Refrigerant Lines
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Installation of a new suction accumulator is not required when repairing the air conditioning system except when there is physical evidence of system contamination from a failed A/C compressor or damage to the suction accumulator.
The compressor manifold and tube assembly is attached to the A/C compressor, is sealed with O-ring seals, and has the following features:
- The upstream side contains low pressure refrigerant gas.
- The downstream side contains high pressure refrigerant gas and a fitting used to mount a serviceable high-pressure A/C charge port valve.
- The downstream side also contains a fitting used to mount the A/C high pressure cutoff switch. A long-travel Schrader-type valve stem core is installed in the fitting so that the A/C high pressure cutoff switch can be removed without discharging the A/C system.