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Receiver drier / accumulator

The canister that absorbs moisture from the refrigerant and stores a small reserve of liquid.

Also called drier, dryer, accumulator.

How you know it is this

  • Reduced cooling after the system has been opened
  • Ice forming at the expansion valve
  • It is simply due — this is replaced whenever the system is opened

Worth knowing before you buy

  • The desiccant inside is saturated the moment the system is opened to the air. It is a consumable, not a repair item.
  • Cheap, and replaced every time the circuit is opened for any reason. Skipping it puts moisture into the system, and moisture plus refrigerant makes acid that eats the compressor.
  • On some cars it is built into the condenser and comes with it.

What we need to quote it. The chassis number. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.

CompressorClutch and coilCondenserReceiver drierPipes, hoses and sealsExpansion valveEvaporatorPressure sensorsRefrigerant and oil
Refrigerant circuit — schematic, to show where the part sits. Arrangement is right; it is a diagram and not a fitment reference.

Rest of the refrigerant circuit

All air conditioning & heating parts
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Receiver drier / accumulator for your Mercedes-Benz?

Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.

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