Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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I had noticed in recent years my air conditioning wasn't as cold as it used to be, and at a service Lotus suggested that due the age of the car I might benefit from replacing the air conditioning condenser and drier. So as I was doing other work on my Lotus Evora 400 I thought I would do this work and replace the seals as well, however, parts availability caused some issues, but I got it done.

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Starting with front clam removed already
2:15 - Removing the front ducting
3:22 - Removing the condenser
4:28 - Don't leave the AC exposed over night
4:46 - Add some oil and dye when replacing
5:16 - Taking the opportunity to clean up surface rust
5:38 - Element clamp
6:50 - Removing the condenser
8:08 - The new condenser
9:20 - You cant reuse the fastener
10:13 - Give everything a good degrease / clean
10:44 - Lotus changed the condenser design
13:35 - Lotus don't make the condenser anymore
15:16 - Fitting a different condenser pipe
19:41 - Things to remember when changing the drier