we charge 6 hrs labor at the dealer i work at and the seats do not have to
come out

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

we charge 6 hrs labor at the dealer i work at and the seats do not have to
come out

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

we charge 6 hrs labor at the dealer i work at and the seats do not have to
come out

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal

HeBjeepN@yahoo.com wrote:

> My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
>
> One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> OVERestimate).
>
> Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> again in just a few more years.
>
> Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
> --
> HeBjeepN
> '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

first the dash has to come out and we check for leaks with dye looking at the drain
to see if it's mixed with dye and then double check it with a leak tester

TJM wrote:

> I'm also having a bad freon leak in my '95 GC, but I havent found out where the
> leak is yet. How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
> off the blower motor in order to see it?
>
> I am asking since I plan on doing my own UV dye leak test but the only thing I
> cant readily visualize is the evaporator coil.
>
> Anyone have the GC factory shop manual on how to take apart the
> evaporator/blower assembly? I'd like to see some PDFs of how to do this.
>
> Thanks.....
>
> <HeBjeepN@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:gp7ni0l6pcq73r2k3k23n92o67hg9rplt1@4ax.com...
> > My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> > leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> > Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> > And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> > this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
> >
> > One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> > shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> > estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> > OVERestimate).
> >
> > Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> > Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> > bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> > quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> > again in just a few more years.
> >
> > Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rick
> > --
> > HeBjeepN
> > '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

first the dash has to come out and we check for leaks with dye looking at the drain
to see if it's mixed with dye and then double check it with a leak tester

TJM wrote:

> I'm also having a bad freon leak in my '95 GC, but I havent found out where the
> leak is yet. How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
> off the blower motor in order to see it?
>
> I am asking since I plan on doing my own UV dye leak test but the only thing I
> cant readily visualize is the evaporator coil.
>
> Anyone have the GC factory shop manual on how to take apart the
> evaporator/blower assembly? I'd like to see some PDFs of how to do this.
>
> Thanks.....
>
> <HeBjeepN@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:gp7ni0l6pcq73r2k3k23n92o67hg9rplt1@4ax.com...
> > My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> > leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> > Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> > And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> > this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
> >
> > One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> > shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> > estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> > OVERestimate).
> >
> > Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> > Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> > bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> > quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> > again in just a few more years.
> >
> > Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rick
> > --
> > HeBjeepN
> > '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

first the dash has to come out and we check for leaks with dye looking at the drain
to see if it's mixed with dye and then double check it with a leak tester

TJM wrote:

> I'm also having a bad freon leak in my '95 GC, but I havent found out where the
> leak is yet. How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
> off the blower motor in order to see it?
>
> I am asking since I plan on doing my own UV dye leak test but the only thing I
> cant readily visualize is the evaporator coil.
>
> Anyone have the GC factory shop manual on how to take apart the
> evaporator/blower assembly? I'd like to see some PDFs of how to do this.
>
> Thanks.....
>
> <HeBjeepN@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:gp7ni0l6pcq73r2k3k23n92o67hg9rplt1@4ax.com...
> > My freon all leaks out within 3-4 days and dye shows my coil is the
> > leaking culprit. I'm told by two mechanics that to replace my original
> > Chrysler a/c coil, the whole dashboard has to come out. Seats first.
> > And 5 years is about max on these things. Meaning, I'll have to do
> > this again in a few years. Does that sound right?
> >
> > One shop (Jeep Dealership) estimates nearly $900 and a full day in the
> > shop (they usually underestimate). The other shop (Independent)
> > estimates nearly $1200 and almost a week in the shop (they usually
> > OVERestimate).
> >
> > Has anyone else here had quality probs with a Chrysler a/c coil? Is
> > Chrysler, perchance, making higher quality coils now than when I
> > bought mine 5 years ago? If not, is there a source for a higher
> > quality coil than Chrysler's? I'm not looking forward to doing this
> > again in just a few more years.
> >
> > Any words of wisdom that anyone care's to share on this subject will
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rick
> > --
> > HeBjeepN
> > '99 XJ, Selec-Trac, Trac-Lok

 

On 24 Aug 2004 22:29:10 GMT, Kevin in Iowa wrote:
>The air in my 99XJ is still ice cold, the dealership did have to add some freon
>to it about 2 years ago

Air in mine was still ice cold until last week. It's never had freon
added until then. The guy that recharged it told me he had replaced
several "A"coils lately in XJs like mine so he added dye while he was
at it. The cold air lasted 4 days. I went back in, he checked under
the hood with a black light and found nothing. But found dye in the
air vents inside. His diagnosis, bad coil in the dash.
So I went by a dealer shop and asked about coil longevity. Shop guy
said yeah, they've replaced quite a few even earlier than 5 years.
So here I am,double checking and looking for advice and/or comments.
Thanks everybody for that.
Rick
99XJ