Mazda MX-3 silhouetteMX-3

AIR CONDITIONER — Cooling Unit

G-67parts diagram

COOLING UNIT

Removal / Installation

  1. 1
    Discharge the refrigerant from the system.
  2. 2
    Remove the glove compartment and glove compartment cover. (Refer to the 1995 MX-3 Workshop Manual, section S.)
  3. 3
    Disconnect the thermoswitch connector.
  4. 4
    Unlock the seal plate and slide the seal plate toward the heater unit and blower unit.
  5. 5
    Disconnect the cooler pipes from the cooling unit.
  6. 6
    Remove as shown in the figure.
    Line drawing of the dashboard/instrument panel area with the cooling unit (evaporator unit) shown removed from below the dash, callout 1. An inset at upper right shows a cooler pipe fitting/O-ring detail. Steering wheel and dash structure are drawn for reference.
  7. 7
    Install in the reverse order of removal. Apply clean compressor oil to the O-rings before connecting the fittings; do not apply compressor oil to the fitting nuts. When installing a new cooling unit, add 60 ml {60 cc, 2.0 fl oz} of compressor oil through the high-pressure side of the A/C compressor.
Outlet pipe
20—29N·m {2.0—3.0 kgf·m, 15—21 ft·lbf}
Inlet pipe
10—19N·m {1.0—2.0 kgf·m, 8—14 ft·lbf}
Parts DiagramFig. fig1
#Part NameNotes
1Cooling unitDisassembly / Assembly: page G-68

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