AC question

[boxster6354]

I feel you are going to miss all those foam particals hiting you in the face when you turn on the A/C

Would love to see the DIY on this, but if you find you forgot to document a step or two I can always drive over and you can do my car

[Meir]

Originally Posted by boxster6354

I feel you are going to miss all those foam particals hiting you in the face when you turn on the A/C

Would love to see the DIY on this, but if you find you forgot to document a step or two I can always drive over and you can do my car

don't worry, i collected them and will have them framed
don't know if you are joking or not, but my guest room is available.
just take in mined it will take full 2 days of work.
well... maybe less, now i know how to do it.

[j.fro]

How much does that AC concensor weigh?

[Meir]

Originally Posted by j.fro

How much does that AC concensor weigh?

are you refering to the evaporator or the whole air box?
the evaporator is 4 lb, and the whole boxs maybe 20.

[Meir]

Ok.
Got back from my trip, and the AC drier was waiting for me.
Installed the new part, and droped the car at a local AC shop this morning...
The guy told me the system needs to be evacuated from air an moister, and recharged with freon. So far so god.
Picked up the car this afternoon, and the AC works great.
No flakes, air distribution is much better after sealing the flaps, and no leaks.
The bad thing.... Is the price. The guy charged me 246$.
Is that reasonable, or I got robed?
The bill was 133$ for labor and the rest for parts (freon and oil)

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Meir

The bad thing.... Is the price. The guy charged me 246$.
Is that reasonable, or I got robed?

$246 for complete evacuation, recharge with refrigerant, and testing? I'd say you stole it. A Dealer would have charged $900.

[Meir]

thanks for the feedback topless.
i have to admit i have 0 experiences with cars AC systems.
i have never had to pay for AC repair before.
since i owned my car i have done everything myself, so i guess i never had the "feeling" for the costs of labor in the US.
don't get me wrong, i have full respect for professionals, and i'm not a cheap person,
but this is the firs time i had to pay someone to do something to my car.

just for reference, the PO of my car told me he was quoted 3.5K to replace the evaporator. i thought he was exaggerating...
i guess he wasn't.