The Pacifica A/C was not blowing cold air; my shop guy said leaking evaporator; about a 9 hr job; apx. $1000 to fix - would have to take the entire dash out of the car to get at it. Times are really tough right now - just can't afford that repair... figures it's been the hottest summer I can remember.
He said he could try using a "leak stop"... that he's done it many times... be about a 50/50 chance it would fix the problem... nothing ventured, nothing gained... this would be a $150 fix.
I said, sure - go for it. Got it back... been 1 day... so far, so good... blowing cold air, though there is quite a SMELL... maybe it's the leak "stuff"... maybe it's something nasty that the system is clearing from all the time when it was not working?
In 5 minutes of browsing the web about this "leak stop" stuff, I am seeing a lot of bad news about it... I'm worried that I've done the wrong thing letting him put this stuff in my car!
Would love to hear from a few people who are much wiser than me what they think... thoughts?
He said he could try using a "leak stop"... that he's done it many times... be about a 50/50 chance it would fix the problem... nothing ventured, nothing gained... this would be a $150 fix.
I said, sure - go for it. Got it back... been 1 day... so far, so good... blowing cold air, though there is quite a SMELL... maybe it's the leak "stuff"... maybe it's something nasty that the system is clearing from all the time when it was not working?
In 5 minutes of browsing the web about this "leak stop" stuff, I am seeing a lot of bad news about it... I'm worried that I've done the wrong thing letting him put this stuff in my car!
Would love to hear from a few people who are much wiser than me what they think... thoughts?
Aug 7, 2010 at 6:05 PM