Tim, John, thanks.

Per your recommendation, I will seek a second opinion.

JohnHere, Since the temperature of the air coming out of the vents was 73F, I took the car to the dealer, thinking that there might be a refrigerant leak. After checking the AC system, they told me that there were no leaks and they made the following two statements in writing: Quote Cause: not build...

Thanks to All for the valuable information provided. I admit that I may have not done my homework properly when I had my original compressor replaced. I thought that the machine that is used to remove the old refrigerant is capable of detecting contaminants, because the removed refrigerant is re-use...

In May 2021 I had a new aftermarket A/C compressor installed in my Civic. The car was about 19 years old and I was hoping that the new compressor would improve the performance of the A/C system. The other reason for the replacement was that I was afraid that, because of its age, the old compressor m...

tbirdtbird and JohnHere, thanks for the additional information. I understand that, if from the measured pressure in the AC system it appears that there is a chance of contamination, it is better to flush, otherwise it is better not to flush. I am not too sure about what the defining pressure is. As ...

tbirdtbird wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:53 pm What is the application?
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Chances are you could have got those components from Tim at this website for a competitive price

oops John beat me to it

I checked if the evaporator was available on this website over the phone a few days ago and it was not. The car is a 2000 Porsche 911.

Thanks to All for the advice. I asked my mechanic to order the evaporator, the receiver/drier and the o-rings. As you recommended, we plan on doing the work as soon as the parts become available, without waiting until the next season. As far as the need for a complete AC flushing, based on what John...

Could somebody answer the following (unrelated) questions on A/C systems: On my week-end car the compressor was replaced less than 1 year ago. Now the evaporator needs to be replaced. Normally the receiver drier is replaced every time the AC system is open. But I have probably done less than 500 mil...

Is it possible to flush the AC system effectively (excluding metal debris, of course) by removing the compressor and connecting to the lines where the compressor was, without removing other individual components? No. The drier has to be removed and bypassed (it's a filter), and the TXV will close o...

JohnHere, Many thanks for such detailed answers to my many questions. Unfortunately it is too late to take action on most issues, since in my Civic there is no easy access to many of the AC components, including the compressor. But I'll make sure that the pressures are in spec and that there are no ...