This Could Happen to Your Car

I’ve sent out  a few emails in the past letting you know that when the dirt, leaves and debris build up below your windshield it could cause problems with your air conditioning system. More specifically your evaporator core. Well I still see so many cars with debris below the windshield I thought would remind y'all again.

This evaporator core fails because the dirt, leaves and debris enter the evaporator case through the exterior air intake vents and come in contact with the evaporator surface. This moist atmosphere causes decomposition of the organic materials, and can form caustic corrosive substances which can eventually perforate the surface of the evaporator. These same substances can also sometimes lead to an odor

problem inside the vehicle, most noticeable when the system is first operated.

Clearing off the dirt, leaves and debris will help cut down on the chances of your evaporator core going bad. This is important as the replacement cost depending on your vehicle is $2500 to $3500. Keeping that area clean does not guarantee you won’t ever have to replace your evaporator core however it gives you a lot better chance of not

If you look at the photos a major cost is the fact of replacing the evaporator core is it located behind the dash and takes 20 plus hours of labor to get to it.

 Reminder, Keep Falling Leaves and Debris Off Your Car.

Recently the leaves seemed to fall all at once. This email is a reminder to keep the leaves, twigs, dead bugs and other road debris off your car especially right below your windshield.

This debris can over time can work its way into your vehicle's air system impacting the quality of the air you breath and possibly into the evaporator core which is part of you air conditioning system.

Now this doesn’t sound that awful until your evaporator core goes out. OUCH no A/C and a major repair depending on your vehicle that will cost between $2800 - $5000. YIKES !!! That's not the only reason the evaporator core will go out but why take the chance.

One more thing to keep in mind is to have your cabin filter checked and changed regularly.

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Below is what the repair looks like when you have to get a new a/c evaporator core.

Time to Keep Falling Leaf Debris Off Your Car

Why You Need to Change Your Cabin Air Filter

OK I know the headline sounds a little goofy however this is truly an important subject especially for people who park their cars around trees with falling leaves. When the the leaves, dead bugs and other debris falls it gathers around the bottom of your windshield covering the vents that carry the airflow into your car's cabin air filter. The air then flows into the interior of your car and into the air that you breath.

The leaves, dead bugs and road debris then slowly works through your vehicle's airflow system. Over time the debris will work it’s way to your A/C’s  evaporator core. Eventually as the debris starts building up in your evaporator core the trouble will begin with your A/C system.

You do not want to have to replace your A/C’s evaporator core. That repair is around a $2500 repair and requires the whole dashboard to be removed. Our Technicians make this repair on more than a few vehicles per month.

As part of the regular maintenance of your vehicle you do want to have your cabin air filter checked and changed typically at least twice a year. The cost of a new cabin air filter $45 is so much cheaper that a $2500 A/C evaporator core.

So as silly as it might sound keeping the leaves, dead bugs and debris off your car is an important part of your maintenance that can possibly save you a lot of money. So clean the leaves off your car !

Please see the picture below. This is the cabin air filter taken out of a customer's car yesterday. The complaint was not much air was coming out of the vents.  Yikes !! They were breathing air that came through that mess.