OEM 2008 Toyota 4Runner A/C Condenser

2008 Toyota 4Runner Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to install an A/C Condenser on 2008 Toyota 4Runner?

  A: Install the cooler condenser by first attaching cooler condenser cushion No. 1 with 4 bolts then tightening them to 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 47 in-lbf). Install cooler condenser cushion No. 2 by torqueing four bolts to 5.4 Nm along with a nut at 5.4 Nm before torquing cooler condenser bracket No. 1 to the same specification with a nut. The air conditioning tube installation requires detachment of attached vinyl tape from both tube and cooler condenser joint connections. Next, place new O-rings under compressor oil treatment before installing them between the pipe joint surfaces. Finally, screw the assembly onto the cooler condenser using a bolt tightened to 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 47 in-lbf). Use the same sequence to replace the sub-assembly discharge hose by removing the vinyl tape before applying compressor oil to the new O-ring and installing it for the subsequent connection to the cooler condenser through a bolt that reaches 5.4 Nm torque value (55 kgf-cm, 47 in-lbf). The last procedure includes charging the refrigerant then warming up the engine followed by leakage inspection.