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need some help here, i have a 2002 camry and my a/c is only blowing warm air no cold. for about 2 weeks the light would flash on and off and i would get cold and warm BUT now i have no cold air. any thoughts, going to bring my car in tomorrow to mechanic and want to know what im talking about. please help thanks in advance
It's the 12v magnetic clutch relay in the fuse box. It's faulty in the 02s. Go to a junk yard and pick up another relay (any 12v will do), replace(the diagram to fuse locations is on the fuse box lid), and problem fixed. Should cost less than $5 to do it yourself this way; go to a dealer, and the relay is going to cost you $50+. Good luck.
It seems like it may be the relay and that's what I was getting at.
If that's the case it would be extremely stupid to get one from a junkyard.
lol. Not really. I'm not suggesting picking one up off of the ground, but these are just simple relay fuses; as long as the prongs line up and it's 12v, it will work fine with no problems. There are plenty of rear end damaged toyotas/lexus' out there that you can pull one from.
When this happened to my mother's 02, I went to a salvage yard, pulled a 12v from under the hood of an Lexus ES and swapped it out with the one in the Camry. Problem solved.
Hi: Just went to the A/C shop 3 weeks ago for what appered was the same symptoms. The shop replaced an A/C relay, If I am not mistaken it was the clutch relay, they stated that the original part was $ 79.00 at the Dealer. They charged me $39.00 for the part and $100.00 for the diagnosing and installation. The A/C works like like a charm. Let me look for the bill so I can be more specific. This guys here are great but it was around 100 degrees in Atlanta and I could not wait.
Good Luck. Jose
If I recall, the same symtoms appear if the refrigerant level is too low, so popping some gauges on the a/c system and checking pressure would give you a pretty instant check to see if you could eliminate this as a potential cause.
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If I recall, the same symtoms appear if the refrigerant level is too low, so popping some gauges on the a/c system and checking pressure would give you a pretty instant check to see if you could eliminate this as a potential cause.
That is correct.
Even if it's just the relay it would be a good idea to make sure that the R-134A isn't low and the pressures are within specs.
It's the 12v magnetic clutch relay in the fuse box. It's faulty in the 02s. Go to a junk yard and pick up another relay (any 12v will do), replac
slick you're slick alright - i have an 02 no problems with it yet A/C - something i gotta remmember if it does. This site is better than a factory manual sometimes
Hi: Just went to the A/C shop 3 weeks ago for what appered was the same symptoms. The shop replaced an A/C relay, If I am not mistaken it was the clutch relay, they stated that the original part was $ 79.00 at the Dealer. They charged me $39.00 for the part and $100.00 for the diagnosing and installation. The A/C works like like a charm. Let me look for the bill so I can be more specific. This guys here are great but it was around 100 degrees in Atlanta and I could not wait.
Good Luck. Jose
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