drain bolt RENAULT ESPACE 2000 J66 / 3.G Technical Note 3426A Workshop Manual
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Coolant pump
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19-3
Coolant pump
REMOVAL
Put the vehicle on a 2 post lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Bleed the engine cooling circuit and engine oil; do not 
refit the oil drain plug.
Remove:
–the front right wheel,
–the right-hand wheel arch cover.
Remove the four mounting bolts of the coolant pump 
cover.
Lock the crankshaft using a screwdriver in the starter 
crown.
Remove the 30 hub lock nut from the coolant pump.Remove the coolant pump sprocket using the 
U 14 L FACOM hub extractor
REFITTING
Replace the coolant pump. 
WARNING: the rest of the coolant will drop into the 
engine housing.
Ensure that the mating surface on the pump is clean 
and that the coolant escapes from the engine housing 
(oil change).
Refitting is the reverse of removal.
ESSENTIAL SPECIAL TOOLING
FACOM U 14 L sprocket extractor
14572-1S
14572S
18001M  
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Air conditioning compressor
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62-1
662AIR CONDITIONING
Air conditioning compressor
The G9T  engine vehicle is fitted with a variable 
geometry air conditioning compressor; that is, the 
compressor adapts the flow of refrigerant fluid 
according to a difference in pressure between the 
compressor inlet and outlet, and not according to the 
temperature read by the sensor (omission of the 
evaporator sensor). 
The system cannot be adjusted
The pressure relief valve is still present but calibrated 
differently.
REMOVAL
Put the vehicle on a 2 post lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Drain the refrigerant circuit (see special  "AIR 
CONDITIONING" manual).
Remove:
–the front right wheel,
–the right-hand wheel arch cover,
–the lower engine cover,
–the air exchanger/throttle body unit pipe after 
disconnecting it,.
–the accessories belt (see methods in section 07 
"Accessories belt"),Unscrew the two mounting clamps on the compressor 
refrigerant pipes and carefully plug the openings.
Unscrew the four mounting bolts from the air 
conditioning compressor and remove it.
REFITTING
Refitting is the reverse of removal.
Refrigerant fluid R134a: 800 ± 20 g