Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Air Conditioning Compressor Oil Balancing
- Draining Procedure
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- Drain the oil from both the suction and discharge ports of the removed compressor into a clean, graduated container. Rotate the compressor shaft to assist in draining the compressor.
- Measure and record the amount of oil drained from the removed compressor. This measurement will be used during installation of the replacement compressor.
- Inspect the oil drained from removed compressor. Refer to Air Conditioning Compressor Oil Diagnosis.
- Properly discard the used refrigerant oil.
Note:
Drain and measure as much of the refrigerant oil as possible from the removed compressor.
- Balancing Procedure
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- Before installing the compressor, the refrigerant oil will have to be fully drained:
- Add back the same quantity of polyalkylene glycol (PAG) oil as drained
from the removed compressor.
Refer to the amount of refrigerant oil recorded during the compressor removal.
Note:
The refrigerant oil in the A/C system must be balanced during compressor replacement.
Air Conditioning Compressor Bracket Removal
Remove the 3 air conditioning compressor bracket bolts (1).
Remove the air conditioning compressor bracket (2).
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Air Conditioning Compressor Replacement (LDE, LUW, LWE)
Air Conditioning Compressor Replacement
Callout
Component Name
Preliminary Procedure
Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant ...
Other materials:
Instrument Panel Airbag Arming Status Display Replacement
Instrument Panel Airbag Arming Status Display Replacement
Callout
Component Name
Preliminary Procedure
Remove the heater and air conditioning control. Refer to Heater and Air
Conditioning Control Replacement.
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Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping
Scrapping Procedure
During the course of a vehicles useful life, certain situations may arise
which will necessitate the disposal of a live (undeployed) pretensioner. The
following information covers the proper procedures for the disposing of a live
(undeployed) pretensioner. Deplo ...
Settings
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off.
One bar in the button or the LED in the button
will light up when the function is switched on.
Some buttons can have several functions assigned
to them. The various functions can be activated
by pressing the button multiple times.
AUTO Automatic m ...
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