I have an 2008 Honda civic LX 4 door manual transmission with less than 45k miles. My ac stop blowing cold air out and when I took it to the dealer last fall when it first happened they told me a rock must have flew up and hit the condenser and put a hole in it and is not covered under warranty so it will cost around $500 to fix. Can I fix it myself and how much of a challenge would it present? Below is a link to the part I found for pretty cheap, I think it is the right one…Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
http://www…pk=1041733
You could install the condenser yourself, but you’d still have to take the car to an AC shop to have the system properly evacuated, dried, and recharged.
Personally, I consider automotive AC work to be outside the DIY category, and I’m willing to let someone with the proper expertise and equipment (neither of which I have) take care of my AC problems.