How to replace an AC blend door on a chevy camaro

[@jamesanderson9441]

Engineers at GM should be ashamed of themselves on this design. What were they thinking or not thinking. Every engineer that worked on this design should be made to go out in to the shop and do this job themselves (assuming they know how to handle wrenches and such!) This job will cost nearly $3,000 at a dealer. Come on Man!

[@byrdw.7415]

James Anderson Exactly! My quote was 2980 to fix this exact issue. Now I see why!!

[@msshutupyourmouth2077]

Perhaps a recall!!!???

[@SAADIA1225]

I have this exact issue !!!! Ughhhh I was quoted 1500 this is crazy

[@coldwater5483]

James Anderson was it blowing heat ?

[@ChasingStriper]

Just had it done and car is leaking ac condensation now fried the radio

[@donviel5513]

I have a 2013 chevy camaro, and I am having the exact same issue for over 2 years now. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY!!!!

[@Robert-bz6ox]

I agree!

[@jzgsk]

I don’t understand why this hasn’t been a recall yet

[@juliussmith5866]

jzgsk I Swear I was saying the same thing

[@juliussmith5866]

jzgsk the same thing is wrong with my2012 Chevy Camaro, it seems like it’s a common thing that happens to the Chevy Camaro so I’m confused why it’s not a recall

[@markmoultrie5544]

Money.

[@traceylawler1196]

SAME!! Mine is broken now for like 4 years.

[@traceylawler1196]

Mine is a 2012.

[@samdyson465]

Everybody has been cutting the box for the replacement of the blend door. I believe cutting the box is the best way in the cheapest way. Because the blend door at some point will break again. Chevrolet should have a recall on that

[@michaelreese4098]

What do you mean by cutting the box and exactly where and how?

[@samdyson465]

@@michaelreese4098 Search KZbin about that blend door. I’m a master certified technician. My wife owns a 2012 Camaro. Blend blend door broke. I cut the side of the box made a access panel. Took me about an hour. Now if it breaks again I can change it out in five minutes.

[@shantrivawilkerson116]

@@samdyson465 I'm having this same problem. Do you have a video where I can have it done myself? I was told it was my thermostat. Replaced them and they were not the problem.

[@samdyson465]

@@shantrivawilkerson116 search Camaro blend door on you tube

[@samdyson465]

It’s very tricky to do

[@SilverDollarSaloon]

Look at other KZbin videos on blend door repair.You do not have to remove the dash.Fix it under the driver's side dash with a cut out of the actuator panel.You can do it yourself.

[@20somthingrealestate]

Also known as a hack job.

[@blkeclipsel2400]

​@20somthingrealestate yea I call it the hack Job but it can save you anywhere from $2000 to $5000.

[@MiguelVillanueva-p9k]

I cut out the piece under the dash took about 2 hours to complete

[@fbanda20]

Blend Door USA makes a billet aluminum version that doesn’t break. That’s the route to go imo.

[@danieljones8587]

Thanks for info!!! I'm going to order one right now for my 2010 that has been broken for 5 years.

[@blkeclipsel2400]

You, sir, are awesome. Thank you for bringing this to my attention !

[@MissRem]

I just bought one yesterday

[@altpraize6708]

Waaaaaay too much trouble. Just cut a hole in the driver side of the heater box, down by gas pedal. Remove the broken door, insert a new one, reglue the piece you cut out.

[@jimmyv5730]

Exactly.

[@xnotic24]

EXACTLY!!! The only reason ANYONE would do this is a mechanic trying to milk a job ticket or the dealership going by the book which should be an option if that's what you wanted and could afford it.

[@BigCheech-wy9os]

That is fuckin insane.my ac is broke and this is what needs to be done. In fucking believeable.

[@xnotic24]

I'm glad someone figured out a easier way to get this done besides ripping out the entire dash for such a simple issue. The. Entire. Dash. Including. Windshield. craziness

[@GregGersabeck]

QUESTION: am in the process of doing this repair and have hit a snag. The shaft on the actuator motor won’t align with any position that I can adjust the newly installed blend door. It's just slightly off but enough where I can’t even re-bolt the piece on. I’m thinking I can reset with a 9V battery, but can’t find the pin assignment to test. (GM Part # 92215208/ACDelco Part # 15-74128) Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you for your videos!

[@frankalvarado9300]

Best 5th gen camaro dash removal video, thank you.

[@SemperShock]

I’ve seen other ways to fixing this problem without doing all of this. I will just go on the side of driver side and cut it from underneath the dash. This is too much for a person at his house garage to undue for this problem.

[@taqueroestrella]

Did mine this past weekend just working under the drivers side. Came here to see how much work it would of been doing it the other way.

[@xnotic24]

This is a perfect job ticket for a mechanic to milk at least a grand in labor

[@carlyfegarageATL]

I did this repair without taking out the dash video coming soon

[@juanmungaray515]

When are you posting the video?

