Anyone had problem with leak in the air conditon system on FJ Cruiser? I think it is the evaporator leaking. I'm looking for a good garage to fix this, any suggestions?
I got a price from Icon Garage to replace the evaporater, 7000dhs...
And I think that is really too much.. Any other garage that are good ?
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:30 am
by zarir
Ole try the Almost4x4 Garage. I have seen the work they have done on a cherokee (Bombays / Mehul) and was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the work.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:42 am
by FJ-Viking
Hey, Thanks
do they have a web page? Or where is the garage located?
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:46 am
by zarir
N25 18.780
e55 26.670
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:48 am
by Sandskull
Hi,
Below are the details:
Almost Auto Maintenance
Omar Al Kallas - Manager
+971 -6- 5441881
+971 -50- 9148155
+971 -50- 5881333
Coordinates: N25*18.780' E 55*26.670' :048:
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:48 am
by FJ-Viking
zarir;21849 wrote:N25 18.780
e55 26.670
Thank you :)
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:41 pm
by caprihorse
Evaporator to exchange is a nightmare job, where the whole dashboard must come out, that's why it is a long and very expensive job. You have to find a garage which you can trust, which made such a job before successfully and not giving you after back 1 kg of bolts and nuts, saying - "Boss here are the spares..." :012:
Better, before starting this painful job, get the second opinion from another expert, if it is really evaporator problem... But do not tell them the solution, just ask to solve you problem, like you would be sitting at doctor with headache...
I had the same case with my previous Jaguar, and it took a week to fix it.
Just to have an idea, what I'm talking about here is some video...
[video=youtube_share;b8wVYMVW8qw][/video]
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:24 pm
by FJ-Viking
Yeah, really looks like a nightmare.
I'll try at Toyota dealer, haven't checked the price there yet.
They are a cheaper alternative to Al Futtaim but equally as trusted.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:19 pm
by caprihorse
FJ-Viking;21862 wrote:Yeah, really looks like a nightmare.
I'll try at Toyota dealer, haven't checked the price there yet.
Forget, they'll ask for a fortune.
It was many years back, but I still remember the garage - http://www.goldengroupuae.com/html/contact.html (first top left contact) and there was a guy named Biju, who fixed it on my Jag. They asked 3000 for replacement and Al Tayer asked 6000 for a new evaporator...