2014 Flex Workshop Manual

SECTION 412-01: Climate Control	2014 Flex Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION	Procedure revision date: 05/02/2013

Thermostatic Expansion Valve

Material
Item	Specification
Motorcraft® PAG Refrigerant Compressor Oil YN-12-D	WSH-M1C231-B

Underbody Line Connections

Item	Part Number	Description
1	W520413	Auxiliary evaporator inlet line fitting nut
2	W520413	Auxiliary evaporator outlet line fitting nut
3	19B596	O-ring seal and gasket seal kit
4	19B596	O-ring seal and gasket seal kit

Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) Connections

Item	Part Number	Description
5	W707142	Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) fitting nut
6	19E889	TXV manifold and tube O-ring seal (2 required)
7	7A711	TXV bolt (2 required)
8	19849	TXV
9	19E889	Evaporator core O-ring seal (2 required)
10	W714282	TXV fitting stud

Removal and Installation

All vehicles

Recover the refrigerant. For additional information, refer to Section 412-00 .

Remove the 4 cross-vehicle beam nuts and remove the beam.
- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).

3.5L vehicles

Remove the air cleaner outlet tube. For additional information, refer to Section 303-12 .

All vehicles

Remove the auxiliary evaporator outlet and inlet line fitting nuts and position the auxiliary lines aside.
- Discard the O-ring seals and gasket seals.
- To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).

Remove the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) fitting nut.
- Discard the O-ring seals.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).

Remove the 2 TXV bolts.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).

Remove the TXV .
- Discard the O-ring seals.

Remove the TXV fitting stud.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new O-ring seals and gasket seals.
- Add the correct amount of clean PAG oil. For additional information, refer to the Refrigerant Oil Adding procedure in Section 412-00 .

Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system. For additional information, refer to Section 412-00 .