Hi,
I spend days looking on line about DIY replacement of air con evaporator. I was quoted $1500 because dash removal was required..
Prado GRJ120 2003 GX
Ended up trying myself as I had removed my centre console before to replace my stereo.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE DASH TO REPLACE THE AIR CON EVAPORATOR!!!!!
All you need to do is remove the glove box to expose the fan inlet module. There are 2 nuts and 2 bolts to remove to allow removal of the assembly (fan and plastic housing - Need to wriggle a bit to get it out). On the side of the air on box there are about 6-7 screws that need to be removed to expose the evaporator (this is just behind the heater coil).
You also need to remove the under dash covers on the drivers side so you can access the other side of the air con box.
Unscrew the 2 allen key bolts holding evaporator inlet and outlet pipes. Slide old evaporator out and replace with new one ( I paid $220{cool drive, Darwin} for a new evaporator, $480 from Toyota. I have been told that they are the same, but not sure about that).
Should only take about 4-5 hours first time (2-3 hours to do again - removal and installation)
I am only posting this because I could not find any help in replacing the evaporator without spending 6-7 hours removing the entire dash.
Happy to help anyone looking at doing this themselves. CAN BE DONE IN ONE DAY AND SAVE YOURSELF $1500.
Cheers
Andrew Es
I spend days looking on line about DIY replacement of air con evaporator. I was quoted $1500 because dash removal was required..
Prado GRJ120 2003 GX
Ended up trying myself as I had removed my centre console before to replace my stereo.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE DASH TO REPLACE THE AIR CON EVAPORATOR!!!!!
All you need to do is remove the glove box to expose the fan inlet module. There are 2 nuts and 2 bolts to remove to allow removal of the assembly (fan and plastic housing - Need to wriggle a bit to get it out). On the side of the air on box there are about 6-7 screws that need to be removed to expose the evaporator (this is just behind the heater coil).
You also need to remove the under dash covers on the drivers side so you can access the other side of the air con box.
Unscrew the 2 allen key bolts holding evaporator inlet and outlet pipes. Slide old evaporator out and replace with new one ( I paid $220{cool drive, Darwin} for a new evaporator, $480 from Toyota. I have been told that they are the same, but not sure about that).
Should only take about 4-5 hours first time (2-3 hours to do again - removal and installation)
I am only posting this because I could not find any help in replacing the evaporator without spending 6-7 hours removing the entire dash.
Happy to help anyone looking at doing this themselves. CAN BE DONE IN ONE DAY AND SAVE YOURSELF $1500.
Cheers
Andrew Es
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