Tacoma 2013 AC troubleshooting (tried just about everything)

What I meant is the A/C amplifier may still be good, it has to see a speed signal from the compressor or it will shut the compressor down and flash the light. The amplifiers don't fail very often.

 

Yep I think I will have to. Thanks. Do you know what the going rate is for that & are they usually able to identify the issue(s) without taking it all apart or is it possible it will be quite a bit of labor in itself for them to find the issue? I’m new to all of this, apologies.

 

Around 200 bucks is the norm for an evac and recharge at an independent shop.

Not to sound like a dick but there is no reason to go any further trying to fix this until you get it hooked up to an AC machine.

Its really a toss up on if they can identify the issue right away. Some issues will be apparent as soon as the machine is hooked up. Some may take further diag.

There is a chance they can evac the system and recharge it and the AC will start to work fine. The system is very sensitive to low and high side pressures.

 

Yep, and most likely the system is full of metal. Hate to say this but it is an expensive fix.