B1479 - how hard to access sensor?
04-06-24, 06:21 PM
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B1479 - how hard to access sensor?
I’ve got the dreaded code for the flow sensor. I couldn’t find a single video on YouTube of someone swapping it in a GS. I have it coming tomorrow and wondering if anyone has done this. Seems like I’ll have to get to it from the underside but before I get into pulling stuff off, hoping someone has done it already…
saw a video of some 3rd world country guy cutting into the signal wire on an ES and putting in a resistor to fool the a/c circuit board… I’d rather replace it.
saw a video of some 3rd world country guy cutting into the signal wire on an ES and putting in a resistor to fool the a/c circuit board… I’d rather replace it.
04-08-24, 10:36 AM
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That sensor is on the a/c compressor so you have to unbolt the compressor to change it. I helped a friend change it on their 14 ES350.
You can also try pulling the fuse to the a/c compressor, and it may start working again. But may stop again if the sensor is bad still. I actually sent a letter to Lexus Corp about this some years ago, that it was a shame that ppl had to do $1k - $2k in cost to fix a $20 sensor when the compressor was still good. I got a thank you we will look into it, is all.
You can also try pulling the fuse to the a/c compressor, and it may start working again. But may stop again if the sensor is bad still. I actually sent a letter to Lexus Corp about this some years ago, that it was a shame that ppl had to do $1k - $2k in cost to fix a $20 sensor when the compressor was still good. I got a thank you we will look into it, is all.
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04-15-24, 03:26 AM
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That sensor is on the a/c compressor so you have to unbolt the compressor to change it. I helped a friend change it on their 14 ES350.
You can also try pulling the fuse to the a/c compressor, and it may start working again. But may stop again if the sensor is bad still. I actually sent a letter to Lexus Corp about this some years ago, that it was a shame that ppl had to do $1k - $2k in cost to fix a $20 sensor when the compressor was still good. I got a thank you we will look into it, is all.
You can also try pulling the fuse to the a/c compressor, and it may start working again. But may stop again if the sensor is bad still. I actually sent a letter to Lexus Corp about this some years ago, that it was a shame that ppl had to do $1k - $2k in cost to fix a $20 sensor when the compressor was still good. I got a thank you we will look into it, is all.
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