The other day I noticed my air conditioner light flashing (06 Petrol) this is the button in the centre of the dash. i turned it off and on a couple of times and it came good for a while but started flashing again.I took it down to the local auto spark and he said that his machine has tested the system and didnt pick up any of the normal faults IE low pressure , high pressure, over temp, but what the guy said was under the bonnet with the other relays is a relay that runs the air con and it has failed in the past so he just swapped it with the driving lights relay. These are about the size of a sugar cube and about $140 dollars each.The unit hasnt missed a beat since.
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Re: Airconditioner button flashing
I think that this error is to do with the clutch on the A/C slipping....for memory (very rusty on this though) the A/C monitors the speed of the compressor & if it doesn't match the engine at the correct ratio then it will through this error. If your relay was dodgy, it may have limited the current to the compressor clutch causing the issue.
Also if you car has an A/C air filter it may be dirty enough to throw the error.
CheersRichard
2011 GXL TD Auto Prado Silver
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Re: Airconditioner button flashing
Hi Guys,
Had this happen to me yesterday, has anybody else have this happen to them, and also got any other ideas as to why it happens??
cheers MartyMy 2003 120 GXL Auto/Petrol: Snorkel, UHF, Sovereign Bar, HID Rallye 4000, Dual Batterys, Custom Roofrack.
Wishlist: ARB Bar, Winch, Liftkit, (so far)
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Re: Airconditioner button flashing
Originally posted by MartyKHi Guys,
Had this happen to me yesterday, has anybody else have this happen to them, and also got any other ideas as to why it happens??
cheers Marty07 Upgrade GXL D4D, Manual, Dune,Sov Bar, BFG's, SG11, Redark dual Batts, Extensive Aux wiring, Stebel, LED stop tails, IPF HID's (my mod), 240V Inv, ARB Comp, GME UHF,TPMS, Safari snorkel, GPS,Hilux washers, 40l Engel in 30% pas pos,homemade A/C cond protection plate, polyairs.
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Aircon switch light blinking
Hello folks
While driving, the aircon(A/C) switch light (green in colour) starts blinking, seeing that I switch off the aircon and switch it on after some time. Does any body here encountered the same problem? if so, what is the problem and how can it be solved.
Thanks in advance..
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Hi mate not an uncommon fault, hopefully its just the relay. Check this thread may give a little more info http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...utton-flashing[FONT=Comic Sans MS][B][COLOR=#000080][COLOR=#FF0000]2003 V6 Parado Grande.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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Originally posted by Ovensy View PostThe other day I noticed my air conditioner light flashing (06 Petrol) this is the button in the centre of the dash. i turned it off and on a couple of times and it came good for a while but started flashing again.I took it down to the local auto spark and he said that his machine has tested the system and didnt pick up any of the normal faults IE low pressure , high pressure, over temp, but what the guy said was under the bonnet with the other relays is a relay that runs the air con and it has failed in the past so he just swapped it with the driving lights relay. These are about the size of a sugar cube and about $140 dollars each.The unit hasnt missed a beat since.
Toyota solid state relays over $100, I replaced mine with a standard 12 volt 15 amp relay 2 years ago and still working. Relay was $12-00John
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