1. If equipped, turn the air suspension service switch to the OFF position before raising the vehicle.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Remove or disconnect the following:
Negative battery cable
Front seats
Carpeting
Rear airflow duct
Heater hoses
4. Remove the driver-s side air bag module by removing or disconnect the following:
SRS module-to-steering wheel bolts, from both sides of the steering wheel.
SRS module and disconnect the electrical connector
Horn switch electrical connector
5. Remove the passenger-s side SRS module by removing or disconnecting the following:
Open the glove box and disconnect the glove compartment isolator
Push inward on the 2 glove box door tabs and lower it
SRS module-s electrical connector
SRS module-to-instrument panel bolts and the module
6. Remove the instrument panel by removing or disconnecting the following:
Speed control servo nuts and move the servo aside
Bolt and disconnect the left side bulkhead connector
Left side bulkhead connector from the dash panel
Windshield washer fluid reservoir screw, and position the reservoir aside
Blower motor electrical connector
Air conditioning pressure cut-off switch electrical connector
In-line electrical harness connector
Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) variable blower motor controller electrical connector
Right front wheel
Right front fender splash shield bolts and move the shield away from the cowl
Wiring harness from the evaporator case
Wiring harness from the cowl
Right side instrument panel lower insulator pushpins, disconnect the power point electrical connector, remove the courtesy lamp from the socket and remove the insulator
Unseat the wiring grommet and feed the wiring harness through the cowl
Cowl side trim panels and the windshield side garnish moldings from both sides
Locking clip and the Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module electrical connector
Antenna connector
Ground wire bolts from the right side
EATC hose at the evaporator housing
Bolt and disconnect the bulkhead connector from the right side
Pull the door weatherstrip seals away from the instrument panel on both sides
Tunnel brace trim cover
Climate control head vacuum harness connector
Instrument panel tunnel brace nuts and the brace
Ground wire bolts from the left side
Wiring harness connectors from the left side
Parking brake switch electrical connector
1. Pry out the instrument panel defroster opening grille, disconnect the electrical connectors and the remove the grille.
7. Remove or disconnect the following:
3 upper instrument panel screws
Instrument panel cowl side nut from both sides
Instrument panel cowl side bolt from the left side
Instrument panel
Windshield wiper mounting arm and the pivot shaft
Electrical connector and remove the upper cowl extension screw and the extension
Vacuum hoses and the wire harness connector from the evaporative emissions canister purge valve
Evaporative emissions purge valve nuts and the valve
Cowl side nut
Right side rear fender apron screws and reposition the apron
Evaporator housing nut and screw
Vacuum hoses and the wiring harness connectors
Plenum chamber-s lower flange nuts
Plenum chamber-s upper flange nut and the plenum chamber
Heater core cover-to-heater plenum chamber screws and the cover
Seal and the heater core
Fig. View of the instrument panel finish panels
Fig. Exploded view of the instrument panel-Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis
Fig. Exploded view of the heater air plenum chamber, the evaporator housing and the air inlet duct
Fig. View of the heater core
To install:
1. Install or connect the following:
Seal and the heater core
Heater core cover and the cover-to-heater plenum chamber screws
Plenum chamber and the plenum chamber-s upper flange nut
Plenum chamber-s lower flange nuts
Vacuum hoses and the wiring harness connectors
Evaporator housing nut and screw
Right side rear fender apron and the apron screws
Cowl side nut
Evaporative emissions purge valve and the valve nuts
Vacuum hoses and the wire harness connector to the evaporative emissions canister purge valve
Electrical connector; then, install the upper cowl extension screw and the extension
Windshield wiper mounting arm and the pivot shaft
2. Install the instrument panel by installing or connecting the following:
Instrument panel
At the left side, install the instrument panel cowl side bolt
Instrument panel cowl side nut on both sides
3 upper instrument panel screws
Electrical connectors and the install the instrument panel defroster opening grille
Parking brake switch electrical connector
Wiring harness connectors on the left side
Ground wire bolts on the left side
Instrument panel tunnel brace and the brace nuts
Climate control head vacuum harness connector
Install the tunnel brace trim cover.
Door weatherstrip seals to the instrument panel on both sides
Bulkhead connector and tighten the bolt on both sides
EATC hose at the evaporator housing
Ground wire bolts on the right side
Antenna connector
ECS module electrical connector and the locking clip
Cowl side trim panels and the windshield side garnish moldings on both sides
Feed the wiring harness through the cowl and seat the wiring grommet
Right side instrument panel lower insulator, connect the power point electrical connector, install the courtesy lamp to the socket and secure the insulator with pushpins
Wiring harness from the cowl
Wiring harness to the evaporator case
Right front fender splash shield and the shield bolts
Right front wheel
EATC variable blower motor controller electrical connector
In-line electrical harness connector
Air conditioning pressure cut-off switch electrical connector
Blower motor electrical connector
Windshield washer fluid reservoir and the reservoir screw
Left side bulkhead connector to the dash panel
Left side bulkhead connector and tighten the bolt
Speed control servo and the servo nuts
Right SRS module and torque the module-to-instrument panel bolts to 62-97 inch lbs. (7-11 Nm)
Right SRS module electrical connector
Glove compartment isolator
Glove box door
Horn switch electrical connector
Electrical connector and install the left SRS module
Left SRS module-to-steering wheel bolts on both sides of the wheel, and torque the bolts to 90-122 inch lbs. (10-14 Nm)
Rear airflow duct
Carpeting
Front seats
Heater hoses
3. Refill the cooling system.
4. Connect the negative battery cable.
5. Operate the engine to normal operating temperature. Check the climate control operation and check for leaks.
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