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What Umberbr was referring to was a serpentine belt which drives the accessories, not a timing belt… If this is a 2001 Toyota Celica GT I am going to assume it has a 1.8L engine…
On the 1.8 the belt tensioner is known to go bad… Not saying that is your issue just yet.. You are correct, it has a timing chain driving the camshafts…
The A/C light on a Toyota will blink when it is low on refrigerant/rapid cycling of the A/C Compressor… It may work in the cool mornings with a cool engine, but not later in the trip when the engine heats up or the day heats up…
The U.S. is now going through a “Polar Vortex” with cooler than average temperatures… that is why it could be working now (if you are in the U.S.)… A/C works at certain temperatures and humidity…
Since the A/C compressor on this is a NipponDenso unit here is what I advise, and I don’t say this lightly… Get one of those A/C freon bottles they sell at the auto parts store and set the temperature on the pressure dial to the ambient air temperature… Hook it up to your low pressure port and check the pressure… I would bet it is low… The reasons are too numerous to explain, but if you want A/C the rest of the summer try it… Add refrigerant until it meets the ambient air temperature you set (it is a rotating wheel over low pressure) which should be between 20 and 45 psi. Also, do not overfill… Refrigerant is not like sex and beer (more is better)…
Toyota A/C systems leak in different locations… But very slowly… This is the only reason I advise A/C fix in a bottle and it should be the only time it is used….
Let us know how it works…
-Karl
is it easy to use those freon bottle thing? I think I saw a video of it as just plug n go. Is it as easy as changing air/cabin filter? I’d have to learn this myself. It’s my first time doing so and first time doing something for the AC, as I never had to.
In the future if you have other issues outside of the listed topic please post them to a new thread.
I will once again urge you to take this problem to a professional. AC work is not for the inexperienced. Based on your responses, I think you may fall into that category. I’m not trying to be insulting, just realistic. If nothing else please read through this article.
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-automotive-hvac-problems
Good luck and keep us posted.
OK the blinking AC light came back on, I would turn it off and on again to see if it would stop blinking. It didn’t for a day or two but so far it has disappeared again. I haven’t check the AC refrigerant yet.
A buddy of mine said it could be electrical. Is it a fuse problem? The AC stopped blinking and everything seem fine other than the windshield gets all foggy even when I had my defogger/defroster turned on. It’s cold out. Everything seem to work fine. The fogginess disappears somehow when driving.
[quote=”ToyotaKarl” post=104791][quote=”bananaspree” post=104752]Ok the issue seems to have been resolved without me do:ing anything. Not sure if that was just a glitch or an indication of future problem.[/quote]
Not trying to sound negative, but honestly have to say this…. Car problems don’t fix themselves… If it happened once, it can and more than likely will happen again…
-Karl[/quote]
So the car still runs, so I did put up with this problem for months now, does this mean the problem is really just AC refrigerant?
OK so winter is about done and I’ve been looking for some AC refrigerant and found a few at Walmart. One product requires no tools and it’s $15. I notice all of them are 134a, so is this generally standard for cars? Some are 134a+. I’m just looking for something that works nothing fancy.
Dude…I’m not trying to be negative nor offensive, but it kinda seems like you aren’t really listening to what the guys have been saying. I know you want to save money by doing it yourself and stuff, but A/C problems are very complex and you’ve obviously just started learning about car repair…TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL before you end up ruining your car or burning your eyes out with refrigerant or something.
Just listen to the guys you came to for advice…please, TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL.
Me and my buddy followed the instructions and looks like the same one in the video. We set the AC on high, we installed the 134 A refrigerant, etc. There was a bit of splashing out so he asked me to turn off the AC, not sure if that was a good idea but at least there’s refrigerant in it now. He said the reason for all that splashing out of the refrigerant was the AC compressor is bad but I think he was making a quick assumption. The result now though is the air is colder and the AC light does not blink anymore upon ignition. Is the problem solved? I hope so. But for future reference what could determine a bad AC compressor? I would assume no cold air at all?
[quote=”ToyotaKarl” post=104912]Very easy to do… Watch this…
well okay the AC light would blink from time to time but there is heat and there is cold air. In other words it’s working fine but what’s with the blinking of the AC light? As I mentioned we just added some AC refrigerant as well. I didn’t expect the AC light to blink again…
One thing I noticed was that when I hit a puddle of water after it had been raining my car would stop momentarily and the AC light would blink (because there is no cover under my car). Could this be the issue all along? But it would also blink “from time to time” now even when there’s no rain. Compared to before upon ignition the AC light would just blink, now not so much. Was the refrigerant we put not enough or something? It was just a tiny can I bought at Walmart. I know they sell those bigger cans.
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