Component Description: Receiver-Drier
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The receiver/drier stores high-pressure liquid and the desiccant bag mounted inside the receiver/drier removes any retained moisture from the refrigerant.
For GTDI engine equipped vehicles, the receiver/drier is mounted between the A/C condenser outlet and the TXV manifold and tube assembly.
For Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing (Ti-VCT) engine equipped vehicles, the receiver/drier is incorporated onto the LH side of the A/C condenser. The receiver/drier desiccant bag is a separate component and can be removed and installed with the A/C condenser in the vehicle.