AC poopy-ed the bed, and it's summer in las vegas
06-12-12, 10:16 AM
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mine also blinks.... sometimes that is. it does blow cold air, but not cold enough so i keep it on low that way the air is cold bc if its on high it wont be too cold. anyways it takes a while sometimes i go thru the whole day without blinking... but i think its blinking bc i'm low on freon so ill find out for sure when i fill up with freon. on the bright side i have a spare compressor 
. let me know if you need it..
. let me know if you need it..
06-15-12, 04:01 PM
#19
Replaced relay and pressure sensor
Replaced the magnetic clutch relay
Replaced the pressure sensor
Sucked out all the refrigerant
No leaks
Refilled the refrigerant
Still does the same thing, turns on, the clutch engages, the compressor seems to be running fine, building pressure
Then turns off after like 4 seconds, AC light flashes
Still blows air, climate control still switches normally but the AC is not working
Any ideas!? It's hot here, FML
Replaced the pressure sensor
Sucked out all the refrigerant
No leaks
Refilled the refrigerant
Still does the same thing, turns on, the clutch engages, the compressor seems to be running fine, building pressure
Then turns off after like 4 seconds, AC light flashes
Still blows air, climate control still switches normally but the AC is not working
Any ideas!? It's hot here, FML
06-19-12, 12:57 PM
#21
Haha if you need it, you can have first dibs. I'm not entirely sure it's my compressor. Can a bad expansion valve cause the compressor to only spin really slowly like mine is doing? Or I guess it could also be an electrical issue with not enough voltage being supplied to the magnetic clutch. I'll probably try checking with a multimeter to see what kind of voltage I'm getting. Anyone know the proper places to check?
06-23-12, 04:07 PM
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Haha if you need it, you can have first dibs. I'm not entirely sure it's my compressor. Can a bad expansion valve cause the compressor to only spin really slowly like mine is doing? Or I guess it could also be an electrical issue with not enough voltage being supplied to the magnetic clutch. I'll probably try checking with a multimeter to see what kind of voltage I'm getting. Anyone know the proper places to check?
If it is my compressor, there are cheap compressors around on ebay that I would probably go with.
So here's another weird thing.........
If I run the car and just keep turning to AC back on when it switches off, it works great. The car gets cold like usual..... It's retarded though because I have to push the button every four or five seconds.
It really feels like the engine gets a hard pull whenever the compressor engages.
Someone please HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I am stuck driving my isuzu during the daytime because it's so hot, and I miss my SC.
06-24-12, 08:44 PM
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Sorry to not offer help, but I though you couldn't use that low pressure side to refill with refridgerant? I thought you have to refill it on the other low pressure valve thats on the passengers side, next to the wall? This is speaking of a sc400 though, not sc3. Not sure if op has a 300 or 400 but on the 400 can I use the low pressure side on the compressor itself?
06-24-12, 10:50 PM
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Sorry to not offer help, but I though you couldn't use that low pressure side to refill with refridgerant? I thought you have to refill it on the other low pressure valve thats on the passengers side, next to the wall? This is speaking of a sc400 though, not sc3. Not sure if op has a 300 or 400 but on the 400 can I use the low pressure side on the compressor itself?
One by the compressor, and another by the top of the top of the radiator.
It took the recommended amount of refrigerant, which was approx the same amount I took out. And it functions when it is turned on, leading me to believe it did actually fill.
I am not the best mechanic to begin with, so this is all a little past my abilities.
I am afraid I am going to have to pay someone to figure this one out. I'll post when the problem is solved.
06-27-12, 12:23 PM
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AC Compressor part #
Any one know the ac compressor part number from SewellLexus parts?
I enter ac compressor in the search engine on their web site and come up empty. After 302k my ac quit last week and has started making a winning noise everytime it is engaged.
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I enter ac compressor in the search engine on their web site and come up empty. After 302k my ac quit last week and has started making a winning noise everytime it is engaged.
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