well when the ac went out about 5 years ago, there was a visual fog and aerosol smell that came out the vents.

i talked with my mechanic uncle and he recomended i just change out the evap anyway to be safe (no sence and having to possibly redo this repair).

i ordered a new evap off da net, with shippin about $84. i got a new compressor that has already arrived, a new dryer of course, a new OEM honda expansion valve, and new orings.

Yesterday i removed all the components - all the lines, old compressor, etc.

i cleaned the lines with ac cleaner and my new air compressor.

after i get my new evap, i will reassemble, changing out ALL the o-rings and then i will be taking it to a shop to have it evacuated and recharged etc.

hopefully i willbe rockin the AC soon. Texas heat sucks big time, especially wit a black civic. My windows up until earlier this year had both been in-operatable for a few years also< that was hell. My chassis to door wiring had broken + my driver door window regulator went way bad due to not having known about silicone lubricant in the rubber guides (before the wiring issue) which i recomend to anyone with a window that always jumps out of the guides.