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Re: evaporator system flush?
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:05:07 -0500, "Reasoned Insanity"
<mintclovers@@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>"Truckdude" <notmyemail@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> "Reasoned Insanity" <mintclovers@@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Truckdude" <notmyemail@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>>> "Mell...Maryland" <rmellon8@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:1152983437.350050.177400@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> We recently took our '05 Matrix to the dealer for it's 20k class A
>>>>> service. As usual, my wife received a mid afternoon phone call from
>>>>> the service department saying that they found something else that
>>>>> needed to be done. Apparently they found some debris in the AC system
>>>>> that could potentially lead to a clogging of the A/C drain and
>>>>> recommeded a "evaporator system fush" for $130. Our A/C was working
>>>>> fine and draining properly prior to the service. She hesitantly agreed
>>>>> to have the service performed, not knowing what they were talking
>>>>> about. I feel like we were taken for a ride. Our car is only a year
>>>>> old, we don't park outside so we don't have a bunch leaves, etc falling
>>>>> on our car to clog up the vents and I personally have never my A/C
>>>>> drain clog on any car. Can anyone give me a better explanation of why I
>>>>> would need an evaporator system flush and is there a way for me to do
>>>>> this myself? I have a hard time believing that all of a sudden I need
>>>>> to spend $130/yr to flush something I've never had a problem with.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
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>>>> My '95 Prizm (215,000 miles) has never been to the dealer for any
>>>> service. Why? "As usual, my wife received a midafternoon phone
>>>> call....." says it all.
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>>>
>>> Sweet, which prism is yours? The 1.6 or 1.8. I have the 95' 1.8 that I
>>> just bought about 2 months ago at 135K miles. I'm hoping to see another
>>> 100K out of it before I put it out of it's misery. Actually it runs great
>>> right now and I've babied it since I got it.
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>> I have the 1.8 LSi. It has been an excellent car. In these 10 years it
>> has only needed an EGR component, a starter, and an A/C expansion valve.
>> All the rest has been routine maintenance.[/color]
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>Cool, that's what I have myself. As soon as I got it I started getting the
>maintenance updated on it so I would know exactly where I was on it. I also
>upgraded it a little bit by getting the windows tinted and having a cruise
>control installed.
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What cruise control did they install ? I have a 96 1.6 prizm with 138K
on it now. Runs great, but I am getting some vibrations. Thinking the
motormounts are going south. I am in a hot climate so they're probably
dried out. Other than that, still runs like new almost. Have flushed
every possible fluid in it when I got it. Trans also shifts like new.
The only thing I miss on it is cruise control. I was thinking to
install one.
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