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Universal Air RD10981KTC A/C Receiver Drier / Desiccant Element Kit

Header and Desiccant Insert
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Reliable A/C Receiver Drier for Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen

The Universal Air RD10981KTC A/C Receiver Drier and Desiccant Element Kit is designed to maintain optimal air conditioning performance in select Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen models. This part ensures the HVAC system remains free of moisture and contaminants, supporting efficient cooling and system longevity.

  • Compatible with Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg
  • Includes both A/C receiver drier and desiccant insert for comprehensive moisture absorption
  • Part number RD10981KTC for precise identification and fitment
  • Designed to protect the A/C system from moisture and debris
  • Part of the Universal Air Header and Desiccant Insert product line

About the Universal Air Header and Desiccant Insert Product Line

The Header and Desiccant Insert line from Universal Air focuses on providing essential components that protect automotive air conditioning systems by removing moisture and contaminants. This product line includes receiver driers and desiccant elements engineered to fit specific vehicle models, such as the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg, ensuring compatibility and reliable performance.

Product Details and Functionality

The RD10981KTC A/C Receiver Drier and Desiccant Element Kit plays a critical role in the HVAC system by filtering out moisture and particulate matter from the refrigerant. This prevents corrosion and damage to the compressor and other A/C components. The kit is specifically designed for use in the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg, providing a precise fit and maintaining system integrity.

Common Issues Addressed by This Receiver Drier Kit

  • Prevents moisture buildup that can cause freezing and blockages in the A/C system
  • Reduces risk of compressor failure due to contamination
  • Helps maintain consistent cooling performance
  • Protects against corrosion within the HVAC system
  • Minimizes refrigerant contamination and prolongs system life

Installation Notes and Tips

  • Ensure the system is fully evacuated before installation to avoid moisture contamination
  • Replace the receiver drier whenever the A/C system is opened for repair
  • Use the exact part number RD10981KTC to guarantee proper fitment for Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg
  • Follow manufacturer torque specifications when securing the unit

Quality Assurance and Warranty

Universal Air provides this A/C Receiver Drier and Desiccant Element Kit with quality standards that meet OEM requirements. While specific warranty details are not provided, Universal Air products typically undergo rigorous testing to ensure durability and performance in the specified vehicle applications.

This part fits 116 vehicles. Search below:

YearMakeModelSubmodelLitersCylindersFuel TypePositionNotes
2017VolkswagenTouaregSportline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregWolfsburg Edition3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregV6 Wolfsburg3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2017VolkswagenTouaregV6 FSI3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016AudiQ7Elite3.0LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016AudiQ7Select3.0LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016AudiQ7Launch Edition3.0LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016AudiQ7Elite3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016AudiQ7S Line3.0LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregSportline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregTDI Lux3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregTDI Sport3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregV6 Lux3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregBase3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregTDI Executive3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2016VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2015AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregTDI Sport3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregExecline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregTDI Executive3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregV6 Lux3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregHighline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregSportline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregBase3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregSportline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregComfortline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregV6 R-Line3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregTDI Lux3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2015VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI Executive3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregComfortline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregV6 R-Line3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregV6 Lux3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregHighline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregV63.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI Lux3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI R-Line3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI Edition X3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregX3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregTDI Sport3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2014VolkswagenTouaregExecline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregTDI Sport3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregExecline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregTDI Lux3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregBase3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregTDI Executive3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregV6 Lux3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2013VolkswagenTouaregHighline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregTDI Executive3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregV6 Lux3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregHighline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregTDI Sport3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregExecline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregBase3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregV6 Sport3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregComfortline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregTDI Lux3.0LV6DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2012VolkswagenTouaregV6 Executive3.6LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2011AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregVR63.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregHybrid3.0LV6ELECTRIC/GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregTDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregExecline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregBase3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregComfortline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregExecline TDI3.0LV6DIESELN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2011VolkswagenTouaregHighline3.6LV6GASN/AOE Replacement; Header and Desiccant Insert
2010AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2010PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2010VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2009AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2009PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2009VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2008AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2008PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2008VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2007AudiQ7N/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2007VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2006PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2006VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2005PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2005VolkswagenTouaregN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2004PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2004VolkswagenTouaregV84.2LV8GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2004VolkswagenTouaregTDI4.9LV10DIESELN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2004VolkswagenTouaregV63.2LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2004VolkswagenTouaregV6 Premium3.2LV6GASN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert
2003PorscheCayenneN/AHeader and Desiccant Insert

* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.

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