Hi John,

Sorry for my english but I'm a french guy living in Guadeloupe French West Indies, a little island in the caribean area.
My name's Arnaud.

I'm a X5 E53 3.0 DA owner and I got a A/C issue, it is blowing but only ambiant temperature, not cold.
The rear air vent doesn't blow anymore...
I noticed that my aux fan doesn't turn anymore and I can't ear the compressor "clic" anymore but still, I can see the compressor clutch turning.
I only have cold air in the evening or in the morning when it's not very hot outside, but it isn't as cold as it was when the A/C system was OK.

I removed the FSR (final stage part) but I don't know how to see if it's good or not...


I made someone make a R134 recharge but it doesn't works as well as before.

I was told I might have a leak from the evaporator and I have to remove the dash to access to this part.

I read with attention the PDF you posted but I'm looking for the steps to remove the dash from the beggining to the end.

Have you got the pictures and a description of this DIY please ?

Well I really don't know what to do and I'm affraid I will have to change the evaporator and perhaps the aux fan or/and compressor, but I really doubt that all this parts are bad in the same time...

Will you please help me and telle me what to do if you can ?
Here is my email address if you want to answer me on a private address : [email protected]

Thanks.

Regards

Arnaud