Ford Ranger, Explorer 5.0V8 and Mazda B series, A/C Evaporator Replacement

[@tapia79r4p]

thanks for the video Emiliio! I'm in the process of changing out the evaporator on an explorer and couldn't figure out where the hell the bottom bolt was! Thanks to you, now I now its IN THE CAB UNDER THE DASH! thanks again my friend.

[@jockodog2009]

I feel a sudden desire to donate at the Red Cross.

[@vincerukstalis1258]

Good Video! Great detail, and photography. Very good audio explanation. Thanks!

[@ryanb1491]

Great Video! Thanks for your hard work and blood loss, you have shown me i'm taking this one into the mechanic! :-D

[@Wake-up549]

Thank you so much for the video great job

[@edchilders6470]

If you Jack the right side of the vehicle up until the wheel is hanging,that lower bolt is more easily accesible. Works for replacing right side spark plugs on the 4.0 also.

[@roysimmons7586]

Great video dued that was a lot of work God Bless

[@charlesprince620]

I fought for 2 days just trying to turn the housing to remove it. Today I removed the tire and plastic wheel liner, pulled the heater hoses out of the way and it came right out. Save yourself hours of frustration.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Nice! I didn't record the struggle to take it out, but yes, I think you found a better way. Some people don't mind taking more things apart, but other guys do. I'm glad you got it my friend!

[@Chris-go9ti]

did you get shot at the 10 min mark?

[@Ponyman-sm7fn]

Lmao!

[@SwapPartLLC]

Truck bites happen.

[@gitajohnson4497]

Best video on this subject thanks

[@johnnywdyerTTUSA]

Great video! Thanks a million!

[@alexanderc05]

Thank you for your video, very helpful.

[@kylew7398]

Good job, very helpful

[@Flyingfeather3256]

thanks

[@art_urio]

bro, i love your video, its super informative, i hope your finger is good, edit that out though porque la gente esta pendeja y se asustan,

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Gracias, bro.

[@noacrescencio1247]

Do I have to drain all the refrigerant out of the system before taking everything apart?

[@Flyingfeather3256]

You are supposed to take things apart with an empty system. If there is some pressure in the system you are going to get hurt 🤕. If you don't have the means have someone extract the gas to a recollection tank. Don't vent it out to the atmosphere it's illegal and contaminates the atmosphere.

[@gilbertbrown571]

Thanks for the tip i learn somthing new

[@chrisbird5438]

It looks like you replaced the housing around the evaporator core. Did you just clean the plastic very well?

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Yes, I cleaned it. I don't like to reinstall dirty things back

[@raymondsreca8767]

Great job!! Gracias!!!

[@UpcomingJedi]

Why do u drill into the lower airbox to remove the tanks? That lets dirt bypass the air filter through that hole. And once you remove the 2 nuts of the blower assembly, why do you cut to it already being pulled out? Thats the important part to see if there are any hidden things down there which dont let it come out and will get broken off.

[@Mike-le1jn]

That hole is below the filter, hurts nothing

[@StephenPalmore-u7j]

Good job

[@frangre1]

Great vid I learned a lot

[@j.santosh.l.6386]

I'm so ignorant!!. Still waiting to see the evaporator. Which one was it?

[@Flyingfeather3256]

At 10:36 you can see the two aluminum pipes coming out of the "Black plastic box" are attached to the evaporator, the evaporator is inside. You have to remove that "box" off the car and open it, the evaporator is inside.

[@ClutchCobraKID1]

Dude the bottom portion of the air box is held in by rubber grommets theirs no need to drill a hole in it for access to the bolt for the reservoirs. Those grommets pop out pretty easy and if you remove the right front wheel and wheel well splash shield you can have access to underneath making things much easier and also giving you access to the grommets for the lower intake box. Also I'm pretty sure you got your airflow backwards, I'm pretty sure air goes into the right air duct from camera perspective on the firewall, the blower motor is on the left side and has to send air over the evaporator core and then into the right side air duct on the firewall. Also the original air box is covered in heat shielding so it would be prudent to buy thermal pads or thermal tape and cover the box. - 01 BoostedXPLR sport

[@sevbait]

Thank you very much!

[@Theezmoney]

Wow that sucker is a lot of work for the average person. Wonder what that would cost to have a shop change that out. Good video, but way more than i would want to tackle by myself. I would have to take it to a shop anyway to perform a vacuum, anyway.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Get an estimate from a shop, and go from there. And if you by any chance decide to tackle the job yourself, make sure everything is nicely assembled and have a shop vacuum and charge the system.

[@undeniable_1]

Hello, nice vid and thank you for the info! We have a 2000 Ford Explorer v8. Shop says I have no coolant, and no leaks they could see so it must be the evaporator and that the dash needed pulled. I've actually pulled the dash on a Ford Expedition for a heater blend door and heater core. But I've seen 2 videos on here so far that say it can be done like you've done it. Am I missing something? I REALLY don't want to pull the dash again, if I have to.... I'll probably suffer through not having air. But this looks "relatively" simple in comparision. Also, I don't have all the extra stuff you do. Just a normal person trying to save money by doing it their self. Where did you get that O-Ring set at?

[@cyclingsports607]

The V8 engine could be a bit bulkier, but I would try the same aproach instead of taking the dash board out. Just be patient and calculate your moves, sometimes you have to remove stuff that is in the way to get access to things. Take pictures of the area before you disassemble anything so you can put it back on the same way. I haven't done a V8, but I'll ask around and if there is anything different I'll get back to you. The "O" ring set I got from eBay. just type: "O ring set for an Explorer A/C system" and the applicable year. I hope I can be of some help. Just let me know how you doing.

