summer a/c woes, featuring a clutch that wont activate!

Yep, lights up

 

Ok now go from battery Positive to Pin 3 of the MG CLT Relay.

 

Does not light up.

 

Can you access the connector at the compressor?

 

The positive little dongle thing you can unplug? Or a connector on the compressor itself

 

The connector at the compressor itself.

 

Thats it, srry I got busy with something.

 

What next boss? Would I be able to test with that connector at the bottom or does it have to be the grey connector in picture 1?

 

We need the top connector on the compressor, Pin 1 (Violet) is the wire we're after.

 

any tips on how one might remove that booger? tried with one hand and then two hands with no luck.

 

I would have to look at mine to see how it would be best accessed but I can't do that till tomorrow.

There's a button on the connector to release it but some Toyota connectors are a bear to get unlatched.

We need to verify we are getting power to the compressor but without poking wires we gotta get that connector unplugged.

 

I did manage to get both my hands around the thing, but couldnt actually clamp down with enough force from my fingers to unlatch it. Thankfully I have an aftermarket bumper and kinda tall tires so its not a total pain in the ass to put my hands in there.

 

Can you get to the single wire connector that goes to the clutch itself? It will be the wire coming from behind the compressor pulley.

 

Might be something for tomorrow boss, ill hit you up after I get off work boss man

 

Fine with me, I mean we're basically down to a broken wire or bad clutch at this point. Just need to verify which one it is.

If I'm not around when you get back @TnShooter may be.

 

wonder if i should test my actual pressures with some gauges just to make sure the system is still intact

 

I'll be around.
Let me catch up. I haven't kept up with this thread.

 

Being the light is flashing we know the system has enough refrigerant in it to enable the pressure switch, beyond that without an A/C machine or being able to engage the clutch we have no way of knowing if it's full or not. Static pressures won't tell you much.