I guess most of us know about the evaporator issue with this vintage of XJ. Mine was determined to be leaking following 2-2.5 years of diagnosis and 2 charges w/UV dye.
Many people claim this is a real pain but how many choices do we have? None; as I have an infant that is clearly more sensitive to temperature than I am. Obviously, I must repair the system.
I'm posting this message to determine how much of this work I should perform before having the remaining work performed by a service facility. Here are some relavant points:
1 - Professional flush is required. I think this is beyond me due to equipment. The receiver/dryer should be replaced a part of the flush procedure.
2 - Can I remove a dash. Sure I've removed a few; be patient and careful. This means I can replace the leaking evaporator. Do I stop here and reassemble?
3 - Replace the expansion valve? Yes, but my concern is should I do this as well? I think yes. This may be the best natural break point between my efforts and the service facility.
4 - What about the accumulator? Again, I say yes. Should I add this to my list of issues to perform?
5 - The next step is the flush & receiver/dryer replacement.
6 - Is my '89 A/C system affected by these same issues?
Can anyone here add something useful to my analysis. A potential repair attempting to reach $2k is a difficult thing to digest but my choices are few. I'm not the type to think a vehicle should be traded for these reasons. Besides, car payments are worse!
I've actually found independents seem to provide higher estimates and state more of the system hardware should be replaced in view of the location of the evaporator. I think it's also likely they might be replacing more AC components to ensure a lengthy period before additional system work is required resulting in a more satisfied customer. This seems like a good practice. The dealer estimated $1100.
Thanks & please advise,
Rick
Many people claim this is a real pain but how many choices do we have? None; as I have an infant that is clearly more sensitive to temperature than I am. Obviously, I must repair the system.
I'm posting this message to determine how much of this work I should perform before having the remaining work performed by a service facility. Here are some relavant points:
1 - Professional flush is required. I think this is beyond me due to equipment. The receiver/dryer should be replaced a part of the flush procedure.
2 - Can I remove a dash. Sure I've removed a few; be patient and careful. This means I can replace the leaking evaporator. Do I stop here and reassemble?
3 - Replace the expansion valve? Yes, but my concern is should I do this as well? I think yes. This may be the best natural break point between my efforts and the service facility.
4 - What about the accumulator? Again, I say yes. Should I add this to my list of issues to perform?
5 - The next step is the flush & receiver/dryer replacement.
6 - Is my '89 A/C system affected by these same issues?
Can anyone here add something useful to my analysis. A potential repair attempting to reach $2k is a difficult thing to digest but my choices are few. I'm not the type to think a vehicle should be traded for these reasons. Besides, car payments are worse!
I've actually found independents seem to provide higher estimates and state more of the system hardware should be replaced in view of the location of the evaporator. I think it's also likely they might be replacing more AC components to ensure a lengthy period before additional system work is required resulting in a more satisfied customer. This seems like a good practice. The dealer estimated $1100.
Thanks & please advise,
Rick