I had the AC in my 2010 V70 serviced last week. The dealer said that I needed a pound of R134a which they added along with the dye. Three days later I spotted bright yellow dye on my garage floor. I went back to the dealer and at first they could not find the leak but after I showed them a picture, they found it and said that they spotted dye coming from the evaporator drain. They gave me a quote of almost $2500 to replace the evaporator, expansion valve, O-rings, pipe set and recharge the system. Does anyone have any advice. I have called several dealers in a 50 mile radius and received quotes as low as $1000 to replace the evaporator. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what should be done? Also can anyone recommend someone in Southwest Florida since everyone I have spoken to has never had to replace the evaporator on a 2010 V70.

 

Evaporators tend to be expensive repairs, as dash removal is quite often necessary to get to it. I know it's painful, but whatever you do, do NOT use that A/C Pro junk or anything containing "Leak Sealer" if you plan to retain functional A/C. If you use that stuff, you can write off the rest of the components in the system as well.