[@gadgetdeez7069]

If it's you cutting the lower box apart, you're wasting my time.

[@HWCapps]

I need to see how to remove the dash bottom plastic covers . I am removing 2018 SS

[@ivansotelo8163]

So the sc blows neutral air on both cold and hot its most likely the door?

[@20X_]

Yeah, most I have seen blow colder on the driver's side once broken, hotter on the passenger. To confirm, when the car is warm turn to heat and you will not get a change in temp.

[@javierortega2757]

You can pull the dash as a unit but it will require getting the windshield removed

[@thebrazenone6975]

For anybody that has a 5th gen and your blend door goes out, PLEASE save yourself the thousands and simply do the other method which you can find on youtube that everybody here is talking about. It was done on my 2015 the other day, and took around 3 hours from start to finish, and the AC blows cold again. And if it breaks again, doing this job a second time will take an hour max.

[@coldwater5483]

is it usually mistaken that the thermostat is the issue ?

[@LinaoProductions]

How much do you charge to do that? Also what’s your location? I thinks mines have broken as well

[@osirushotep9559]

Where are you located

[@LinaoProductions]

@@osirushotep9559 Va but it’s gone now. I’m Mopar now.

[@herb39hs]

How much do this cost I have the same problem

[@maimoreno3100]

Just got that repaired at a dealer and it was a 1700$ repair and now 3 yrs later ac went out again smh. Call NHTSA to report the issue, the more complains on it the higher chance it will be a recall.

[@gadgetdeez7069]

I'm machining one from billet 6061 when mine breaks. I'm not playing that game 2x in a row.

[@UNDRCVR]

I just did this and filled a claim

[@brianstickel4035]

What would you charge for a job like this?

[@kennetcastillo7740]

do you need to drain the coolant and freon to pull the unit out?

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

Yes, the coolant and freon needs to be evacuated.

[@ChasingStriper]

Ac would blow hot air spent almost 3 grand under car warranty 2012 Chevy Camaro week later got car back ac condensation up the ass pissing everywhere and it now fried the radio

[@JoshuaRivers97]

So I got this done at the dealership in mid March and took the 3 weeks idk why. I recently noticed mold on the carpet around my floor mats could this be from a bad seal on the windshield?

[@JoshuaRivers97]

Also I never spilled anything that big because it was both driver and passenger side and behind the passenger seat

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

It's possible that the seals from the drain were not installed properly. The AC evaporator creates water after having the AC on for a while. Instead of the water draining to the outside, it could be draining inside. I would take it back to the dealership and have it inspected.

[@JoshuaRivers97]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH definitely what I’m doing tomorrow. I didn’t drive it for a few days and then the Texas heat and humidity probably made it more noticeable

[@502undergroundmedia6]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH I’m doing a dashboard swap on my 85 Monte Carlo SS and I would like to know how to remove the passenger airbag from the dashboard? I would like to recover some of my costs from buying all of the part’s and I don’t want to damage the dash. Great job 👏 on the repair and the video. New Subscriber!!!

[@bammfiveo]

But if I did do it that way I definitely would have cut that bolt in half..just foolishness to have to take the window out,that bolt didnt need to be that long..

[@niquenso2926]

Mr. Diagnostecg, where are you located? How much did you charge this customer for this job?

[@juliussmith5866]

Nique NSO the same thing is wrong with my Camaro

[@niquenso2926]

@@juliussmith5866 We're in the same boat. I got an estimate for $2,000, just because of labor time not so much the replacement part. I'm leaning towards DIY with my local mechanic man for half the cost. Are you in CA?

[@juliussmith5866]

Nique NSO 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ I wish GM Did a recall on that part because this is crazy, like why would they make the Camaro like that

[@juliussmith5866]

Nique NSO I wish I did live out there, I live in Albany N.Y

[@niquenso2926]

@@juliussmith5866 Brotha you know that's too much like right! LOL. There not going to loss all that money on recalling unfortunately.

[@moores1421]

This is ridiculous ‼️ Chevrolet needs to have a recall.

[@islandbound843]

Having a similar issue. Price on this job ?

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

According to the service manual, this is a 10 hour job.

[@HayMap]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZKveIdmopijecU

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

@@HayMap Will you do this procedure to a customer's car? Or to your car?

[@HayMap]

MR DIAGNOSTECH just did. Works great. Used an 8220 Dremel cordless tool to make a clean and precise cut. Sealed back off with Black HIGH TEMP RTV silicone. Saved my girlfriend, $2,300

[@fernando806rchobby]

Mine was 1500 at the dealer

[@damimbroke]

I'm gonna try the thermostat first, and hopefully, this is my problem ⚠️ If not I will most definitely be looking for a cheaper price to get this done

[@gadgetdeez7069]

Why dont you just look at your temp gauge? If that confuses you too much, use your hands to reach down and, idk, touch the hoses to see if they are hot.. i mean, that's cheaper than throwing parts at a problem and hoping they fix your issue.

