BMW 5 Series (E34) Condenser Change 1995 540i manual RHD

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BMW 5 Series (E34) Condenser Change. 1995 540i manual RHD …. From beneath the car push the entire condenser up about an inch and ease …

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BMW 5 Series (E34) Condenser Change
1995 540i manual RHD
Euan Kelso April 2004
If your air conditioning has stopped working the chances are you have lost
most or all or your system refrigerant. The fastest way of finding out is to
attempt to have the system refilled by a specialist. They will evacuate any
remaining gases and then pressure test the system before refilling. When
mine was pressure tested it was immediately obvious that there was a leak
somewhere within the condenser matrix situated in front of the engine
radiator.
I was shocked to be quoted ?500 for the work by a local specialist so decided
to carry out the work myself. A replacement condenser cost me ?130 in the
UK including VAT and I would estimate the time required for the job to be
around 2-3 hours. Allow a little longer if you intend to clean up any corroded
pipes while you are in there. A test and re-gas once the work is completed is
around ?60.
Make sure the system is totally depressurised before doing anything -
releasing any remaining refrigerant is bad for the environment and also illegal.
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