Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site
 

 


 
Go Back   Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site > Technical Forums > DIY / Maintenance / Service
  The Tire Rack

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-13-2015, 09:05 PM   #1
bmbit
I've made a post!
 
Drives: Yaris
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Rome
Posts: 1
A/C on and off on 2011 Yaris

Parents have a 2011 1.3 litre Yaris and just recently the A/C started malfunctioning. It will come on for about 15 minutes, then switch off for 15 and then come back on again. It never stays on throughout the trip. I hope it's not the compressor due to the age of the car. Any insight would be appreciated.
bmbit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2015, 09:11 PM   #2
CTScott
ULTIMATE
 
CTScott's Avatar
 
Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: USA, CT
Posts: 13,460
Typically it will cycle like that if the refrigerant level is either too high or too low.
__________________
CTScott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2015, 11:05 PM   #3
Yaristeve
 
Drives: 3-door hatch
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 519
What is the typical/correct cycle time for a properly charged system? Mine cycles about 15 seconds (at idle, which is the only time I can hear it) as well. My Yaris is about 5.5 years old and has about 131,000 miles and I haven't taken it in for (or done) any maintenance besides oil/filter changes...

TIA
Yaristeve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-23-2015, 03:53 PM   #4
Ben_
 
Drives: 2010 Yaris Hatch
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLC, UT
Posts: 269
Every system will run differently based on humidity ambient temp condition of the system and amount of refrigerant. The ac system is a huge collection of sensors and a computer and is very intelligent so it can run at peak performance. I was searching through the service manuals available on Mitchell online and did not find a specific cycling period but that doesn't mean there isn't one. Read up on the ac system in the service manual but I will say that as long as the system is working there is no cause for alarm. The computer will shut down the compressor long before any catastrophic damage is done

On a side note I recently recharged my system and it was sitting at .42 lbs when it should be between .75-.85 lbs. This is after what I can assume is 5 years but I don't know if the PO recharged it before I bought it 2 years ago. The system still ran just fine with the refrigerant so low but it can cause excessive wear on the compressor clutch. I haven't noticed a giant difference in cooling efficiency after the recharge but then again its still only 70 outside in utah
Ben_ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2015, 02:45 AM   #5
khudainazar
I've made a post!
 
Drives: Toyota Yaris 2008
Join Date: May 2015
Location: United Arab Emirates
Posts: 1
Few weeks back, I also bought Yaris 2008 in Dubai, U.A.E where the weather is usually very hot. Problem with the AC is like when it wants, it blows cool air but most of the time it blows just plain air, Plus it works only up to 2 fan speed, if I select 3 or 4 fan speed, it stops working at all.
Went to one workshop, the guy was telling me its Ambient Temp Sensor has problem and he was changing it for 70 AED but not giving any warranty/guarantee. That's why I didn't.
Checked with some people who own Yaris. They suggested me if you get that kind of problems, better to replace Compressor.
(1 thing more, when I went to workshop, AC was not working that time, AC guy squeezed the wires which was going towards Ambient Temp Sensor, then suddenly AC started working. Check also these cables)
khudainazar is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:17 AM.




YarisWorld
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.