3.4.15 Capacities, Audi A8 (4D_) from MY 94
Features of the refrigerant system:
• Restrictor
• Reservoir
• A/C compressor manufactured by Denso or Zexel / Valeo, re‐
fer to ⇒ Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr.
87 ; Description and Operation (vehicle-specific repair man‐
ual) and to the Electronic Parts Catalog.
Vehicle mod‐
el
Production period Total quantity of oil in refrig‐
erant circuit in cm
3
Quantity of refrigerant oil in replace‐
ment compressor in cm
3
Audi A8 As of 05.94 250 + 50 250 + 50
Note
♦
The replacement compressor contains the full quantity of oil
intended for the refrigerant circuit. On A/C compressor re‐
placement, the quantity of oil in the A/C compressor is there‐
fore to be adjusted. Refer to
⇒ “5 Removal and Installation“, page 191 .
♦
Exclusive use was made at the start of production of Zexel /
Valeo A/C compressors. As of model year 1996, production
was gradually switched to Denso compressors, refer to ⇒
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr. 87 ; De‐
scription and Operation (vehicle-specific repair manual) and
to the Electronic Parts Catalog.
♦
Beginning the production year 2006, the name of the Zexel A/
C compressor was changed from Zexel to Valeo.
3.4.16 Capacities, Audi A8 (4E_) from MY 03
Features of the refrigerant system:
• Restrictor
• Reservoir
• Denso A/C compressors with an A/C compressor regulator
valve -N280- , refer to ⇒ Heating, Ventilation and Air Condi‐
tioning; Rep. Gr. 87 ; Description and Operation (vehicle-
specific repair manual) and to the Electronic Parts Catalog.
Vehicle model Production
period
Total quantity of oil in
refrigerant circuit in
cm
3
Quantity of refrigerant
oil in replacement
compressor in cm
3
Differing features of this
refrigerant circuit
Audi A8
• 8-cylinder Gas‐
oline engine
with 3.7L or
4.2L (except
FSI)
As of 10.02
all
200
+
/
-
10 200
+
/
-
10
A/C compressor type 7
SEU 16 (see notes be‐
low)
• 6 and 12 cylin‐
der Gasoline
engine
• 6 and 8 cylinder
diesel engine
From 10.02
to 01.04
200
+
/
-
10 200
+
/
-
10
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