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Originally Posted by HalfWhit
We just bought our 2001 Land Yatch XL355 and half way to our first destination (which was only 9 miles away HA) our AC unit pretty much died. It still blew, but the air was not cold at all. Our mechanic just called and said it was going to be $384 to repair some leaking valves and recharge it. Is this normal? Yikes, feel ripped off.
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HW,
Noooooo it's not "normal", but poo happens.
Valves..most common schrader valves, (think tire valve stem), on the high and low pressure AC lines, $386 rather steep for two cheep valves and an evac and fill. Also the easiest to condemn when the leak may be hard to find.
Was a sniff(hand held device to detect leaking refrigerant) or dye(black light) test done?
Is the receiver dryer being replaced at the same time?
You really need to ask some questions, and confirm exactly what is leaking, and what "valves" they are replacing. A good shop will welcome the inquiry.
Good luck
Bob