuit
• The coolant circuit ; Using the filling and recycling station

CAUTION : Perform the operations that are required before disconnecting the ancillaries batteries .

Disconnect the ancillaries batteries (Following the specific procedure).

Remove the cover .

4. Removing

Disconnect the connector(at "a").

Remove the nuts (1).

Move aside the air conditioning ducts (2).

Uncouple and move aside the pipes (3).

Unclip the electrical harness (at "b").

Remove the nuts (4).

Unclip the electrical harness sheath and move it aside(at "c").

Remove :

• The nuts (5)
• The water condenser ‎(6)

N.B. : Operations to be carried out on the bench.

Uncouple and move aside the water condenser ‎(6) pipe ‎(3)(at "d").

5. Refitting

CAUTION : Observe the tightening torques .

Couple the pipe ‎(3) to the water condenser ‎(6)(at "d").

Refit :

• The water condenser ‎(6) (With the new O-rings ‎)
• The nuts (5)

Connect the pipes (3).

Attach the electrical harness ‎ sheathing ‎(at "c").

Refit the nuts (4).

Clip the electrical harness (at "b").

Refit :

• The air conditioning ducts (2)
• The nuts (1)

Reconnect the connector (at "a").

6. Additional operations

Refit the cover.

Carry out a vacuum extraction of the air conditioning circuit (For 35 minutes minimum) ; Using the filling and recycling station.

Check the sealing of the air conditioning circuit.

ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAIN

Fill the air conditioning circuit .

CAUTION : After each operation on the air conditioning circuit, clean the air conditioning circuit.

To clean the air conditioning circuit ; Using the diagnostic tool :

• Connect the diagnostic tool
• Access the sub-menu : Electric drive train supervisor ECU / Repair / Service action / Cleaning of the air conditioning circuit
• Activate the air conditioning circuit cleaning procedure

CAUTION : Perform the operations that are required after reconnecting the ancillaries battery .

Reconnect the ancillaries batteries (Following the specific procedure).

Fill and bleed the electric drive train cooling circuit .

Check the operation of the air conditioning.