A/C Evaporator Core Replacement

[ledzilla]

Once I get my transmission squared away, I'm looking to replace my evaporator core. It seems to have ruptured and leaked all the refrigerant into the cabin. I have not had any issues with the compressor, so I'm not looking to touch it.

At the moment I have a simple understanding of what is needed to swap out the evaporator core, and I see that I can get the core for between $75 and $220, depending on manufacturer and retailer. I was going to take my MM in to have this work done, but I can't deal with the heat well anymore and in my current situation I'll never amass the funds necessary to have someone do the work for me. So, can anyone point me to a good online manual to do the work? Or should I hit up the library or parts store and get myself a Chilton's manual? Recapturing refrigerant is something I know should be done, but it would be waste of time since there's hardly any left in the system (I think inhaled a lot of it already), so that's not something I intend to bother with.

Also, is there anything I should keep in mind? I've seen a lot of mention of various filters to install in the lines to grab particulates, but I wasn't entirely sure what I would look for or where exactly to insert them.

[fastblackmerc]

Once I get my transmission squared away, I'm looking to replace my evaporator core. It seems to have ruptured and leaked all the refrigerant into the cabin. I have not had any issues with the compressor, so I'm not looking to touch it.

At the moment I have a simple understanding of what is needed to swap out the evaporator core, and I see that I can get the core for between $75 and $220, depending on manufacturer and retailer. I was going to take my MM in to have this work done, but I can't deal with the heat well anymore and in my current situation I'll never amass the funds necessary to have someone do the work for me. So, can anyone point me to a good online manual to do the work? Or should I hit up the library or parts store and get myself a Chilton's manual? Recapturing refrigerant is something I know should be done, but it would be waste of time since there's hardly any left in the system (I think inhaled a lot of it already), so that's not something I intend to bother with.

Also, is there anything I should keep in mind? I've seen a lot of mention of various filters to install in the lines to grab particulates, but I wasn't entirely sure what I would look for or where exactly to insert them.
Its really not a DIY job.....

Sure you can replace the part, but then you have to make sure there is enough oil in the system, there are no leaks & no debris in the system. Then you have to draw a vacuum, make sure it holds and to get moisture out of the system. Then you can recharge it.

Tools you will need:

Line disconnects
A/C Gauges
Vacuum pump

In addition to the tools needed to replace the part(s), the parts, o-rings, oil, freon, etc.

I'd not recommend doing it yourself.

[massacre]

Well like was said, if you do replace the part, maybe you could bring the car to a shop and have them put the car on the A/C machine?
We have a Snap-On A/C machine at the shop, it sucks out the system, pulls vacuum, holds vacuum, and then installs refrigerant. Just hook it up to the car, program the times for pulling/holding vacuum and how much refrigerant you want to install into the system, and the machine does the rest.
I don't know how much they would charge for this, but you could ask around....

[ledzilla]

Well like was said, if you do replace the part, maybe you could bring the car to a shop and have them put the car on the A/C machine?


This is the exact plan. I don't want to pay $700 - $1000 for parts and labor for something I can do myself (especially considering I can get an OEM core for much less than the local shops are quoting, and they don't like using customer-provided parts), but yeah, once replaced I definitely plan to have a shop handle the vacuum and recharge of the system shortly after replacing the part. I was just really looking for any info posted somewhere with a good list of instructions (I've found instructions, and they parallel exactly what I figured based upon simple observation of the area to work on) or things to look out for, issues that tend to pop up that one might not usually anticipate.

[RF Overlord]

DON'T get a Chiltons or a Haynes. They suck.

Get a genuine Ford factory service manual.

[VMARAUDER]

Try This link. If it does not work pm me

http://www.alldatadiy.com/alldatadiy/DIY~V37139233~C38465~R0~OP~N/0/101825161/102960150/105645378/105645380/34853741/34865608/56272124/14629284