Replacing Freon after HV battery swap

[Joff]

Is there anything special about removing and replacing the refrigerant in the i3, besides the type and the amount and the special non conductive oil? I imagine there are valves that keep the refrigerant from cooling the battery when the battery is at a good temp and you are only asking for interior cooling. I would think that would hinder the evacuation and replacement of refrigerant.

 

[Joff]

Apparently, ya just treat it like any other auto A/C system. I just took my 2014 bev for a 126 mile drive and got home with 25 miles range showing on the guess o meter. A/C worked fine. Still not sure if the batter cooling was used at any point.

 

[djbrh]

So other than handling the AC system and doing the physical swap, what else had to be done to make it work?


—Donnie