checked out the heater valve two days ago and it appears to close all the way against the external "stop"
Went boating on Lake Mead yesterday and it was about 112F when we came in off the water. Did everything with windshield reflector, windows open, sun roof open. Cooling was still sub-par. In driving over 1 hour we never got the temp below around 80.
Also burns me up that the oil pressure gauge again showed a "zero" reading a good deal of our trip after they just replaced a computer module for this problem for $650 against my warranty. Thank goodness for extended warranties!
Just to clarify my last post, we just opened windows and sunroof just long enough to try to get the baked air out of the cabin before we buttoned up for recirc cooling
I don't know what model years the TSB covers but my AC compressor failed twice and overall never performed well. Last year the TSB was done, this repaced many of the lines with larger lines and increased to cooling capacity. This made a big difference in performance although I still don't think it's the best AC system around. Both my Ford trucks have better AC.
I agree, my 93 Honda Accord A/C is twice as cold and its A/C has never been service with 235,000 miles! Thats o.k. I still rather have my 01 Saquoia SR5 than the Honda.
I FREEZE inside my Sequoia, I'm not sure of the temp of the air comeing out my ducks but it gets so cold I need to turn the temp up. I will check the temp comeing out my ducks tomorrow. Johnnnny
I freeze as well I'm not sure what people say when they think it is weak.
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I think the newer models have better ac like my 07, the 02 i used to have wasn't nearly as good as the 07. It only has 2k miles and hasn't been used a lot though.
2004 Sequoia. My AC blows a moldy smell and has never blown cold air. On hot days, I have to run my AC full, at my face and I’ll still sweat. I also see a lot of condensation drip. My son's 95 corolla spits out ice cubes and he rarely services his AC. Not much to add here but wanted to see the list grow. My dealer says that they've never seen this issue before-an attempt to make me feel as if I should go sit in a corner and accept it...
BTW, I’m looking for a website that rates a dealers service technicians and service work. I’m in the Los Angeles area and several Power dealerships have very poor BBB ratings but all are based on their car sales.
My a/c works fine on normal days, really does blow cold air.
But....its about the days when its incredibly hot outside, how can I get the a/c to perform the same and produce the COLD air when its needed on days like those??
My a/c works fine on normal days, really does blow cold air.
But....its about the days when its incredibly hot outside, how can I get the a/c to perform the same and produce the COLD air when its needed on days like those??
That just meens you have a very small Freon leak and your system is low on Freon. : )
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2003 Cobra with LOTS of work : ) (BLACK)
1996 Cobra (White)
1999 Tacoma 4 wheel drive (Purple in Color)
2002 Tundra Limited (Dark Green or Jade In Color)
2002 Chevy Corvette Z06 (Candy Apple Red)
2003 HighLander Limited (Silver In Color)
2005 Sequoia Limited (Phantom Grey)
Last edited by Johnnny Rock; 06-27-2009 at 05:18 PM.
No Freon is not visible but where ever the freon is leaking out a little bit of oil always comes out with it and that you can see. You can follow all your A/C lines and look where ever two lines join together and look and feel for a small amount of oil on the A/C lines. Because your A/C works great on cooler days that tells me that you still have most of your Freon in your system and your Freon leak is very small and might be hard to find. You are probably only about a pound low on Freon. If you can't find the leak by looking at all your A/C lines I would not be surprised. They make a can of "dye" that you can put in your system the same way you would put freon in your car or truck. After you put the can of dye in you can take a black light and find the leak a lot easier. But honestly all this looking for a leak is NOT WORTH it to me. I would not bother at all because the leak has to be so small. This happened to me on a few past cars and trucks of mine and after adding the small amount of Freon that I needed I got another 3 to 5 years out of it before I needed to add another pound. So, In my opinion I would just add the small amount of Freon you need, not bother looking for the leak at all because it's so small and I would just deal with putting in a pound or two of freon ever 3 to 5 years. Johnnnnny
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2004 Ford Lightning (Sonic Blue)
2003 Cobra with LOTS of work : ) (BLACK)
1996 Cobra (White)
1999 Tacoma 4 wheel drive (Purple in Color)
2002 Tundra Limited (Dark Green or Jade In Color)
2002 Chevy Corvette Z06 (Candy Apple Red)
2003 HighLander Limited (Silver In Color)
2005 Sequoia Limited (Phantom Grey)
Re: weak air conditioning
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