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96 Grand Caravan 3.8L A/C Evaporator Replace

I need to replace the evaporator coil on my 96 Grand Caravan. Does anyone know if the expansion valve and/or the filter drier should be replaced at the same time? Secondly, if I decide to leave this repair until next summer, will leaving the system empty of refrigerant cause other parts to deteriorate...e.g the compressor, condenser etc??

I can't believe how common this repair appears to be for the caravan......and talk about making it difficult to replace!! If so much work is required to replace these things, why not make sure that the part installed lasts the lifetime of the vehicle? Wake up Chrysler!! You should be helping with the cost of fixing this common part failure.

BCM replaced $800 Evaporator - estimate $1200 Power steering rack - estimate $800.00

Can't wait to buy another Chrysler!!

Reply to
RoadRunner
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No, not if the system had refrigerant in it already.

Yes, because since there's a leak, the normal changes in barometric pressure is going to pump the system full of air and moisture.

They did - on the "1993-97 Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer, Concorde, Intrepid, LHS, New Yorker, and Vision" they extended the warranty on one of their dirty little secret goodwill programs. If your evap failed in one of these cars and you went into the dealer and made a stink you got a freebie.

They didn't do it on the minivans - probably because A/C is a requirement in a minivan - all that glass - they knew if they did then everyone would come down on their necks.

Note also the 96 minivan is basically a first-year production model since they heavily redesigned them in '96. Thus it's going to have more problems.

Ted

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Ted Mittelstaedt

Replacing the filter-drier is mandatory when the system is opened, and failing to do so is foolhardy.

If the expansion valve is working properly, no reason to replace it.

Moisture + refrigerant remaining in the system (it's not going to be "empty") = acid = additional corrosion.

Corroded evaporators have become a great deal more common since the advent of R134a...in many makes, not just Mopars.

Donno why you spent that much on a BCM.

Where are you buying your parts?

Where the HELL are you buying your parts?

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Daniel J. Stern

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