William D

Is your new evaporator a porsche part or aftermarket? The new one looks a little different.
Bill

trojanman

It's a Kuehl aftermarket evaporator w/ expansion valve preinstalled. I've heard good things about it so I went that direction. It's "plug n play", so it fits right into the same slot, no mods.

As an update, my car's all back together as of tonight. I'm going to head to a local shop in the AM and have the system evacuated and re-charged... fingers crossed.

I have to say, this was a VERY tough DIY... second time would be twice as efficient but the first time around took me two full weekend days plus an evening or two. Anybody out there considering this repair can certainly benefit from some recent experience and I am willing to provide any insight, unprofessional as it may be.

Thanks for all the input and I will post the results of my recharge soon.

helmet155

Good job Jeff and when you take it to the shop for a charge they will pull the vacuum on it (they should) for at least 15 minutes to verify no leaks...prior to filling it.

trojanman

Thanks helmet... yep, I will make sure they evacuate and check before they recharge. Pray for me!

Wachuko

Oh man... I did this on my 964.... not difficult... but it took a lot of patience...

Best of luck.

trojanman

FINAL UPDATE

Took her in yesterday for a flush, vacuum/pressure check, and recharge... everything's great!! AC's blowing cold and the car runs wonderfully (phew, I didn't miss any parts!).

I'm very pleased with myself I must say... started to doubt I could get it done at one point but perserverance paid off.

I'll post a few more pics when I get a moment. Thanks to everyone who provided advice... VERY satisfying project but a big time investment.

2Many Cars

Which means a huge money savings. Nicely done!

Travis

Congrats! It's a great feeling of accomplishment isn't it? Glad it all worked out.

Gasser

How much does all that stuff back there weigh?

Im down to 2650 but always looking for more to take out.


Jeff

trojanman

Ha, funny! It's actually "up there", not "back there". I suppose if you removed the whole air box there'd be some weight savings. Compressor is probably the best bang for your buck.