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98 Explorer A/C Problem
I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been
having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in the evaporator. The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my car at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? Any help is great. |
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98 Explorer A/C Problem
It may be a blend door problem, I woudl have someone else double check to be
safe. 1G is a CHUNK of change Searcher |
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98 Explorer A/C Problem
> wrote in message oups.com... > I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been > having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, > there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and > they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in the > evaporator. > > The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my car > at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? > > Any help is great. > Like ShopDog said it is likely the blend door which is a common problem and inexpensive to repair it you do it yourself. There is a thread on how to fix it at www.ford-trucks.com. |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been > having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, > there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and > they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in the > evaporator. > > The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my car > at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? > > Any help is great. > Here's another blend door link that MoonDogii found and shared in another recent post on the subject: http://www.blenddoorfix.netfirms.com/ |
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Does the AC work in Max-AC mode? If it does but not in other modes then you
may have the blend door issue. As far as the estimate goes it sounds high but I think the evaporator is tough to get out. Get a 2nd or 3rd opinion. (how's this for a coincidence, my 98EB has a similar issue except mine is a leak in the accumulator) -- Allan Williams > wrote in message oups.com... >I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been > having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, > there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and > they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in the > evaporator. > > The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my car > at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? > > Any help is great. > |
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As a follow up, the A/C was not putting out cold air at all, so it was
not just the blend door. Having the evaporator replaced fixed that issue and it now puts out cold air when on Max A/C. And it only cost $1000! But the story continues... When I got the car back, it was on Max A/C, so it was cooling well, but I switched it to automatic climate control (at 73 degrees or so) and it started pushing out hot air as before the evaporator fix. When I switched it back to Max A/C, it would only push out mildly cool air. I took the car back to the repair shop ready to call in lawyers if need be, but he mentioned the blend door problem and said once you go off of Max A/C, it wont switch back on. So the mechanic is going to reset things so it pushes out cold air on Max A/C and I will fix it myself or just deal with it. He offered $200 to fix the blend-door, but I will take a crack at it myself with the links provided. Just wanted to throw that out there. Thanks a bunch for everyone's help on this issue. Al Williams wrote: > Does the AC work in Max-AC mode? If it does but not in other modes then you > may have the blend door issue. > > As far as the estimate goes it sounds high but I think the evaporator is > tough to get out. Get a 2nd or 3rd opinion. > > (how's this for a coincidence, my 98EB has a similar issue except mine is a > leak in the accumulator) > > -- > Allan Williams > > > > > wrote in message > oups.com... > >I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been > > having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, > > there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and > > they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in the > > evaporator. > > > > The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my car > > at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? > > > > Any help is great. > > |
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You AC should be cooling more effectively than that on MaxAC - I'd take it
back and get the pressure checked to ensure you don't have a leak. Something is funny about your problem though as MaxAC should work even with a bad blend door. MaxAC opens the recirculating air damper, shuts off the flow to the heater core and cranks the AC so you should get full cooling. If you look on this picture below you will see how it all is setup - the blend door is in the middle and controls air flow around the heater core after the AC evaporator. If the heater core is off then you should still get full cooling even if the blend door is wonky. http://autorepair.about.com/library/...bl332a-lib.htm You need to confirm that you indeed do have the blend door issue before doing much further. Google it a bit for more information as I think you can actually see the problem behind the glove box to confirm it before going ahead. That blend door fix is well documented and should work - not sure for how long though. -- Allan Williams > wrote in message ups.com... > Still having problems! > > Adding to my previous posts... > I have only recently noticed the ineffectiveness of my A/C as > temperatures climb into the upper 80's to 90's. The A/C is fine if the > temperture is 75 or lower, but at higher outside temps, the A/C does > not provide sufficient cooling and i leave my car sweatier than when I > entered. The Max A/C setting does not put out cold air, just mild air > (about 5 degrees cooler than just rolling down the windows and letting > outside air in) > > I have little to no car repair experience, so I am wondering what are > some risks of attempting the blend door fix as described at > http://www.blenddoorfix.netfirms.com/ ? > > Again the mechanic offered $200 to solve the problem, but that could be > a "rough" estimate. > > Thanks for the forum's continued help. > > > wrote: >> As a follow up, the A/C was not putting out cold air at all, so it was >> not just the blend door. Having the evaporator replaced fixed that >> issue and it now puts out cold air when on Max A/C. And it only cost >> $1000! >> >> But the story continues... >> When I got the car back, it was on Max A/C, so it was cooling well, but >> I switched it to automatic climate control (at 73 degrees or so) and it >> started pushing out hot air as before the evaporator fix. When I >> switched it back to Max A/C, it would only push out mildly cool air. >> >> I took the car back to the repair shop ready to call in lawyers if need >> be, but he mentioned the blend door problem and said once you go off of >> Max A/C, it wont switch back on. So the mechanic is going to reset >> things so it pushes out cold air on Max A/C and I will fix it myself or >> just deal with it. He offered $200 to fix the blend-door, but I will >> take a crack at it myself with the links provided. Just wanted to >> throw that out there. >> >> Thanks a bunch for everyone's help on this issue. >> >> >> >> >> >> Al Williams wrote: >> > Does the AC work in Max-AC mode? If it does but not in other modes >> > then you >> > may have the blend door issue. >> > >> > As far as the estimate goes it sounds high but I think the evaporator >> > is >> > tough to get out. Get a 2nd or 3rd opinion. >> > >> > (how's this for a coincidence, my 98EB has a similar issue except mine >> > is a >> > leak in the accumulator) >> > >> > -- >> > Allan Williams >> > >> > >> > >> > > wrote in message >> > oups.com... >> > >I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with 102k miles and have been >> > > having A/C issues. The A/C will only blow hot air and in addition, >> > > there is a rattling noise when I idle. I took it to a repair shop and >> > > they said the hot air and the rattling are related due to a leak in >> > > the >> > > evaporator. >> > > >> > > The estimated price was $1066. Are leaky evaporators common for my >> > > car >> > > at its age and is this a reasonable estimate? >> > > >> > > Any help is great. >> > > > |
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