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    Paul
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    > The A/C evaporator on my 4 cyl Century is clogged with leaves.
    >
    > The mechanic at the dealership says it's a 6 hour job to remove and
    > clean. He recommends changing the old evaporator since there is so
    > much labor involved.
    >
    > 6 hours sounds a little high to me. Has anyone else here had to have
    > this done?
    >


    6 hrs is very reasonable.
    I don't see the need to change the evap though, unless it is so dirty that it cannot be
    cleaned.


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    HLS
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    > 6 hrs is very reasonable.
    > I don't see the need to change the evap though, unless it is so dirty that
    > it cannot be cleaned.


    I think that the dealership is trying to say that this is a lot of work to
    go inside and
    not change the evaporator core, which on a 14 year old car may be getting
    near its
    normal lifespan. Some cars are worse about this than others (Chrysler
    products, f.eks)

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    Harry Face
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    A friend just bought a 95 Century for his son and now it needs $1400.00
    in power steering work done to it.

    harryface

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    HLS
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    "Michael Golden" <mgolden@bkbusa.com> wrote in message
    > My son removed the blower motor and the resistor pack. This created
    > enough access to completely clean the leaves out of the system with the
    > use of a vacuum cleaner hose and a gently applied coat hanger wire.
    > Other than having been plugged up with leaves the evaporator appeared
    > to be clean. Total time was about an hour.


    He saved you a bunch of money. Are you surprised that the dealership
    wanted to hump you for several hundred dollars in work that was not
    really needed - at this point in time, anyway.

    I can say that IF they had had to remove the evaporator core and replace
    it, the 6 hours might have been a reasonable time. Dealerships around here
    charge $60-65 per hour, but in the larger cities that goes up to about
    a hundred.

    There was a time that GM evaporators went out very quickly, with holes
    caused
    by corrosion. They seem to last much longer now.

    The compressors are, however, still a problem IMO. And they are no longer
    inexpensive to replace.

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