DougJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Prather, CA
Well, I finally got around to changing out the Evaporator in my '01 XJ. I bought the Jeep in October with inop AC and figured I'd better get it done before it gets 100 degrees around here.
The evaporator was $130 ish with tax at Napa, the only other thing I bought was a set of AC line disconnect tools for $10. This thread gives a brief outline of the steps required to swap out the evaporator and was pretty accurate. I also had access to a service manual which was very handy. There's room to simply lower the steering column for clearance rather than removing it or the wheel, and once I swung the dash out of the way I secured it with a tie-down out the door and to the roof rack.
The swap went well, while I had the heater box out there was some serious cleanup to do. The fan was not squeaking, but it did at some point!
There was another one of these buggers wedged up against the evaporator, along with some other debris. It was the dirtiest place I've found on this Jeep yet! Yuk.
I got the AC serviced this afternoon for $50 by a guy at work that does it as a sideline. He's got all the right equipment and he pulled a 30 psi vacuum on it for 45 minutes before filling it. The 1.25lbs of refrigerant recommended was about perfect. I definitely wanted a good vacuum on this since the system has been depleted for so long.
BTW, I never noticed the fan being loud, but it's super quiet now that it doesn't have a dessicated mouse carcass throwing it out of balance.
Doug
The evaporator was $130 ish with tax at Napa, the only other thing I bought was a set of AC line disconnect tools for $10. This thread gives a brief outline of the steps required to swap out the evaporator and was pretty accurate. I also had access to a service manual which was very handy. There's room to simply lower the steering column for clearance rather than removing it or the wheel, and once I swung the dash out of the way I secured it with a tie-down out the door and to the roof rack.
The swap went well, while I had the heater box out there was some serious cleanup to do. The fan was not squeaking, but it did at some point!
There was another one of these buggers wedged up against the evaporator, along with some other debris. It was the dirtiest place I've found on this Jeep yet! Yuk.
I got the AC serviced this afternoon for $50 by a guy at work that does it as a sideline. He's got all the right equipment and he pulled a 30 psi vacuum on it for 45 minutes before filling it. The 1.25lbs of refrigerant recommended was about perfect. I definitely wanted a good vacuum on this since the system has been depleted for so long.
BTW, I never noticed the fan being loud, but it's super quiet now that it doesn't have a dessicated mouse carcass throwing it out of balance.
Doug