[@undeniable_1]

@@cyclingsports607 Yeah, that dash on the Expedition, took me FOREVER. I was by myself working on it. My parents said I'd never get it back together correctly to work again, LOL. I do NOT want to go through that another time.

[@undeniable_1]

@@cyclingsports607 And thanks for following up, I will certainly ask if I have a question. and I hope you hear something definitive soon

[@cyclingsports607]

@@undeniable_1 You'll be hearing from me as soon as I find out.

[@cyclingsports607]

My friend, if you have the 5.0 V8 you are a lucky man! If you do, you can access the evaporator from the engine compartment. Is possible that you may have to remove the throttle body from the intake manifold, I'm not sure. But if you have the 5.0V8 you don't have to remove the dashboard!

[@putodude]

The blood 🤣 good vid

[@SgtJoeSmith]

2 things wrong. Supposed to disconnect battery ground 1st. And its an accumulator, not a drier. Though it does basically same job as a drier. They are different. Systems have 1 or the other.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Yes you are right, a receiver-dryer differs from an accumulator in these two ways: A receiver-drier is considerably smaller than an accumulator, usually around half the volume. Receiver-driers are ALWAYS located in the high-pressure side of the system, usually between the condenser outlet and the expansion valve inlet, The accumulator is located on the "suction" or "low-pressure side" of the AC system, between the evaporator and the compressor. And yes, I failed to disconnect the battery ground, thanks for bringing these details up. :)

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@Flyingfeather3256 lol. No prob. Nice video

[@Mike-le1jn]

Dude really? Ecm pcm ecu flexplate, flywheel, dryer accumulator...evbody know what he means for f sake

[@MUSTANG408W]

The bottom half of the filter box just pulls right out. You drilled it for nothing. Those grommets holding the filter box are almost indestructible. Shoot the grommets at the bottom and the two going in the fender frame with WD40 and it wil pull right out.

[@cyclingsports607]

Thanks for the advice, it's possible that the WD-40 works, it never crossed my mind. I just know that when I tried they weren't budging at all and I didn't want to destroy them. Thanks again! 😁

[@EdwardHaydon-q3s]

it would have been nice to see the removal of the evaporator from the housing.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

I apologize my friend, but it wasn't much of a big deal. It was very simple. Just make sure that you clean it up, mine was nasty with dirt and wet dead leaves from the AC oil leaking in there.

[@Chris-go9ti]

crud i wanted to see inside the box and see the core removed.... use painters tape. it holds but wont hold so hard that your socket stays on the nut when you are done.

[@benjaminwallace4626]

Buddy, the air cleaner box just pulls out 😭😭 it’s held in by rubber bushings

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Lol, Yes you are right, but the rubber bushings on this one were like cooked hard and felt like they were "glued" to the air cleaner box, and I didn't wanted to break them.

[@thomashartley6214]

Love the video buddy. Really great information, detail but lolo, band aids dude! ..band aids please. been there, done that..

[@jardelsb1]

Show seu video

[@greggravitas5849]

Backyard auto repair, or crime scene?

[@sergiovelasquez6549]

No need for all that. All you have to do is remove the plastic panel on inside part of evaporator housing. Six screws and the evaporator comes out.

[@351cleavland]

Some say he's out there somewhere repairing vehicles and bleeding all over them as a warning to others.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

LoL 😆

[@Chris-go9ti]

i watched this and said hell no. I removed the heater core hoses, removed like 10 small screws with a 8mm socket , pulled the two halves apart and lifted the ac evap out.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

I guess you had a four cylinder engine in your vehicle, I wish I had that type of room. This particular truck had a 4.0 V6 leaving no option but to completely pull out the evaporator box

[@Chris-go9ti]

Emilio Tamayo same truck. 4.0.

[@holieocorneiousgerhart6174]

chris smith so you only split the box and replaced the evap core?

[@holieocorneiousgerhart6174]

Thanks for the video. I think I’m going to try to replace mine after watching!

[@Chris-go9ti]

Yes . I removed it. The ac is bad and it's a winter truck. Way better air flow for heater core.

[@tetedepoulet6067]

Ah sir, you're bleeding?

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Yes, somehow I cut myself without noticing it. It was a minor finger cut.

[@tetedepoulet8651]

@@Flyingfeather3256I've had my share of them but it's a bit more than that 20:34

[@Vinnys475]

Don’t drill a hole in your airbox would not recommend

[@Flyingfeather3256]

Thanks for your comment. The only reason why I made that hole in the air box is because the hole is on the "dirty air side" of the box, in other words: it hasn't been filtered yet, It does not affect at all. Now if it was made on the already filtered "clean air side" that would be a big no no!

[@alexthekid1726]

@@Flyingfeather3256 That's a really good point I didn't realize. I was a little shocked when I first saw it, in the future though you can yank it up from the side closest to the engine first.. takes a good bit of effort but it wont break.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

@@alexthekid1726 that would be the normal and more logical way to do it, let me explain myself: I was concerned about braking the rubber grommets under the air box since they get brittle with age and heat and came up with that short cut of drilling at the bottom of the air box.

[@Flyingfeather3256]

*Breaking

[@alexthekid1726]

@@Flyingfeather3256 That's fair, though in my experience with removing the airbox multiple times on my own which is 20 years old and in Florida the whole time, they've never broken so there's probably no need to worry in the future.