hey guys welcome to daddicated in this video I'm gonna be changing my AC compressor on a 2005 Acura
TSX so first you need to remove the belt from the alternator I completely removed the belt because
I'm replacing mine but you don't have to use the pulley tensioner like shown and loosen the belt
off this pulley first so before proceeding forward make sure you remove the terminals on your battery
next remove these this connector by pushing on it and sliding it out then remove this connector
in here by using this special connector removal tool I'll have all the links to the tools and
the things you need in the comments in the links below and then remove the mounting screws that
are right here and there's one right underneath right there it's hard to see you can't see it
I want to try to remove this without removing the fan to get to that so and it looks like I'm
gonna have to remove this as well but I won't there's not enough room here so I'm gonna try
to loosen this off first before getting to here use a 12 millimeter socket head and remove this
bolt so prior to removing this bolt this is your refrigerant line make sure you drain it properly
using a vacuum machine I had somebody else do it for me I don't have that machine but just make
sure you drain this properly so that you're not in any danger but then also go ahead and remove
this bolt it's a 10 millimeter and then I'm gonna remove this bolt with a very long socket
next pull on this gotta wiggle it and pull up just like that and move it a little out of the way like
this now let's take a 12 millimeter socket and try to get to that bolt so I couldn't get to
that screw that spill over there so I'm gonna have to take off this fan to get acts better
access to it cuz there's an interference right here and I just couldn't get to it if you can
great but if not probably save your time and just take the fan off because I wasted a good
20 minutes just messing with it so what you're gonna need to do first is remove this bolt right
here because it's attached to this fan and I don't think I think you probably leave it on
you don't have to remove it but just remove this bolt so let's try that so it's a 10 millimeter
then remove this connector right here the button right here they push and
wiggle it out and then there's a clip right here
tool there is another connector right over there this one night
there that you're going to need to remove as well
oh it's not family it just lights off so this connector you can just slide off of
it also remove this nut as well so that way that way this piece can move out of the way
like this so so next you're going to remove these two bolts to remove the fan and these
are ten millimeter as well okay now that the fan is removed I can finally remove that nut that bolt
there it is
it's weird it's got some white stuff on it and there's one more bolt right over here
and now I can turn it and take it this one looks like it is a 1000 meter next we're gonna take off
this side next we're gonna remove these two screws one right here and one right here so there's gonna
be two screws on the bottom and taking these bolts this don't fully remove them just then tighten
them a little bit and then there's two more from the bottom so then get under the car and you got
these two screws on the bottom that one you have to use a wrench to get to and you actually need
to use two wrenches in this configuration unless you have a next super long one and turn it and
it's also a 12 12 millimeter bolt you can use a socket wrench that's our rest your wrench to
this one so this one was tough to remove but slowly but surely I removed it there you go
so next you need to remove the connector that goes
to the compressor by by pressing this clip right here and pulley
so when you guys take this out carefully don't flip it with the holes downward
because this is what happens so here's my new one and here's my old one and this one
comes with caps so that it doesn't leak during shipping now one difference that I noticed and
I bought a refurbished one and I'll have a link in the description below one thing
I noticed is that this one has two bolts sticking out versus they're actually using
a bolt here instead of a nut which is fine I can still use this same bolt to mount it
it's the same thread size so it'll still work it's just a different configuration
than than this one so but should work so remove these caps before installing it
no and then I recommend wiping the surface so that it's nice and clean
you'll have any issues and then let's install this put the new air compressor
Boulton oh I see okay so there's these ledges that they could sit on like little hooks like
that perfect so you hook it up like that and bolt it from the bottom ha ha ha ha ha
ha note to self when you're bolting from the bottom make sure you put the bolts in first
and then bolt it on the top don't bolt it on the top and then put try to put the bolts in
is the one going so next we're gonna put back the AC lines in this one goes in and you kind
of push it in until it's all the way in and then you take the nut that it came with put
it back on then we're gonna take him up to the other AC line and put that back in now
like I said this one came with the bolt instead of a nut so put the bolt that it came with or
if you have the nut and you can put the nut and then tighten both of them it's a 10 millimeter
then take the connector and make sure you plug in the right connector to the
one nose on the bottom and like it like this until you hear the click
next lower the alternator and hook up this connector first customer
and put the rubber boot back on that now take the top bolt and slide it in try to align it
with that don't slide it in all the way but try to align it with the hole and thread it a little
bit into the hole just so you can grab it get the other two bolts that go on the bottom ah
looks like we're gonna have to take this off so don't put this on put
the generate alternator first put the alternator first and then put this on
just because it's gonna be in the way forgot about that put the bolts in the
bottom back these are number 12 I mean 12 millimeter then plug back the connector
this very clicks then let's put this guy back so don't forget to call tighten this
clamp now we're going to reinstall the fan and then reinstall the tank this
and lastly installed the drive belt so in order to install the drive belt I'm replacing mine
what you're gonna do is you're going to take that 14 millimeter socket and make sure your
ratchet is pointing going clockwise and then you're gonna put it on and it's a 14 millimeter
make sure it's aligned everywhere before you release the tensioner so
you don't damage the belt and then slowly release
so connect back here terminals and start the cart to see how it looks good everything seems
to be running fine I don't hear any weird noises or see any vibration or anything like
that so the only thing that's left now is to put some refrigerant in and again
that's not something I usually do myself I usually have somebody do that for me
I have a friend that knows how to do it so so thanks for watching if you enjoyed this
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