There’s a leak in my 2011 toyota camry evaporator. How do you replace it?

Agree with @Whitey , Replacing it is a rather involved job as it buried behind the dashboard inside your car. Once replaced you need to re-charge the AC by drawing a vacuum on the system and adding refrigerant. All that takes specialized equipment and knowledge.

Pretty unusual for a 6 year old evaporator to leak. How do you know that’s the problem?

There’s no sign of a leak any where under the hood, but the system won’t hold pressure. I put freon in and the next day that a/c is hot again. My mechanic friend suggested asking here to determine if we need to take apart the dash or if we can replace it through the glove box compartment. I have th…

Before taking on the HUGE job of replacing the evaporator, you need to make sure that’s the problem. Have you gone over the entire system with a leak detector?

Search for that on YouTube. There are a few very scary videos showing the entire dash out of the car to replace it. Here is one from an '05 Camry. I’d search for leaks EVERY other place possible with dye before I’d conclude the evaporator was the culprit.

I’m waiting for the freon sniffer to be returned to look, but we’re pretty sure it’s the evaporator. Have you heard of an evaporator replacement through the glove box compartment?

No - and no way that could work, seems to me.

There is a problem with the anti corrosion coating peeling on those evaporator cores, I have replaced a few that were less than 4 years old. Remove the blower motor and inspect the evaporator with a mirror and flash light or fiber optic scope, you will generally see oil on the evaporator core if it…

Thanks for that info. Now I understand how that can happen on such a new car. 4 years? Yikes!

2011 toyota camry evaporator replacement how to

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Whitey September 1, 2017, 12:40pm 2

Do you mean the evaporator coil for the air conditioner? If you have to ask, you should hire a certified automotive HVAC technician. This kind of thing isn’t for the average do-it-yourselfer.

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