I got the evaporator out with the help of my "apprentice" it only took about 4 hours.
Spongebob, remove bolt, applejuice, pry dash, Emi hit me! I pour a Bloody Mary. you get the idea!

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OMFG! I need to R&R the one in the 300SD. That scares me. Cute pic though, I have a similar helper. Mine is a little older though: she is four.

Any pics of the evaporator? I am just going to clean mine. Was yours ruptured?

I have to do my 80 300D too. Might as well get started......

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15 Toyota Prius 2600 miles
00 Harley Sportster 24k
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I bet that once you get the evaporator out, you'll not want to just clean it. Not an easy job to do again.

Sure I will just clean it. The copper tubing type evaporators almost never fail. Or is there somthing wrong with the Mercedes ones?

EDIT- And a new one is $291.

Looks like the dash board took a wire puke. Just tage everything, it wont be that hard to do.

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1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
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Digital pictures of every step. Then label each picture as to what your doing in that step. I did that on the 300TD evap removal/AC removal. But not as well as I should have.
On my Daughters 240D evap removal I was very detailed in each step and labeling the steps photo. So the 240D Evap removal is a Photo technical manual, step by step

Dave

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1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

I thought it was for a newer car. Yours is probably fine. It's the newer evaporators for which it's not if, but when.

That little one is the youngest of 3 the other 2 hang around as well their 3 and 4.

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That's my take on it too. I did three of them and with all the work it takes to get to it, on the last one I even replaced the heater coil even though it was fine. I just wanted it to stay in place for the next 10 years.