Covers theory of operation, maintenance, fault finding and repair for automotive air conditioning applications. Ideal for the apprentice or student who needs to understand how air conditioning works, what servicing equipment is needed and what precautions and regulations apply. Removal and refitting procedures for common components are included. Also covers climate control systems.

Understanding, testing and repairing air conditioning and heating systems:
• How air conditioning systems work
• Climate control systems
• Refrigerants and compressor oils
• Tools and techniques
• Regular servicing procedures
• Repair procedures
• Testing and fault diagnosis

Features full colour sections:
• Fault diagnosis flowcharts
• Manifold gauge readings

Basic theory of air conditioning/heating system operation
• Introduction
• The comfort zone
• Heat
• Heat transfer
• Air conditioning/heating/climate control
Air conditioning/heating/climate control system components
• Introduction
• Basic types of air conditioning system
• Air conditioning system main components
• Heating/climate control system main components
• Air conditioning system control components
• Refrigerants
• Compressor oils
Typical air conditioning systems
• Introduction
• High and low sides of the air conditioning system
• Manually-controlled air conditioning systems
• Automatic air conditioning/climate control systems
Tools and equipment
• Introduction
• What tools are needed?
Safety
• Introduction
• General safety
• Air conditioning system safety precautions
Service and repair procedures
• Introduction
• Air conditioning system do’s and don’ts
• Service valves
• Regular servicing
• Basic service procedures
• Basic repair procedures
Fault diagnosis
• Introduction
• Fault diagnosis sequence
• Fault diagnosis flowcharts
• General fault diagnosis procedures
• Manifold gauge tests
Air conditioning system service specifications
• Introduction
• Refrigerant temperature/pressure relationships
• Vehicle manufacturers’ refrigerant and compressor oil recommendations
• Compressor manufacturers’ compressor PAG oil grade recommendations
• Compressor manufacturers’ compressor oil capacity recommendations