Opel Frontera UBS. Manual - part 909

1B – 30 AIR CONDITIONING

Removal Steps

1. Air duct
2. Compressor bracket
3. Magnetic clutch harness

connector

4. Compressor
5. Drive belt
6. Refrigerant line connector

Installation Steps

To install, follow the removal steps in the
reverse order.

4JX1 ENGINE

1

5

4

6

3

2

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AIR CONDITIONING  1B – 31

REMOVAL

Preparation:

•

Battery ground cable

•

Discharge and recover refrigerant (Refer to
“REFRIGERANT RECOVERY” in this section) 

1. Air Duct (Turbo to air cleaner)

Cover up the air duct connecting portion to prevent
foreign materials from getting into the turbo and the
air cleaner. 

2. Magnetic Clutch Harness Connector 

3. Drive Belt

Loosen the power steering pump unit fixing bolts,
then loosen the drive belt adjustment bolt and
remove the drive belt. 

4. Refrigerant Line Connector 

5. Compressor

Compressor

Tension adjustment bolt

Tension pulley

14~17mm

(0.55-0.67in)

98N{10kgf}

Crank shaft pulley

INSTALLATION

5. Compressor

Tighten the compressor fixing bolts to the specified
torque.

Compressor Bolt Torque

N·m (kg·m / lb·ft)

40 (4.1 / 30)

4. Refrigerant Line Connector

•

O-rings cannot be reused. Always replace with new
ones.

•

Be sure to apply new compressor oil to the O-rings
when connecting refrigerant lines.

•

Tighten the refrigerant line connector to the
specified torque.

Refrigerant Line Bolt Torque

N·m (kg·m / lb·ft)

27 (2.8 / 20)

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3. Drive Belt

1) Temporary tighten the power steering pump unit

fixing bolts.

2) Push the drive belt when the force of 98N {10kgf}.,

and adjust the drive belt tension by tightening
drive belt tension adjustment bolt, till the 14 

∼

17

mm (0.55 

∼

0.67 in) of deflection of the belt is

obtained. Then tighten the power steering pump
fixing bolts. 

2. Magnetic Clutch Harness Connector 

1. Air Duct (Turbo to air cleaner) 

Compressor

Tension adjustment bolt

Tension pulley

14~17mm

(0.55-0.67in)

98N{10kgf}

Crank shaft pulley

850RY00007

AIR CONDITIONING  1B – 33

CONDENSER ASSEMBLY (LHD V6 WITHOUT CONDENSER FAN)

1

2

1

4

3

5

6

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Legend

(1)

Refrigerant Line

(2)

Pressure Switch Connector

(3)

Front Bumper Assembly

(4)

Radiator Grille

(5)

Engine Hood Front End Stay

(6)

Condenser Assembly