I have recently been having AC issues and narrowed it down to my evaporator temperature probe. In order to replace this $50 part the Dash must be removed and the evap box taken apart. I’ve searched on here, YouTube and the web but haven’t had much luck with finding directions on how to remove the dash. Does anyone have part of the ford shop manual for this task?

 

Here ya go

 

Looks like a helluva lot of work. I'd probably break something.

 

This video gives you a pretty detailed instruction. Have fun.

 

Thanks for the info guys.
I did come across that video for the evap it looks very helpful for removal of that but not to focused on the dash. I am not looking forward to doing this repair but do not want to pay ford the hefty price of around $1800. I am going to start on this project next week I will try to take some pictures to go along with the service manual. It took awhile of searching online to finally narrow this problem down seems like it’s mostly the first 2011 king ranch trucks.Every time I tried taking the truck to ford the symptoms would clear before I got there.

 

Due to how relatively common it is for evaporators to fail on these trucks, my assumption would be a no brainier for you to replace it while you have it apart this far, in order to avoid having to disassemble it this far again in the near future.

 

Yes that was my thought if it’s a couple hundred dollar part may as well to avoid the frustration down the road and possibly the blend door actuator that is known to go out.

 

I did a similarjob on my F150 two years ago. Took me a weekend and I used instructions and photos from a kind person who shared. It was miserable getting it all aligned and back together.

Jus' two months ago I had Ford (via ESP) change the evap sensor on my F350. Took them an entire week. Drove around in the Focus nightmare in the meantime.

I really think ESP on the complex diesel is a very good idea.

 

I replaced the sensor but skipped taking the dash apart to save further aggravation (as mentioned re alignment of the dash) and potential broken parts. So I tried drilling a hole into the plenum initially placed the sensor into the housing but it still gave false readings for cycling the compressor or expansion valve. So next step I did was to use a box cutter cut three sides of the hosuing to gain access to the evap core and existing sensor location. I then pulled the old sensor out of the evap cooler then installed the new sensor and ran the wire out of the hole I previously drilled and cut part of the three sides out of. I know some guys on here may not agree with this method but it’s sealed back up and saved my whole weekend and functions correctly now that the probe is inside the evap core. My ac now blows solid 40 degrees on max ac instead of the 90 degree cabin air from the ac compressor being commanded not to run.

My initial attempt to install the temp sensor.

The old evap temp sensor
The new sensor in the correct location.

 

HA!
Good for you...you are an "out-of-the-box thinker!
Job looks totally professional.

 

BMVTR, your post was a life saver! I've been stressing about pulling the dash for many months. I knew there had to be a way to replace the sensor without removing the dash and how blessed I am to have come across this site! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Side note--I had installed the new sensor "temporarily" by just letting it dangle-- my compressor never cycled off and locked up in less than 30 minutes. $$$$ Do NOT leave the new sensor installed without it being in the correct spot- the evaporator. Thanks again from hot humid Texas! (2011 F350 King Ranch 6.7)

 

Resurrecting this thread, hopefully it stays alive and is seen by others that are trying to solve this problem! I just got mine done using the cutout method, worked like a charm. Mine had a factory sticker over the area I cut out and that basically made a perfect cut template. Took me about 15 minutes start to finish! I just clipped a corner off the flap I cut for the sensor wire to exit through and then sealed it up using aluminized HVAC tape. Nice and air tight!

I connected the new sensor last summer to get it working again but like many, it still would easily freeze up, even in triple digit heat. It was easy enough to pay attention to the air temp and when it started getting too cold manually cycle the A/C but annoying. I'd been putting off the job since then because of the hassle it would have been to remove the dash. I know there are somewhat simplified processes for removing it but you're still having to do it. This little trick is one of the all time best timesavers!

It sure would have been nice of the engineers to put in some type of access cover. Evap temp sensor failure is pretty common across the Ford line.

 

bmvtr...

I know this is a response to a very old thread, but like LRG, want to keep this thread alive!

I had scanned my 2012 F250 6.7 and determined the sensor was bad, so I bought one. I just really didn't want to tear the dash apart in the Arizona sun, so I kept putting it off..... and suffering! Well, I finally moved into the new house with a garage large enough for the truck t be out of the sun and got the time to tear into it. Well, did a quick search to refresh my memory on how to tear out the dash and found this post. Well sonofa...... that just saved me hours!!! The picture and sticker description made it that much easier!

If I had found this in the past I would have saved a ton of misery driving a truck in Arizona in which the A/C worked occasionally!

Thanks... and hope this thread helps others.