Quote Originally Posted by pingpongdad View Post
sudden loss of cooling. its first episode. freon zero. obvious leak diagnosis from 2 shops. went for actual denso service centers (vs. doing trial and error in other ac shops) and this was most convenient. evaporator 7800, they said replace, rewelding of leaks not recommended as the leak will just recur at a different place. condenser also leaking, need to replace also 9500. they claim oem parts. replacement parts available at other shops but not that far from their price and not sure of the parts quality. its been a while since we tried non-casa outlets for our cars as their warranties are only now just starting to expire. anyway, will report asap any problems. have been browsing/searching the net and so far have not come across complaints or problems with their service.
It's quite rare that the condenser will get a leak, especially at the current age of your car (under normal circumstances). My first guess is that the Denso shop is doing a shotgun approach and is replacing all the consumables just to ensure the A/C is running in top shape. Everything will be fixed indeed and if you are okay with the price and plan to use the car for many years to come then it's your call. My sister's old 2006 E had the same problem and we resorted to welding the evaporator leak and replacing the rubber o-rings, it still held out until the car was sold a year and a half hence and to date, our family friend who bought it still hasn't encountered any problems but he plans to replace the evaporator before the summer heat sets in just to be sure. There was no guarantee to that but the A/C did hold up on that gamble. I figured the worse case was to just replace the evaporator if it leaked again.

If you proceed, you should also ask to be shown where the leaks are exactly as any AC shop would normally do so you know that the part being replaced is indeed faulty. I'm not familiar with shops in QC anymore aside from Mang Mario and Frigid Zone as i usually have my A/C servicing done in Pampanga already.