2000 RENAULT ESPACE change wheel

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Alternator
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16-2
REMOVAL
Put the vehicle on a 2 post lift.
Disconnect the battery and the electrical connections
on the alternator and the air conditioning compressor.
Remove:
–the front right wheel,
–the right-hand wheel arch cover,
–the lower engine cover,
–the bumper,
–the windscreen washer tank,
–the air exchanger/throttle body unit pipe after
disconnecting it,–the accessories belt (see method on page 11-1),
–the accessories belt pulley.

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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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Lubricants
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21-3
Lubricants
OIL CAPACITY :
–Maximum: 2.8 l
–Minimum: 2.3 l
OIL LEVEL
The oil level is adjusted using a locally manufactured
dipstick, inserting into the oil filler hole (2) (see
Technical Note 2579A).
To check the level it is necessary to remove the left
hand front wheel and the left hand wheel arch cover.
The oil can also be changed and refilled with the
recommended quantity.
1 Drain plug
2 Fuel filler cap
WARNING: the fuel filler cap (2) should not be used to
check the level by overfilling; using too much oil may
damage the seals and overheat the oil. Marks to graduate:
–B: 22 ± 0.5 mm
–C: 30 ± 0.5 mm
95321M

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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