2000 Toyota Tacoma a/c problem.

could be your limit switch,that switch controlls the on/off of your compressor..I dont know toyotas very well so I cant give you a location of the switch.

[quote=”hrf” post=51641]Hello everyone new member here. Have a question about my 2000 Toyota Tacoma a/c not working. Ok here goes,.. My dad noticed that ac wasn’t getting cold like use to then we properly charge it with the DIY kit at autozone/advance auto. Worked fine for like 3 days then stopped getting cold period. I checked to see if there was freon still in the system and there is as if it was full. The freon I added had the “dye” mixed in so if there were any leaks you can see were they were. No leaks. I checked to see if the compressor would come on and it doesn’t. Could it be that I need to replace the compressor?[/quote]

If your R134 is low, then you have a leak somewhere. It may not be completely obvious. Many times it is the schrader valves themselves. If all relays and fuses are fine the reason your compressor is not kicking on is that it has a low charge (it can be other things, but usually is this).

Those R134 kits are not the proper way to repair A/C. They are a quick fix until something like this happens.

The proper way is to get a set of gauges and see what your high and low sides are telling you. If not, then you are doing guesswork. Not to sound preachy, but A/C work is not for your average DIYer

What I do many times if I cannot locate a leak I recapture the 134 and evacuate the system with a set of guages and see if it holds vacuum, if not you have a leak somewhere. The worst place for a leak is the evaporator.

There is much more I can add…