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Universal Air RD11160KTC A/C Receiver Drier / Desiccant Element Kit
Overview of Universal Air RD11160KTC Receiver Drier Kit
The Universal Air Header and Desiccant Bag Kit (part number RD11160KTC) is designed specifically for select Ford and Lincoln vehicles. This A/C receiver drier and desiccant element kit helps maintain the efficiency and longevity of your vehicle's HVAC system by removing moisture and contaminants from the refrigerant.
- Compatible with Ford Fusion, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln MKZ, and Ford SSV Plug-In Hybrid models
- Includes both A/C receiver drier and desiccant bag for comprehensive moisture absorption
- Part number RD11160KTC ensures precise fitment and reliable performance
- Designed to protect the A/C system from corrosion and blockages
- Essential component for maintaining proper refrigerant flow and system pressure
Detailed Product Description
The Universal Air Header and Desiccant Bag Kit combines the receiver drier and desiccant element into one kit, providing a complete solution for your vehicle’s air conditioning system. This kit is engineered to fit Ford and Lincoln models including the Fusion, Continental, MKZ, and SSV Plug-In Hybrid. The receiver drier functions as a filter and moisture absorber, preventing water and debris from circulating through the A/C system. The desiccant bag enhances moisture removal, helping to avoid corrosion and damage to sensitive components such as the compressor and expansion valve.
About the Header and Desiccant Bag Kit Product Line
The Header and Desiccant Bag Kit product line from Universal Air focuses on delivering integrated solutions for A/C accumulator and receiver drier replacement needs. By combining the header and desiccant bag, this product line addresses both filtration and moisture control in one kit, simplifying maintenance and ensuring compatibility with specific vehicle models. The RD11160KTC is part of this line, tailored for Ford and Lincoln vehicles requiring precise fitment and reliable HVAC system protection.
Common Issues Addressed by This Kit
- Prevents moisture buildup that can cause corrosion inside the A/C system
- Reduces risk of refrigerant contamination and blockages
- Helps maintain proper refrigerant pressure and flow
- Protects compressor and other A/C components from damage
- Improves overall HVAC system reliability and performance
Installation Notes and Tips
- Ensure system is fully evacuated and depressurized before installation
- Replace the receiver drier and desiccant bag as a complete kit for optimal results
- Verify compatibility with Ford Fusion, Lincoln Continental, MKZ, or Ford SSV Plug-In Hybrid before installation
- Follow manufacturer torque specifications for fittings and connections
- Check for leaks and proper refrigerant charge after installation
Quality Assurance and Warranty
The Universal Air RD11160KTC kit is manufactured to meet OEM standards for fit and function. While specific warranty details are not provided, Universal Air products typically undergo rigorous quality control to ensure durability and performance in HVAC applications. For warranty information, consult the product packaging or contact the manufacturer directly.
This part fits 83 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Liters | Cylinders | Fuel Type | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | SEL Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SEL | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | Fusion | SEL | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2020 | Ford | SSV Plug-In Hybrid | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2020 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2020 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | SEL | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | Sport | 2.7L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SEL | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | SE LUX Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | Fusion | SEL Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2019 | Ford | SSV Plug-In Hybrid | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | S Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Platinum Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Platinum | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Sport | 2.7L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Ford | Fusion | SE LUX Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2018 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2018 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Sport | 2.7L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | SE LUX Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Platinum Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | S Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Platinum | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2017 | Lincoln | Continental | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2017 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Ford | Fusion | S Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2016 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | S Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Ford | Fusion | SE Luxury | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2015 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.6L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Ford | Fusion | S Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2014 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 1.6L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | SE Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | Energi SE | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | SE | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | Energi Titanium | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Ford | Fusion | Titanium Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
| 2013 | Lincoln | MKZ | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
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Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.