A/C Woes - Opinons/Guidance Welcomed

[atomic_hoji]

Well, so much for troubleshooting - there's yer problem: refrigerants on the outside! Heh. Joking aside, on the bright side at least you have a good idea what the pressure drop is being caused by. Some new o-rings should help.

If you haven't already, as a quick note, especially if you decide to replace the condenser, if the system has been open a while a new drier desiccant bag is fairly cheap (as I recall) and will capture any moisture in the system after your refill.

-- Adam

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by atomic_hoji

Well, so much for troubleshooting - there's yer problem: refrigerants on the outside! Heh. Joking aside, on the bright side at least you have a good idea what the pressure drop is being caused by. Some new o-rings should help.

If you haven't already, as a quick note, especially if you decide to replace the condenser, if the system has been open a while a new drier desiccant bag is fairly cheap (as I recall) and will capture any moisture in the system after your refill.

-- Adam

Haha, I hope that's my problem, Adam. I may be in need of a significant overhaul. I'm not putting a lot of stock in the compressor being good. However, if it is bad, I found a seller on eBay and messaged him about his rebuilds. Very, very thorough reconditioning and testing, so if I need a new one, I can get it for just over $100.00 USD.

The condensor - a TYC from Rock Auto (the Valeos on eBay were a bit too much) - comes with a dessicant bag already installed for $70.00 CAD or I can get a Denso for around $80.00 USD without the dessicant bag. Leaning towards the TYC at this point.

On another note, I was looking at new compressor hoses. I had to bend the tubing on the vacuum side but there's still a slight strain on the rubber hose part. Any more bending and I'm afraid I'll end up closing off the tubing. The problem is that there really isn't a direct replacement that would work for a Yaris/2ZR combination that I know of. I can get the discharge line hose assembly for the xD at Rock Auto but not the suction line assembly. I may put the suction hose assembly back in the vice - maybe with a large gauge wire inserted into it - and see if I can get a bit more bend without closing it off. The strain on it isn't that bad, but as the engine rocks a bit forward on deceleration, it will likely increase the strain.