P38a Air Conditioning

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Stephen Mawson

Guest

• Feb 7, 2005

• #1

My 1998 P38a has a slow leak (3 weeks to go down) in the evaporator unit of
the a/c, behind the dashboard. My local LR agent has quoted about £1300 to
replace it, made up of £280 for the part, 9 hours' labour (because of all
the dismantling needed) and VAT.

Does anyone have a less painful solution?

Stephen

 

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SimonJ

Guest

• Feb 7, 2005

• #2

> My 1998 P38a has a slow leak (3 weeks to go down) in the evaporator unit
of
> the a/c, behind the dashboard. My local LR agent has quoted about £1300
to
> replace it, made up of £280 for the part, 9 hours' labour (because of all
> the dismantling needed) and VAT.
>
> Does anyone have a less painful solution?
>
> Stephen
>
>
If the unit is leaking, then there is no real alternative to replacing it,
AFAIAA, there is no magic sealant stuff for A/C.

Alternatives....

Independent land rover garage, fitting second-hand part?

If you are feeling brave, buy the part, strip the dash, then get your local
mobile A/C dude down to change the evap before you rebuild the dash.

 

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Mark C.

Guest

• Feb 8, 2005

• #3

> Independent land rover garage, fitting second-hand part?
>
> If you are feeling brave, buy the part, strip the dash, then get your
local
> mobile A/C dude down to change the evap before you rebuild the dash.
>
>


Definately what i would do! go buy a haynes manual!

MC.

 

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BoB-B

Guest

• Feb 8, 2005

• #4

"Mark C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > Independent land rover garage, fitting second-hand part?
> >
> > If you are feeling brave, buy the part, strip the dash, then get your
> local
> > mobile A/C dude down to change the evap before you rebuild the dash.
> >
> >
>
>
> Definately what i would do! go buy a haynes manual!
>
> MC.
>
>

Have Haynes brought out a manual for the P38a?????

Bob

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Feb 8, 2005

• #5

So BoB-B was, like

> "Mark C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> Independent land rover garage, fitting second-hand part?
>>>
>>> If you are feeling brave, buy the part, strip the dash, then get
>>> your local mobile A/C dude down to change the evap before you
>>> rebuild the dash.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Definately what i would do! go buy a haynes manual!
>>
>> MC.
>>
>>
>
> Have Haynes brought out a manual for the P38a?????
>
> Bob

No.

--

Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous

 

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fanie

Guest

• Feb 8, 2005

• #6

Besides their instructions would be somthing along the lines of remove dash.
Refit is the revese of removal procedure.

Alternatively, "this job is best left to the professionals so take your
wagong to your nearest Approved dealer. "

Unless you can get your hands on a decent mannual (prefer LR workshop man)
don't waste your money on the haynes.

Regards
Stephen

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Feb 8, 2005

• #7

On or around Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:10:39 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>So BoB-B was, like
>
>> "Mark C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> Independent land rover garage, fitting second-hand part?
>>>>
>>>> If you are feeling brave, buy the part, strip the dash, then get
>>>> your local mobile A/C dude down to change the evap before you
>>>> rebuild the dash.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Definately what i would do! go buy a haynes manual!
>>>
>>> MC.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Have Haynes brought out a manual for the P38a?????
>>
>> Bob
>
>No.

It'll only tell you "overhauling the <insert part here> is difficult and
best left to a suitably-equipped garage". Buggrem.

Amazes me that they list stripdown and rebuild for the engines and then say
gearboxes are too complicated.

One day I'll write to 'em about it.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right
is to be none the less free than you were before."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), from Meditations, VIII.16