AC stops working

Hello

Another issue that never happened with my old TRD 2008 :
when driving my TRD 2014 in water or liquid mud, AC stops operating.

Is there any security sensor working?
Or have I any electrical/electronical issue ?

Thanks for helping

 

Can you elaborate? The AC light turns off or the AC just stops pumping cold air?

 

The AC stops giving cold air, and the A/C light is flashing (on the little switch)

When out of the mud, I put in position OFF, and than again ON, and it works instantly.

Hope it will help if you've an idea...

 

No 2014 owner experienced that ?

 

When the AC Light Flashes it means that the speed sensor at the AC Clutch detected that the pulley was not turning or not turning at the proper speed.

More than likely the cause is the belt is wet and slipped which causes the fault. Usually cycling power via the AC Button will reset the fault and all is well again. It may help with a new serpentine belt. I have heard good things about the Goodyear Gator Back Belts.

https://www.autobarn.net/goodyear-belts.html

 

Stop driving through water or liquid mud then.

 

Thanks a lot for your help.
It seems the best explication.
Do you thnink Goodyear serpentine belt is better than Toyota belt ?
Mine has 18k miles, it's quite new .....

 

Okay.
But for me, it means 'stop working'.....

 

I'm wondering, is it possible to tighten up on the belt a little bit?

 

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I think the belt tensioner does the work and there no way to tighten up the belt...
Unless I'm mistaken......

 

Maybe.

 

There's no Gatorback Goodyear serpentine belt for our 4.0 V6 engine.

Other brands are : Continental, Bando, Gates ....

Any opinion about which is better (thinking in water and mud...)??

 

If you read my original link you would have seen this:

ALL GOODYEAR BELTS & HOSE HAVE NOW BEEN REBRANDED AS CONTINENTAL ELITE

The part number you seek for the Continental Elite ( Formerly Gatorback ) is :

Continental Elite 4070834 for a 2014 Tacoma V6, 4.0 Liter Engine.

 

Yep, I missed that in that link ...
So, it's Continental.

Thank you Sir

 

I havent paid attention to this but does vehicles with V-belts have tensioners? I know the serpentine belts have tensioners, the old school v-belts you adjusted the tension but I dont know about the newer stuff post 86...

 

In our 4.0 V6, I think the tensioner does the job. (and I believe it's a good job)
No way to adjust tension.

 

Yes, the "old school" V Belts had tension adjustments. The modern serpentine belts all use a preset tension pulley as far as I know.