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A/C not working while at highway speeds

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by ToyotaNoob, Aug 14, 2022.

  1. Aug 14, 2022 at 8:13 PM
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    ToyotaNoob

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    Noticed today that the a/c was hardly blowing cold while driving down the highway, I turned off and was driving 40-50km/h and it was blowing cold.

    Any ideas?
     
  2. Aug 14, 2022 at 8:27 PM
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    Plenty of blow and not enough chill = low on refrigerant.
     
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  3. Aug 14, 2022 at 8:39 PM
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    Gotcha. Soo I need to do one of those recharge things? Or what do you recommend?
    Tia.
     
  4. Aug 14, 2022 at 8:41 PM
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    Likely will need a recharge with dye - need to find where it escaped from in the first place.
     
  5. Aug 14, 2022 at 9:01 PM
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    Damn that’s annoying haha. Ok thank you. Appreciate it!
     
  6. Aug 15, 2022 at 10:43 PM
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  7. Aug 15, 2022 at 10:54 PM
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    If you're low on refrigerant then you have a leak somewhere so get that addressed first before getting it recharged. Otherwise, it will continue to leak out again.
     
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