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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / October 2004sl320/500 AC evaporator replacement?
It appears that I have a AC R134 leak at the evaporator. When inspecting with an UV lamp I found traces of the dye at the drain tube from the evaporator housing . Are the odds that the evaporator itself is bad or just the connecting hoses at the evaporator? I was able to get my hands on a T/M sheet and it shows that evaporator replacement is about 12 hours. So it sounds like a major task. Does anybody have any experience with this task? I have not been able to get my hands on a "service manual"for this car that is any good. Is dash disassembly required or is the heating/cooling assy accessable from the engine compartment ?. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide Pete I have an SL500, 1997. The Dealer told me the same thing....... est to fix is $3,000. Dealer said it is a common thing in these cars....... Let me know how you come out. I might get with the MB rep to find if I can get any compensation....... Have you had other problems? I have had several that have cost me a bunch of bucks..... Doc dans l'article kyG8c.12192$cx5.6202@fed1read04, Peter W. Peternouschek à p2ntrprs@home.com a écrit le 25/03/04 14:37 : > It appears that I have a AC R134 leak at the evaporator. When inspecting > with an UV lamp I found traces of the dye at the drain tube from the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide > Pete On my '96 E-300 I decided 5 weeks ago to give a try to a sealer "Keep-it-Kool". So far so good. If my '92 SL-500 comes up with the type of problem you're facing, I will do the same. Before trying the sealer I went on their Web site and what I read seemed to promise that if it does not work, no harm is done to the system. Thanks for the Keep-it-Kool sealer tip. I will try this before I take on the expensive repair job. Pete hi Peter Please let us know if Keep-it-cool works I have not been able to get the Keep-it-cool product. I was able to get a similar product called Sperseal premium marketed by Cliplight. It appears to be about the same. Has anyone tried this product? http://www.cliplight.com/ssp.php I will try it once my neighbor gets back from vacation and I can borrow his vacuum pump. Peter dans l'article gIcfc.7841$dZ1.2557@fed1read04, Peter W. Peternouschek à p2ntrprs@home.com a écrit le 14/04/04 11:23 : > I have not been able to get the Keep-it-cool product. I was able to get a > similar product called Sperseal premium marketed by Cliplight. It appears to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > vacuum pump. > Peter The real name is Keep-it-Kool. I got it easily. They got a website, that I found through GOOGLE. I will know if the product works for the long run when hot weather is back in Canada. All I can say is that 2 weeks after the sealer was put in, I was in Florida (on my way back) and my A/C was working fine. How well did it work for you? > dans l'article gIcfc.7841$dZ1.2557@fed1read04, Peter W. Peternouschek ? > p2ntrprs@home.com a ?crit le 14/04/04 11:23 : [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > All I can say is that 2 weeks after the sealer was put in, I was in Florida > (on my way back) and my A/C was working fine. >> I will know if the product works for the long run when hot weather is back >> in Canada. > >How well did it work for you? Hot weather in Canada is scheduled for the second tuesday in August this year so check back then.  SignatureUsenet special: on cases of any filters for BMW: http://u.bmwz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Orkut:RS79 Classifieds: http://ads.mbz.org 2 X 280SE | Watches list: http://watches.list.mbz.org dans l'article HwJCC8.3Bz@T-FCN.Net, Richard Sexton à richard@vrx.news a écrit le 21/04/04 15:19 : >>> I will know if the product works for the long run when hot weather is back >>> in Canada. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Hot weather in Canada is scheduled for the second tuesday in > August this year so check back then. I thought that an honest comment or trying to help others was important to this Newsgroup. Unfunny jokes in reply to a posting is insulting. You"re probably of the kind that thinks that Indians grow feathers here in Canada. >dans l'article HwJCC8.3Bz@T-FCN.Net, Richard Sexton ? richard@vrx.news a >?crit le 21/04/04 15:19?: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >I thought that an honest comment or trying to help others was important to >this Newsgroup. Second tuesday in August not good for you then? >Unfunny jokes in reply to a posting is insulting. You"re probably of the >kind that thinks that Indians grow feathers here in Canada. I live in northern Ontario and a lot of my neighbors are status indians. SignatureUsenet special: on cases of any filters for BMW: http://u.bmwz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Orkut:RS79 Classifieds: http://ads.mbz.org 2 X 280SE | Watches list: http://watches.list.mbz.org Maybe you can parler Francais avec Mr Letendre. I heard French is spoken in Northern Ont. Is this true? (Of course no trace thereof in Tronna.) :-) DAS SignatureFor direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- > >dans l'article HwJCC8.3Bz@T-FCN.Net, Richard Sexton ? richard@vrx.news a > >?crit le 21/04/04 15:19 : [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I live in northern Ontario and a lot of my neighbors are status indians. Wishful thinking! Remember this is German engineering! That means it will take 4 times longer to get at and replace a part that needs to be replaced.I saw a pic on the internet showing how the dash and wiring has to be all removed.What a mess.The guy did it himself in 2 days...20 hours of work.So I guess at $99 an hour,$3000 is about right. |
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