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Originally Posted by thatguy
I think a lot of people will believe it's a foregone conclusion that ALL w124 evaps WILL leak and that's the source of the A/C woes, when in fact there are plenty of other components that give up the goat early and are the true culprits. I was in my indy's shop a while back and looked at the carnage that was an evap replacement, he said it's at least 12hrs if you have done it before AND nothing breaks and/or gets stuck, but even with experience he said it's likely something will break and the dash will have some defects when reinstalling, so tread lightly.  |
Yes, my '88 300E still has the factory evaporator, no leaks, making icicles. Several times, however, I have come close to condemning the evaporator as the OP has done, only to find that it is not the problem.
Given the magnitude of this job, it is worth doing some serious investigation before going through the job.