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Originally Posted by FordF150
I had my evaporator replaced in my 2005 4runner. AC repairs and diagnosis requires too much equipment to purchase and is not a smart thing to get into for the ordinary owner IMO. AC specialists/mechanics have a lot of experience, whereas most owners do not.
I've had freezing cold for 2 months now - as we come into summer - after going almost a year without good AC.
I'm in the Bahamas where it's hot all year long.
The evaporator core replacement is a big job requiring the whole dash to come down. I paid $880 and the job was done right at a professional AC shop.
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Hey there Captn,
Diagnosis for this was pretty simple: Ice chunk mashed up condenser, so I replaced it. Evaporator failure is also fairly simple diagnoses: leaking refrigerant into the condensation drain = evap core bad
For the tools, I rented those for free from Pepboys, so thats not really a concern for me. Not really a whole lot too it, just the Manifold Gauges and the Vacuum Pump
All Mechanics started with 0 experience.