What the heck is an evaporator?

jlanng · 29 April 2005, 15:29

Mechanic says my DF140 needs a new evaporator unit at the cost of £680+VAT

Ribald · 29 April 2005, 16:55

Sounds like it could be the vapour separator unit. Not too sure what it does but possibly similar to a catalytic convertor on a car. In any case - OUCH

arn.george · 29 April 2005, 18:23

It makes £680 + vat evaporate!

Rogue Wave · 30 April 2005, 05:21

http://store.brownspoint.com/pdf/DF140(02-05).pdf

page 9 that could be how to save 300 quid

Pete7 · 30 April 2005, 07:53

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Originally Posted by arn.george

It makes £680 + vat evaporate!

Can it evaporate those pesky Pompey harbour patrols as well ?

Pete

jlanng · 30 April 2005, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

http://store.brownspoint.com/pdf/DF140(02-05).pdf

page 9 that could be how to save 300 quid

Wow - $429!

http://store.brownspoint.com/suzuki_...xt=15600-90j00

Wonder if he'll mind me supplying the part myself?

Ribald · 30 April 2005, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Pete7

Can it evaporate those pesky Pompey harbour patrols as well ?

Pete

Surely you haven't been nicked already Pete.

We don't start patrols until tomorrow.

Alex Brown · 01 May 2005, 18:36

jlanng, did your mechanic say why you needed this evaporator? - was it because it's broken, service

or something else?
also, how old is your engine? - seeing something like this needing replacing on an identical engine to mine is somewhat concerning for the old visa card considering the DF140 hasn't been out that long really.

Thanks,

-Alex

Rogue Wave · 01 May 2005, 19:52

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Originally Posted by Ribald

We don't start patrols until tomorrow.

Whoopy doo

Rogue Wave · 01 May 2005, 20:14

what is the warranty period on a Suzi

Alex Brown · 01 May 2005, 23:10

2 years

nik · 01 May 2005, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlanng

Mechanic says my DF140 needs a new evaporator unit at the cost of £680+VAT

So, does anyone know what one of these does? cos I dont.
nick.

jlanng · 05 May 2005, 08:21

Rogue wave - you're a genius! Ordered the part, and a natty engine cover - all for about half the price I was quoted

The part is actually a vapour seperator, which removes any air from the fuel line. On the Suzukis, the fuel pump sits inside the vapour seperator.

Basically my unit was full of silt and grit because the previous owner obviously ran it without a filter at some point (git!). Rather than try to clean it all out and possibly miss some, it was decided to replace the whole unit. The good news was that none of this crap made it as far as the fuel rail and injectors.

In reply to the poster above, I don't think you should worry about this part failing on your own engine so long as you run it through a filter.

Cheers

jlanng · 05 May 2005, 08:23

Oh and it also acts as a buffer for returned fuel from the injectors - so you don't need to plumb in a fuel return line like you get on cars. I would imagine this fuel is water cooled

Alex Brown · 06 May 2005, 21:37

thanks for that info - I have a glass fuel filter on the transom which seems to be doing the job..... with any luck I won't be replacing the evaporator anytime soon.

-Alex

Rogue Wave · 10 May 2005, 00:08

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Originally Posted by jlanng

Rogue wave - you're a genius!

Well spotted. actually I am just Welsh and we dson't like paying too much!