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#97 of 232 Re: 2003 EXPEDITION, REAR AC THUMBING NOISE [ALKADEEM] by driver1az

Jun 23, 2009 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: ALKADEEM (Nov 26, 2008 4:59 pm)
Well it sounds as if we all have the same dilema,,,yes it is the actuator. There is actually 2 of them one a blend door and i cant remeber what the other one is but the 2 of them will run you about $100 thru Ford. The one (rear a/c blend actuator is part #YL5Z-19E616-AA) and at my dealership in Az it's $59.13, As for the other one there are two diferent styles ,one of witch is $52.31 and the other is $34.60. I'm going to pull all off to bring down for match,,,,also going to change both out at same time to keep from having to go back in later..But yes at dealer they quoted me close to $600 to change both and i about fell over(not made of money)..will be conquer this project this wee and let you know how difficult it was.

#98 of 232 Actuator by alwaysfords2

Jun 24, 2009 (5:45 am)

They are both blend doors for the most part, one for the temperature one for the floor/ceiling outlets. You can potentially save yourself a ton of money and time if it the easy one, which is right under the change tray. The change tray pops right out and the actuator is right there. Three screws and an electrical connection. It is a 5 minute fix. The way to tell if your broken one is the easy one is to take the change tray off, and unclip the electrical connection. If the noise is gone, that's your issue. The easy one is the one which controls the floor/ceiling airflow. You can also find the parts through some on line Ford dealers much cheaper than what you quoted. Mine was the easy one, and with shipping cost $25 from a dealer in NJ.
Getting to the harder one is a much bigger job, and probably not worth all the time for something that isn't broken. The text book way to do it is to remove all the rear quarter panel trim, starting from the liftgate and going forward. I have read that some people have been able to do it by reaching through the change tray and cup holder with some contortion.

#99 of 232 Re: Vac leak? or Blaend Door? [mkabrick] by mkabrick

Jun 24, 2009 (7:16 am)

Replying to: mkabrick (Jun 16, 2008 10:39 am)
I finally broke down and took it to the dealer. The blend door itself was broken. It broke where the gear from the blend motor connects to the blend door.
Cost $475
new blend door
Charge on both front and back systems
Labor (full dash removal)
 
It was 105F yesterday. $475 is not a bad price since this would have been summer #4 with no A/C!
 
CASE CLOSED!!!

#100 of 232 mkabrick by alwaysfords2

Jun 24, 2009 (8:12 am)

Not a bad price for a blend door replacement. Common issue in the front, as opposed to the acutators which are the culrpits in the back. So common that there are actually a few aftermarket companies that make kits so you can avoid doing the dash removal. They go in through the glove box space - you basically take out the glove box, and then Dremel out the panel behind the glove box and there is the blend door.

#101 of 232 2003 ford expedition by k5blazerdude

Jul 18, 2009 (12:18 pm)

how do i fill the rear air with fluid

#102 of 232 K5 by alwaysfords2

Jul 20, 2009 (5:15 am)

If I'm not mistaken, the freon loop is common between the front and rear systems.

#103 of 232 2008 Expedition AC Capability by mikeh10

Jul 30, 2009 (8:16 am)

I live where 100 degree days are common, and I expect the AC to put out<50 degree discharge air within a few minutes of operation. The 2008 EB Expedition front and rear slowly go down (10 minutes) to perhaps 60 degrees on a hot day. Ford is saying that it is operating where it is designed to operate. The Ford Technician says the new scroll compressor, low inventory of refrigerant and the evaporator design are new and this is what to expect. My dealer has changed about every major part. I find it hard to believe that other people are not complaining about the reduced capacity if it is a design issue. Help!!

#104 of 232 2002 Expedition A/C lower port location by lmk279

Aug 20, 2009 (1:37 pm)

I am trying to charge the A/C. Does anyone know where the lower port is?

#105 of 232 06 Dual Climate controls problems by cbravo212

Aug 27, 2009 (11:22 am)

While driving down the road last night my automatic ac started blowing at full fan speed. I tried to manually turn down the fan it did nothing. When I turned the AC off, it started blowing at full speed out of the defrost vents. The only way to turn the AC off is to turn off the engine. When you push any control for the AC it blows wide open. I can operate where the air is coming out. I just can not turn it off or control the fan.
 
Thanks for any help.
Mike

#106 of 232 growling noise on start up by amoose67

Aug 30, 2009 (5:06 am)

notice a growling noise at times in my 04 expedition only on start up and very intermittant any bobdy else with this problem sounds like coming from dash dealer said to shut a/c off before shutting off car didnt work heater door problem??

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