$590 for labor, $150 for the recharge, and they will sell me the core for MSRP. He's quoting $1200, which is just within the upper range of the local rates, and I expect to pay in the upper range for the dealership. Been talking to the service associate there - called the poor guy about three times today. So I've made an appointment with the next closest one, Sheehy Subaru, which was recommended by a coworker and has pretty good Yelp reviews. $1600." They refused to discuss breakdown of parts and labor until I made a scene with the general manager and VP). They took $180 for the diagnostic (and gave me nothing in return for it but the piece of paper that said "evaporator. They want $720 for the labor, $380 for the ($350 MSRP) part, and $280 for the recharge. Really! They must be fooled by the highlights. If there's a leak in the evaporator, does that mean the core has to be replaced? Maybe a link is loose? Your answer might save me at least the $350 for parts (actually, these guys charge $380, and make no apology for exceeding MSRP because "the 'S' is for suggested"). Basically, they shined a black light on the condensation that dripped from the evaporator. Can someone verify the maintenance standard for me?Ģ: Should I even have confidence in this diagnosis? The method made sense, but I would think you'd use a borescope before handing someone a bill of this size. But I have a few questions, because I definitely got the "you-dumb-broad-just-sign-the-work order" treatment at this place, and the more I know, the better I will be able to fight price gouging in my search for a good mechanic.ġ: I read somewhere that the flat rate time to replace the evaporator core is 4 hours. So there is no confusion about whether I ought to go back to these guys for the repair. $1600." I've read enough here and in other sites to know that this is absurdly high. Brought it back yesterday, and was told just "evaporator. It blew cold air for about a day or two and stopped working again. Dealer couldn't find any leaks, but determined that the system would hold a vacuum, and so charged the system with coolant and fluorescent dye. Actually, I wasn't even sure it happened until I tried to run the AC once it started to warm up this summer (yup, it's hot). I moved to a new area, away from my trusty and beloved Subaru technicians at Casey Subaru in Newport News, and I am lost without them.īLUF: HVAC stopped blowing refrigerated air last fall (can't tell how abrupt it was, because the weather was starting to get cooler). This is my first post - I think it's a faux pas to post in a functional forum before I've been around and introduced myself, but I've waited until I had a problem and now I need some help.
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