Camry A/C Issue Advice

"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise) 05/30/2019 at 17:36 • Filed to: Advice, Air Conditioning

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I have a 2011 Camry Le that’s been having some weird A/C problems.

The A/C isn’t always cold. Sometime when I first start it it blows really hot usually on a hotter day it does this. Sometimes as I start driving it improves. It seems less cold at idle or when I’m not moving. Sometimes I get to a light and have to stop and it gets warmer.

It’s not constant though, sometimes it works really well and sometimes it doesn’t. As I said earlier it tends to work better when I’m moving but it doesn’t feel as cold as it should be. For example it was 72 degrees earlier today when I drove it and it wasn’t blowing very cold. It was very humid so maybe that affected it, but I’m not sure. However, about 35 minutes into my commute home it was working really well again and was very cold and worked well for the last 15 minutes of the commute.

I’m not sure what to do about it at this point. I don’t really want to mess with the A/C system myself as I don’t have the proper equipment and don’t want to cause a worse issue by messing with it. I read that it could be my cooling fans but was hoping OPPO had some advice about this. I was thinking about taking it into the shop to get checked out. I also change my cabin filter every year so I don’t think that is affecting it. It blows hard also but not as cold as I think it should be and as cold as it sometimes is.

someassemblyrequired > Captain of the Enterprise 05/30/2019 at 17:53

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They can go like that if they are down on refrigerant, or there’s not good airflow across the compressor. I’d check for blockages/fan not coming on,  then probably get the refrigerant levels checked and maybe a die test.  

Captain of the Enterprise > someassemblyrequired 05/30/2019 at 17:54

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That’s similar to my thinking about it. Hopefully there isn’t a leak but just in case it shouldn’t cost much to add die to find out in the future. 

someassemblyrequired > Captain of the Enterprise 05/30/2019 at 18:03

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Yeah put the die in during the recharge, might just be a seal or something is gone. Stupid autocorrect put in compressor when it should have said condenser, so check that for obvious issues.

In any case it’s usually  better/cheaper to catch leaks  early.

Captain of the Enterprise > someassemblyrequired 05/30/2019 at 18:08

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Thanks for the advice!

P5guy now GTIguy > Captain of the Enterprise 05/30/2019 at 18:23

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This happened to my sister's 07 (same gen as yours). They thought the control module was broken was gonna be super expensive. Filled with refrigerant and everything was okay. 

Captain of the Enterprise > P5guy now GTIguy 05/30/2019 at 18:33

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Thanks for the info, I think I’m going to get the refrigerant checked tomorrow.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Captain of the Enterprise 05/30/2019 at 19:02

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My solution? Turn off the A/C and just roll down the windows.

LOL

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > someassemblyrequired 05/30/2019 at 19:02

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Dye

Captain of the Enterprise > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 05/30/2019 at 19:12

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Yeah lol. I’m on an antidepressant that messes with my bodies ability to moderate temps though so I’d rather have it. 

someassemblyrequired > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 05/30/2019 at 20:36

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Stupid iPhone, it also subbed compressor for condenser

Brickman > Captain of the Enterprise 05/30/2019 at 21:05

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Put the car in neutral and get the rpms up to 3000. If its cool, then you are low on refrigerant, compressor seals are gone, blockage in the low side oriface or expansion valve, or compressor is about to grenade itself (it will make some strange noises first)

Best thing to do is get a pressure reading with engine off, running, and rpm changes.

Captain of the Enterprise > Brickman 05/30/2019 at 21:08

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Thanks! I’ll give that a try tomorrow!