'95 Sport 90 A/C Woes

[Elliott Potter]

"Mark W. Byrum, Jr." wrote:
> 
> Dear List:
>     The A/C on our '95 Sport 90 failed suddenly last week.  Pulled into
> the driveway after a trip with everything working fine.  The following
> morning, got into the car and smelled a strong musty, moldy odor.  A/C
> did not work  Compressor engaged, blower worked, but no cooling.  Later
> learned that we left a green liquid on the driveway where we had been
> parked.  Just took the car to an independent Mercedes/Audi/Porsche shop
> this morning (the same place which replace two seals somewhere in the
> system and recharged it with R134 and dye 3 weeks ago) and received the
> call that the evaporator has gone bad and needs replacing.  Approx.
> $1000 for part, $800 for labor.
>     Is this reasonable (both as to diagnosis and price)?
> Your input is greatly needed and will be greatly appreciated.

Wow, the same thing happened to me last week ('93 90CS).  The smell is
really starting to get to me.  I got the same diagnosis, though my
dealer tossed in the condenser as well for a grand total of $2500.  
This weekend I'm going to try to have the system totally discharged,
then take a peek at the core and see what's going on.
--
Elliott