A/C Woes - Opinons/Guidance Welcomed

[tmontague]

What was the ambient temps when you did this? Works best in hot summer temps. Iirc the fill is about 12 ounces not 16 but I could be wrong.

When I recharged mine it was winter, I disregarded the pressure readings as they will read low and not accurate when not in warm temps. I rechecked them once summer came and everything turned out fine.

My advice- fill the system to the proper amount after checking that there are no leaks. Leave it until summer and then recheck pressures or just check to make sure if blows cold, if it does then you're good to go

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by tmontague

What was the ambient temps when you did this? Works best in hot summer temps. Iirc the fill is about 12 ounces not 16 but I could be wrong.

When I recharged mine it was winter, I disregarded the pressure readings as they will read low and not accurate when not in warm temps. I rechecked them once summer came and everything turned out fine.

My advice- fill the system to the proper amount after checking that there are no leaks. Leave it until summer and then recheck pressures or just check to make sure if blows cold, if it does then you're good to go

Thanks Trevor. I was going by the Corolla which is 14.7 - 16.6 as my new compressor is larger. That said the Yaris does call for 370 - 430 grams (~13 oz) of R134, so I may have an overcharge situation. If I can get the system up and running and gauges are high, I assume I can release a bit.