A/C Desiccant

[steelerdude15]

Hello all. It's been a little while and I have a question. My truck turned 7 years old back in October and per the owner's manual, the a/c desiccant should be replaced. I got a quote from a dealer and it was $1,000.00 for parts and labor. This is the only service that has not been completed as of yet. Do people feel this is necessary to do? I'll do it if I have to, but I wanted to get some feedback first. Thanks.

[newdude]

At that point, if its something you want to replace, just do the whole condenser.  These condensers this gen of truck are very prone to failure via cracking and leaking.    

 

Its $277 for a condenser (19383805), $133 for the receiver/dryer (22996648). 

 

Alldata shows 2.2 hours book time to R&R the condenser, 4.0 hours to just to the receiver/dryer which has the desiccant in it.  So if you had a shop do it at say $180/hr labor rate, that's $396 labor vs $720, so $673 for parts and labor for a condenser, $853 for just the receiver/dryer.  Plus whatever they will charge for freon for both of those if they do.  

[rav3]

I personally would leave it along unless it's giving you issues. But if the A/C is working fine I don't see how it can be affected since it's a closed system. Just my opinion from a guy that has a '17 LTZ.

[davester]

Yeah, unless you are having a/c problems, I would just leave it.

[steelerdude15]

Thank for the responses guys. I have not have any issues with my a/c as of yet. It's blown ice cold air since the day I got it.

[rav3]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Lol