I turned on my air conditioner the other day and the little LED on the button started flashing and the air wasn't being cooled. It was as if the air conditioner wasn't even on.
But then sometimes I turn it on and it works fine. It seems like just randomly the light flashes and the air doesn't get cooled. What's wrong?
i had this problem. my exhaust manifold burnt a couple wires. (clearly visable) cut the burnt loom, took off the tape, soldered, retaped and i was ready to rock.
This post has been edited by Andason: Jun 17, 2004 - 10:22 AM
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when i had this problem it turned out that my AC didn't have enough freon pressure in the system. Recharged it and no problems at all.
Igor
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yup, flashing AC normally means u need to recharge your system.
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-Drocay+Jun 17, 2004 - 1:22 PM
This thread reminded me, my a/c blows warm air. Its damn ner 105 degrees out here!!
u gotta take it to ure local repair shop so they can recharge it, its not too cheap either
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-6gencelicasrule+Jun 17, 2004 - 2:36 PM
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i heard it does if u use the right type for our ac system.
All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony MontanaTeam 6gc 2005
speaking of A/C problems... when i turn mine on ...when im idling.... my car almost dies.... sometimes it does...
anyone know why?
A/C is too much for the 4 cyl. Mine does the same and i'm sure everyone elses does too. It was discussed in my thread when i had the same question.
Actually your engines are designed to idle up slightly when the ac comes on. This is done automatically by the ecu. I've noticed that the older the engine the less it will idle up. Eventually the car will idle down on starting the ac and then idle back to just below regular idle. I noticed this over time with my previous '95 GT.
-LatinKraze+Jun 18, 2004 - 3:15 PM
Not that I know much about all this, but from what you all are saying about the ECU increasing the idle with the ac on, does'nt it sound like his ECU is not working right? Maybe unplugging the battery for a few minutes would help reset the system?
It's possible. Couldn't hurt anyway.
-wind+Jun 20, 2004 - 5:46 AM
Just from experience and not from any written source: don't try to adjust the idle ecpecially not with the mechanical adjusts on the throttle body. I did this on my '95 and it idled and started like sh*t afterwards. Plus it took me forever to get it back to the factory settings at which time it still did the a/c thing. Of course the '95 was auto.
Hopefully someone here can tell you how to actually fix the problem.
I was told by Toyota that you'll have to take it in and have the computer reprogram it. They told me this "do NOT use the throttle body adjuster." Just like what Negative said happen will happen. I'd eventually adjust mine too. Oh super hot days, it'll barely keep itself alive. Never has died but too close for comfort. I'll adjust it for a 700 idle. Right now I've seen it drop to 450-500. Not bad, but I dont like it.
