Tech Tip: Toyota A/C Compressor Won’t Come On
On certain 2003 Toyota Celica GT 1.8L, Vin R, and Corolla 1.8L, Vin R vehicles, the air conditioning compressor won’t work. The likely cause is the computer, harness, magnetic clutch relay or thermistor.
Tech Tip: Engine and A/C Performance Issues on Infiniti QX56 Models
Some Infiniti QX56 owners may complain about the engine or poor performance from their air conditioner. You may find there one or more conditions that are causing the issues.
Tech Tip: Mercedes-Benz A/C Off Light Illuminated, A/C Not Functioning
If you receive customer reports in the above models that the A/C Off light is illuminated and cannot be switched off and the air conditioning is not functional, the Refrigerant Level Temperature Pressure Sensor coding in the AAC unit may need to be set to “INACTIVE.” Follow the below procedure to remedy a specification parameter in the refrigerant level logic circuit.
Tech Tip: J2788 Test Equipment Needed to Diagnose and Recharge Today’s A/C Units
In order to remove all the refrigerant from later-model vehicles during the recovery process, a J2788-compliant A/C machine is required. This is due to later-model vehicles using less refrigerant, which older A/C machines cannot fully recover, leading to potential problems.
Mobile A/C Best Service Practices Checklists Available to the Industry
The Climate Protection Partnership division of the U.S. EPA has partnered with the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide to make available six mobile air conditioning best service practices checklists to help the automotive service professional provide environmentally and technically proper mobile A/C system service and repairs. These checklists enumerate Best Practices for A/C Service,
MACS Announces Mobile A/C Boot Camp October 15-16, 2010
An intensely focused weekend of top-shelf mobile A/C technician training taught by MACS manager of service training Paul DeGuiseppi is scheduled for Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the training facility of MACS Worldwide in Lansdale, PA.
Tech Tip: A/C Inoperative, A/C Light Flashing on Toyota
This bulletin provides information regarding countermeasures to the A/C magnetic clutch relay for A/C light flashing (inoperative A/C)
Diagnosing A/C Systems with Automatic Climate Control
Diagnosis is often the biggest challenge, especially if the cause of a no-cooling problem is not obvious. Is it the refrigeration circuit, an electrical problem or a control issue?
ACDelco Features A/C Compressors and Water Pumps in May-June Parts Points Promotion
The rewards can be redeemed toward the purchase of more than 3,000 products and services (every point earned equates to $1 in purchasing power).
Supporters of R744 in Mobile A/C Systems Express Problems with 1234yf Refrigerant
The growing reluctance over 1234yf has now led its own proponents and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to dreadfully search for a system solution that would enable the use of the refrigerant, no matter what the system cost and efficiency implications