Date: 10 Jan 2002 17:28:33 -0800 From: jkatz1nopsamr.com (Jody) Subject: Re: AC exaporator
"Kei Yau" <keiyaunopsamail.com> wrote in message news:<a0fegr$jn22nopsam212.netvigator.com>... > Thanks for your reply Tony. > > Actually my regular garage will be doing the job I just want to make sure he > is not doing more than he needs. He said the whole dash will need to come > out to get at the part. All the AC parts in the engine compartment is fine > and he used some handheld device and detected a leak from the part inside > the dash (which I think is called the AC evaporator). > > I'm in Hong Kong and the guys here can handle any Japanese car but give them > an European (except the M-Benz & BMW) they would raise the white flag. The > Saab garage here would charge me more than what the car is worth so they are > not an option. > > I'll be taking the car in next Wednesday for this AC job, he will also be > changing the engine belt (which has small cracks) and some pulley/bearing(?) > (squeaking sound not made by the rubber belt). > > So if the job can be done without taking the whole dash out it would be less > time in the garage (where it doesn't belongs) and more time in my hands to > enjoy. > > Kei. > > > Tony at PartsAMillion.com <Tonynopsamsamillion.com> wrote in message > news:a0emlm$fp6a$1nopsam3.infoave.net... > > Hello Kei, > > It is not a difficult thing to do. But unless you are trained to work with > > air conditioning on a car, it can be very dangerous. If the system is > still > > charged with refrigerant, it is under great pressure. > > You also need special equipment to test and recharge the AC system. > > > > Tony > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Have a very safe and Happy New Year! > > http://www.PartsAMillion.com > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > "Kei Yau" <keiyaunopsamail.com> wrote in message > > news:a0ecpd$4973nopsam212.netvigator.com... > > > Anybody replaced the AC evaporator for a 94 900 ? Is it a big job? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > You can also do someting a little different. There are at least three companies that make a silicone based liquid sealer that works very well on AC evap leaks. One is called Cyro-seal (?) and it is made in the US. There is another made in Canada. All work in a similar fashion. Like a scab forming on a wound, these chemical treatments solidify only when exposed to air and moisture. They go through your evap core and when the go through the leak hole, they seal it on the outside. No dash dismantling (around $1200 for most cars). All you need to do is have your AC guy get one of these products, purge all the refrigerant from your system, replace your receiver/dryer and replace the refrigerant with the additon of this two-part process. my mechanic has done it for my car--1994 Volvo 850-- over a year ago with no problem and at a savings of over $800-- and several other cars. If your leak is the typical, small type, this stuff will work. Jody
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