bry Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 I have been told by a mechanic that I need to replace the ac evaparator and expansion valve. The ac system is leaking freon but it is not in the engine area. He said these items were the only other cause of the leak. He said the whole dash has to be pulled. Is this true? Can anyone give me some insight or direction for this problem? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPI Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Who is your mechanic? You don't need to pull the dash out to replace the evap and expension valve. You will have to remove the glove box compartment but it's not an easy job. Good luck. JPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obergc Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 I just replaced the expansion valve in my 93 Ls400 and it took me about 1 1/2 hours of work to have the entire behind dash unit containing the evaporator/expansion valve out. I definitely would not think about tackling this job unless you have the Lexus service manuals available, they show you all the fasteners, etc that you have to remove. It is definitely within the capabilities of a DIY'er but how to get it out is all that intuitive. Getting the glove box out is the easy part and just the beginning of the job. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryJ Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Have you done anything with your ac problem yet??? I am almost finished doing the project myself...just wondering what you ended up doing. KJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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