QuestionQUESTION: HELLO TOM,
I HAVE A 2000 CAVALIER COUP, 2.2L READ ONE OF YOUR ANSWER REGARDING AC. AFTER LOOSING FREON TWICE,WITHIN HRS,IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT IT IS A E-VAP ISSUE.
1-THE QUOTE I GOT WAS $700. including parts and labour.
is this part common breakage on this model,or are there other
a/c parts that are commonly known requireing replacement.Reason i ask this is obviously for financial issues.
2-WHAT IS THE REALISTIC OR AVERAGE HOURS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE E-VAP
THANK-YOU VICTOR
ANSWER: HI VICTOR, WELL LETS START OUT WITH YOUR FIRST QUESTION, THE EVAPORATOR DOES GO BAD,I CAN NOT SAY COMMON,BUT THEY DO FAIL..I WOULD SAY THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM IS THE CONDENSOR.[IN FRONT OF RADIATOR]TAKES ALOT OF ABUSE. $700.00 TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR IS ABOUT RIGHT..I AM NOT AT WORK TO LOOK UP SHOP TIME BUT I WILL GUESS, 5 TO 6 HRS. @$85.00 PLUS PART, AND FREON.. NOW LET ME ASK YOU THIS, IS THIS DIAGNOSES A GUESS [HYPTHOSIS] OR DID A SHOP CK THIS AND THEY KNOW FOR SURE THIS IS IT. IF NOT,, HAVE A SHOP PUT SOME DYE IN THE SYSTEM,, PARTIALLY CHARGE IT AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IF [NO EXTERNAL] LEAKS ARE FOUND AND SYSTEM LEAKS DOWN THE EVAP IS THE ONLY COMPONENT LEFT. IF YOU NEED MORE INFO, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME, I LIKE TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THIS. IF YOU ARE ALL DONE WITH ME, PLEASE RATE MY ANSWER WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS SITE.
THANK YOU,,, TOM..
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QUESTION: THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING.YES TO YOUR QUESTION,IT WAS CHECKED BY A CANADIAN TIRE EMPLOYEE THAT I ACTUALLY TRUST! HE DID THE DYE TEST TWICE,ON THE SECOND TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO CHECK THE EVAP,NOT THE BEST LOCATION AND CONCLUDE TO A CERTAIN DEGREE THAT'S WHERE THE LEAK IS.
MY OTHER ISSUE IS THEY OBVIOUSLY USE THE MITCHELL SHOP MANUEL,WHICH I DO NOT LIKE! EXAMPLE THEY CHARGED 1 HR LABOUR EACH SIDE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FRONT QUICK STRUT ASSEMBLAY, WHICH I THEN NOTICED WAS DONE IN 20MIN EACH.
IS THIS THE CASE FOR THE E-VAP ARE THEY CHARGING AS YOU SAY 5 TO 6HRS, BUT CAN BE DONE IN 3HRS ?? WILL GOING NON BIGBOX STORE,( LOCAL CORNER GARAGE)WHAT IS THE REALISTIC TIME REQUIRED AND CAN IT BE DONE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BOTTOM PART OF THE DASH ??
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, REALLY APPRECIATED !!
AnswerHI VICTOR,THE LOWR HALF OF THE DASH NETWORK WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED NO WAY AROUND THAT..THIS JOB IS NOT LIKE STRUTS. IT IS NOT HARD BUT DOES TAKE SOME TIME. AS FAR AS LABOR CHARGE,MOST SHOPS INCLUDING OURS GOES BY BOOK TIME,EVEN IF THE JOB TAKES LESS TIME THEN WHAT IS CALLED FOR. IF YOU GET LUCKY AND THE SHOP OWNER GIVES YOU A BREAK,YOU ARE JUST THAT [LUCKY.] I JUST LOOKED UP ON OUR SHOP GUIDE YOUR JOB IS 5.9 HRS,INCLUDES R.R UPPER AND LOWER DASH. ..IT MAYBE LESS TIME THEN THAT IF THEY ARE GOOD...IT IS NOT A FUN JOB,YOUR UPSIDE DOWN UNDER A DASH...IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THIS TO A SHOP THAT DOES WORK ON THESE CARS ALL THE TIME,THEY MAYBE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A BREAK...I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU,GOOD LUCK AND AGAIN,, PLEASE RATE MY ANSWER IF YOU ARE DONE WITH ME,,THANK YOU,,,TOM...
