2005 Chrysler 300

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DANA DOUGHERTY
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Air Conditioning problem
2005 Chrysler 300 V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

My air conditioning is not working and has been diagnosed as a leaky evaporator. The estimated cost to repair is $1395. Is there any quick fix that may buy me some time to accumulate the repair funds....short of rolling the windows down? I am told that repair of the evaporator requires removal of the dash and thus may be more than I care (or should) tackle myself. I asked the repair shop if they could recharge the system just to see how long that would last.....I suspect that the leak existed last year as I had the system recharged then...it was good for the cooling season which here in Michigan is only 3-4 months long. Due to environmental considerations the repair shop declined to recharge the system. It seems that you used to be able to purchase a recharge kit and do this yourself. Is this still true?
Thanks.
May 27, 2009 at 10:50 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

There is no quick fix for this, and the shop was correct in not re filling the system with a know leak, i believe that self fills are now not allowed , due to environmental reasons, you will have to fix this correctly.

Mark (mhpautos)
May 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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