Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

Condition
Applicable Vehicles
Model(s)

Year

Eng. Code

Trans. Code

VIN Range
From

VIN Range To

All

2009 - 2024

All

All

All

All

Revision Table
Instance Number

Published Date

Version Number

Reason For Update

2043704/21

11/13/23

87-18-10

Update model year applicability.

2043704/17

11/10/22

87-18-10

Update model year applicability.

2043704/16

8/4/21

87-18-10

Update model year applicability.

2043704/15

1/26/21

87-18-10

Title correction.

2043704/1

5/25/16

V871606

Original publication.

This bulletin applies to any repair that requires replacement of the air conditioning compressor.

Technical Background

Any replacement of A/C compressors - regardless of the reason for failure - must include an ODIS GFF
cooling performance test plan (Function Test Log version) of the A/C system with documentation of the
recovered refrigerant volume performed and provided with the warranty claim.
 ODIS GFF cooling performance test plan.
 RobinAir or Mahle print out of the recovered refrigerant volume.
 RobinAir or Mahle print out of the flush procedure.

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Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

The refrigerant flush procedure must be performed before installing a new compressor. All
documentation is mandatory and without exception should be submitted through the GFF paperless
and WISE for reimbursement. See warranty section for more information on uploading information in
WISE).

Production Solution
Not applicable.

Service
1. Before replacing the A/C compressor perform the ODIS A/C Performance Test.

The A/C performance test is located in different locations and may be titled differently for different
vehicle car lines. Pictures below are examples only.

If the HV system is disabled the cooling performance test cannot be performed and separate diagnosis
is required. The HV AC compressor must have a GFF diagnosis log with completed test plans of all
compressor related faults before replacing the HV AC compressor.

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Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

Figure 1: A/C Performance test CC, Tiguan, Golf, Golf SportWagen, Jetta SportWagen, Jetta, New
Beetle, NBC, Tiguan LWB, Atlas, Atlas CrossSport, Arteon.
 Select Guided Functions from 08 A/C heating electrical control module.
 Select Check cooling performance from the Guided functions menu and select perform (Figure 1).

Figure 2: A/C Performance test, Passat NMS.
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Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

 Select the Test Plan tab from 08 A/C heating electrical control module.
 Select self-test and locate the Check cooling performance test under the following sub menus.
 Passat: Body/ Heating Ventilation-Air Conditioning/01 Systems Capable of self-diagnosis/08 Air
Conditioning-Heating Electronics/08 Subsystems marginal condition.
2. Follow prompts and complete the test plan.
3. Test result next steps,
 If A/C performance test returns with no malfunctions, then no repairs are needed. The system is
operating properly.
 If A/C performance test returns a malfunction, perform diagnosis and repair the system as needed.

All other applicable bulletins apply.
 See Technical bulletins 2019947 (R134) and 2049039 (R1234yf) for proper cleaning of the
refrigerant circuit.

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Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

Warranty

Claim the time units accumulated from the GFF function test. Time units not to exceed a maximum of
100 TU. All documentation is mandatory and without exception and should be submitted through the
GFF paperless and WISE for reimbursement. For information on uploading documents and pictures in
WISE, go to WISE > Resource Center > Dealer Processes & Guide, select pdf file: Wise Operations
Section – Doc-IT Technical Bulletin Uploading Process Job Aid.

To determine if this procedure is covered under Warranty, always refer to the Warranty Policies
and Procedures Manual 1)
Model(s)

Year

Eng. Code

Trans. Code

VIN Range
From

VIN Range To

All

2009-2024

All

All

All

All

SAGA Coding
Use applicable Claim Type 1)

Claim Type:

Damage

Service Number:

Code

8734

0010

Causal Part: Select Labor Operation

HST

Damage Location

--

--

01500060
Diagnostic Time 4)

GFF Time expenditure

01500060 = Actual GFF printout 100 TU max.

Road Test

01210002 = 00 TU
01210004 = 00 TU

Technical Diagnosis

01320000 = 00 TU max.

YES

NO
NO

Claim Comment: Input “As per Technical Bulletin 2043704” in comment section of Warranty Claim.
1)

Vehicle may be outside any Warranty in which case this Technical Bulletin is informational only.
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Technical Service Bulletin

87-18-10 - A/C Compressor Replacement, GFF Required Regardless
of Concern and Flush Requirement

2)

Code per warranty vendor code policy.

3)

Labor Time Units (TUs) are subject to change with ELSA updates.

4)

Documentation required per Warranty Policies and Procedures Manual.

Transaction No:

2043704/21

Release date:

11/13/2023

Required Parts and Tools
No special parts required.

Tool Description

Tool No:
MAHLE R1234yf A/C Service Unit
VAS581005
Or
Robinair R1234yf - ROB1234YFX
Or
MAHLE RTI4608046401
Or
Ecotechnics EEAC830BVW

R1234yf Flush Kit
RTI360831840
Midtronics Battery Tester/Charger

InCharge 940 (INC-940)
or
GRX3000VAS

VAS Diagnostic Tool

VAS 6150/X & VAS 6160/X with
ODIS Service with: current online updates

Additional Information
All part and service references provided in this Technical Bulletin are subject to change and/or removal.
Always check with your Parts Dept. and Repair Manuals for the latest information.

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