Operative word here is "Dealer"... Take it to a well versed independent AC shop and have them put in a piece of line that bypasses the rear evap unit, then recharge the system.
The rear unit is plumbed in series with the front unit as far as the coolant flow, most likely. One compressor feeds both evaporators. Two controls, one for each evap, right? A good AC shop should have no issues sorting it out. On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:11 PM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My wife drives a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The air conditioning in that mini-van > lost its refrigerant. The Toyota dealer wanted $3,595 to replace the > corroded rear evaporator and rear refrigerant lines needed to fix the leak. > I told the dealer “Air conditioning is nice, but not worth that much to > us.” The dealer refused to block off the rear air conditioner, and only > said, “You can’t do that”. > > > I see there are several sources of special tubing plugs used to block off > the rear air conditioning of this mini-van model. Does anybody have > experience with this? Can the front A/C system of dual evaporator vehicle, > work long term, with the back system blocked off? > > > Thanks, > > Ned Kleinhenz > > 06 – E320 CDI > 95 – E300D > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
