A/C coil in a '99XJ
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
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
>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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
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
>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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:21:58 -0400, "TJM" wrote:
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:21:58 -0400, "TJM" wrote:
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:21:58 -0400, "TJM" wrote:
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
>How did you see the UV dye leaking from the coil? Did you take
>off the blower motor in order to see it?
No, used a blacklight to check everything. Nothing under the hood but
found dye in the vents inside the vehicle.
Rick
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
If I were near Howell Michigan I wouldn't NEED air conditioning lol!
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
If I were near Howell Michigan I wouldn't NEED air conditioning lol!
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
If I were near Howell Michigan I wouldn't NEED air conditioning lol!
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
But no, unfortunately, I'm waaay south of you, down here in the hot
humid heat.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:41:21 GMT, mic canic wrote:
>any chance you are near howell michigan i cut ya good deal
HeBjeepN 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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
Sorry about the goofy email addy. I'm using a borrowed computer.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:59 -0400, M2slo2cht wrote:
>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
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:59 -0400, M2slo2cht wrote:
>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
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Re: A/C coil in a '99XJ
Sorry about the goofy email addy. I'm using a borrowed computer.
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:59 -0400, M2slo2cht wrote:
>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
Rick
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:59 -0400, M2slo2cht wrote:
>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