# Unidentified $100+ Part

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, sable\
**Created:** [May 24, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337 "2010-05-24T23:41:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337/1 "2010-05-24T23:41:57Z")

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I have a '99 Mercury Sable (3.0L DOHC V6) that needs some work done on the A/C. After failing the dye test, one garage quoted $1600+ to replace the A/C compressor, evaporator core, orifice tube, and something that looks to say “filter orifice” and costs $100.93. None of my parts stores seems to carry such a part, nor does [ford.com](http://ford.com). Is this a bogus part or am I just misreading the scribbling on the quote?  
  
  
  
 Another option for the second word (filter is clear as the first word) is drier.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337/2 "2010-05-25T00:01:38Z")

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It’s probably the filter drier or receiver dryer. Check out this webpage: [http://www.familycar.com/classroom/ac1.htm](http://www.familycar.com/classroom/ac1.htm)

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337/3 "2010-05-25T00:23:35Z")

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This is probably an accumulator, which is sometimes called a drier and it’s legit when servicing the A/C system and it’s opened up.

The thing that I question is the evaporator replacement. They’re going to do all of this including the evap. for 1600 bucks? As far as I know, the entire dash must be diassembled to do this so the amount quoted seems somewhat small unless they’re working on peanuts for flat rate charges.

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**Author:** ![raschild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@raschild](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raschild)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unidentified-100-part/49337/4 "2010-05-25T14:39:39Z")

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They are estimating 8.8 hours to rip the dash out and put it back in.

As far as the identifier as the accumulator, after some more research, I agree.