Thread: w140 a/c evap - still problem in later models?
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Old 12-26-2009, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mercedes Guy View Post
As far as I know the evaporator was an issue with all of the 140 models. I don't believe MB ever resolved that issue. However, if the evaporator does fail there is a replacement available that is supposed to outlast the OE unit.
W140 evaporators are pretty cheap, but the labor is what will kill you because you have to pretty much pull out the entire dash to get at it. I believe book time on the job is ~ 20 hours. All W140s have the evaporator issue. M-B never did correct that.
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