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POLL: AC evaporator failure - when - by time or miles?

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Old 01-12-2004, 10:04 PM
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POLL: AC evaporator failure - when - by time or miles?
My '94 320 needed one @ 85k.
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
None. W124 260E '86 190.000 mls
None. W124 260E '90 189.000 mls
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None. 1987 300E 181k miles
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None. 1988 260E 232K miles. Might leak a little, but I just get it recharged
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260E , 1989 (for now)
None on my 1989 260E with 277K on it.
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I understand evaporator failure is from thermal cycling acting on a braze joint. Therefore, I would expect failure to be earlier for those that use a/c more often, such as in a hot climate.
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