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    nagkaroon ng leak yung evaporator ko. ang ginawa sa aircon shop, tinapalan ng epoxy. hindi daw pwede hinangin dahil aluminum daw, lalong magkakaleak kapag nainitan. ang recommendation talaga nila is to replace it, pero sabi ko remedyohan muna nila, kaya epoxy ang ginawa nila.

    meron na bang nakagawa nito sa inyo? tumatagal ba?
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    AFAIK... kapag evaporator ay replacement na talaga... same lang yan with aluminum radiators...

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    how much kaya ang evaporator? ok lang ba kung replacement ang ipapalit instead of oem?
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    yung mga replacement evaporator... may mga "class" pa yan... makikita mo naman sa pagkagawa ng sa "fins" niya... mas deretso at malinis... mas mahal.

    ang cheapest yata is around P2K...

    yung kinuha ko before is yung pinakamahal... around P6K yata... pero sulit naman at more than 40K na ang tinakbo since ng last aircon repair ko.

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    saan mo kinabit? sa rav4?
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    boybi, dati rin, pinalitan yung evaporator ng patrol namin, same with yours, mga 6k nga rin ata yun kung tama pagkakaalala ko.

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    mga 6K din ang quote sa akin para sa replacement. how much kaya ang orig?
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    Epoxy won't last...

    AFAIK aluminum can be brazed, but the hole has to be accessible. Try our neighbor Air-Yel, san rafael. He did my Corolla's aircon before...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psylocke
    Epoxy won't last...

    AFAIK aluminum can be brazed, but the hole has to be accessible. Try our neighbor Air-Yel, san rafael. He did my Corolla's aircon before...
    around half inch sa loob ng fins yung hole kaya mahirap ayusin. kaya epoxy nalang ang nilagay. pero sinabi rin nung nagrepair na sa naging experience nya sa epoxy, it will last for as short as 2 weeks to as long as 1yr.

    sa Ark Noah ako nagpaparepair ng aircon, malapit sa Panampunan.
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    3k ang replacement evaporator sa crv, almost a year na la naman prob. basta wag yung sobrang mura.

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    I just use the cheapest kind. Php 3,500.00 yata inabot lahat. Parts, labor, materials.

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    this morning, wala ng kalamiglamig yung aircon. bumigay agad yung epoxy, pero nagkaroon din ng ibang leaks yung evaporator. pinapalit ko nalang ng replacement evaporator, Ozone Air yung brand, made in malaysia daw. 6.5K ang siningil sa akin, hindi na ako siningil sa refrigerant and labor.
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    Make sure water and soap lang ang ginagamit sa cleaning ng evaporator ng cars nyo, do not allow the use of chemicals for cleaning (all are corrosive materials), hindi magtatagal ang evaporator nyo (aluminum lang yan) for sure ninipis yan. At least every 8 months you should do maintenance cleaning ng evaporator to maintain the coolness ng AC nyo at tumagal ang service life nya.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi
    saan mo kinabit? sa rav4?
    sa 323... ok pa naman siya...

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    how much ba magpa general cleaning for dual aircon? 3K kasi singil sa akin.
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    ang alam ko kay mang mario e mga 1.5k ang dual...

epoxy on evaporator leak