hello im in the process on re aconditioning my ac sistem and im replacing a few things so i want to know if there is any filter that must be changed behing the dashboard i should know??'


thanks

 

Negative, no filter behind the dash. But you can always drop the dash and clean out any debris that are caught in the evaporator.

Later

 

You can also use an evaporator cleaner every year or so.

e.g., http://www.autobarn.net/lubegard-hea...te=google_base

 

I dont think in cabin air filters became the norm until mid 2000s. I know all the Toyotas come with them now.

 

I have a ******* rat stuck in my fan.....

 

^lol!^

 

Dead serious. Finally got the bastard out today..

 

you wouldn't believe the rats nets I found in my evap box. Over the years stuff will just accumulate on those things just by the air circulation. Mine still worked though surprisingly enough.

If you open the system though, replace the filter dryer. It's the silver canister next to the battery and intercooler.

 

You don't have to remove the dash to get to the evap.

 

Please elaborate. How would you get to the evap. without removing the dash? My car was basically a barn find and it was covered with rat droppings in the engine bay so I am now thinking that I might need to clean a lot more than just the engine bay.

 

Psh, go all out and take everything out.

That way you won't regret not doing it when you had the chance.

The dash isn't that hard to get out. There's only 9 bolts holding it in place. The most difficult part is all the electrical connectors.

 

^ and not breaking the ~20yr old brittle plastic connectors holding your interior together

 

Remove glove box, disconnect the two refrigerant lines in the engine bay, disconnect the condensate drain tube, unplug the electrical connector for the thermoswitch, remove two nuts and the evaporator and its housing swing down and out from under the dash.

 

^^ what he said.

getting the evap out was surprisingly easy for how small this car is. a LOT of cars require removing the dash.

 

Either way, it's reasonable enough to assume that if there's rats nets in your evap, there's one in your heater core and blower motor.

That is why I suggested you remove all that stuff to get all of it at once; instead of realizing it later when you had just removed the evap.

 

Thank you!