[@19HuskyWolf70]

My thermostat was just replaced which was bad, but also the blend door was not working, not taking the dash apart, this video shows the hard way.

[@ramonm.1553]

I took out the dash as one whole piece.. raiser lol

[@GDWBaby]

How

[@ramonm.1553]

@@GDWBaby basically taking off 10 main bolts that hold dash in. Take seats out. Center console. Ac hoses and heater hoses disconnected , disconnect steering linkage underneath dash and some other small stuff

[@duudiefilms9895]

What’s the cost for something like this

[@duudiefilms9895]

@@dababy1234 I already fixed it my self lol

[@SickoTexas]

@@duudiefilms9895did u cut into the dash,

[@GAMERGODSASSEMBLE]

I need that done to my car

[@GAMERGODSASSEMBLE]

Whats the location?

[@blackjack444....]

You forgot to take the doors off to wave hi!! 🤦‍♀️

[@natewho4366]

Gosh was that steering column a bit... I mean pain to get put and in. 🤣🤣 and stupid custom radio made life suck for a bit hahaha. But worth the experience. Oh yea ps. There's two bolts under the dash above the blove box that holds the air bag in that needs taken out b4 the dash cover will move.

[@SemperShock]

Wow my guy, is this all I have to do to fix my blend door? Looks so easy, just tear the whole dash apart including the steering wheel. so simple thanks. But at the end you want to not follow GM rules and pull a grinder out & trim a bolt?? Why not just go under the driver side dash and cut a small incision around the blend door and take the broken piece out and put the new piece in and you’re done! Instead of doing all this mess & hours of labor for no reason

[@buckavelidadecounty3730]

All that just to change the blend door...I'd rather sale my car

[@carollocklear7100]

Air and heat stopped at once air is blowing OK threw vents

[@WizzRacing]

GM charges $2300.00 labor to do this....

[@ninocecenas8682]

2500 to fix my but I will do my self cutting off takes me 1hr

[@ceasursmoke1391]

why would you tear the dash out when you can make a cut that takes about 10 mins?

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

Because some customers want the job to be done without any tampering to their dash and are willing to pay for the service.

[@ceasursmoke1391]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH or they don't know any better and mechanics see easy money?

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

@@ceasursmoke1391 that's true, some do take advantage. We give them an option and they decide.

[@gadgetdeez7069]

Because i dont want any hacked crap in my ZL1. Theres no pride in hacking shit. Just do it correct the first time and it'll be fine for years. These do have programmable learned limits as well. You can program them to stop just short of resting loaded on the stop. The flap is still closed all the way, it's just not forcing itself against a stop.

[@CJLienert]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH but you cut a bolt under the dash support, which is arguably saftey related. So wouldn't doing it the right way involve removing the glass.

[@sr-7124]

Wanna know something stupider than Chevrolet’s design decisions here? The folks just sawing through things in their way.

[@fbanda20]

Lmao all the people saying just cut the side of the box umm ya no way I’d do that to my Zl1. I’d rather pay to get it done right.

[@vanwade5870]

$1850 to replace. I am PISSED!!!! And, don't want to cut into dashboard.

[@Max209roxy]

Dumbest design

[@bammfiveo]

I like my way better,takes less than a hour and if it brakes a second time its ten minutes to fix..vs paying someone nearly 2k to fix if ur lucky In one day

[@Vick478]

Whats your way?

[@bammfiveo]

@@Vick478 check out my post bammfiveo

[@miguelarreguin64]

You have a link of the video?

[@shhhhh232]

Yea I need a link as well. Hack job is better than $3k

[@WayneSr87]

This cut a bold that you get put with a extension I pass

[@julian-H47]

LOL you fool... you could have cut an “access” panel from noon under the dash.. smh ppl sometimes

[@MRDIAGNOSTECH]

It is not foolish if you are doing this service for a customer on a professional level. You can cut all you want on you car, but for a customer we do the service the right way.

[@julian-H47]

MR. DIAGNOSTECH I guarantee you Customer can live with the small cut out from under the dashboard to save them money... You are a very greedy Mechanic

[@calebperriton1841]

@@julian-H47 He did it the right way. Not greedy, just a design flaw by GM. His skills = $

[@liltr3ay]

@@MRDIAGNOSTECH I agree!

[@Nightyj123]

@@julian-H47 if people want to pay for it to have it be done the right way than so be it man. He’s just making a video to show you how to do for people that don’t it cut out. Ima cut it out because Ima do it. But if I take it to the dealer or the mechanic I expect it to be done the right way not cutting into it. If you don’t like it then don’t watch the video.

[@jimmyv5730]

There's an easier way to do that without taking the whole dash apart.