2004 TOYOTA HILUX Air Conditioning Condenser

Why would you go for a Toyota supplied one?
If you go to your local Car Elec, he'll show you the same one only with a different sticker on it and half the price.
Toyota doesn't make them, they buy them and sell it on to you as a original Toyota.

Cruiser Crazy

Hi there Warfer, check out my reply to thread no 65457. Not all condensors for Toyota are made here in Aus. Also you would need to make sure all pipe work, etc will hook up ok if buying non genuine. Nippondenso fittings are different. Alot of the toyota cars these days especially ones with climate air are fitted from the factory like the GXL prado's, all made in Japan. Personally I wouldnt fit any thing else through experiance but some times it all comes down to the $$$. May I ask why you are replacing it anyway ?? Accident ?? stone damge etc ?? WHG

Hiya Guys

Thanks for the replies,took to an aircon bloke,he thought it may be the tx valve,well its been replaced,still no decent cool air at all,now he feels its the condenser may be blocked etc etc

When away i noticed under the passenger side mat it was wet,not like water wet, it was different,but that did not seem to phase him...

Thanks

Hi Warfer.It would be very unusual for a 4 year old car to have a faulty or blocked condensor unless it has had a prior accident of some description. I think I would try another A/C person and get a 2nd opinion. Connecting pressure guages should give the technician a better idea of what is happening. Regards, Bob.

Warfer
A common problem with air conds that read the right pressures when the gauges are fitted and dont cool is that the heater tap is leaking or stuck open. The air is blown through the evaperator [inside part of air cond], it then goes through the heater box to the vents, as the cold air goes past the heater core it picks up heat and hence can add 5 to10 degrees to vent temp.You can check if this is the problen by blocking off the inlet hose to the heater core with say large g clamp and then running the air cond and check the vent temp.If vent temp cold look at heater tap operation, dont know if its dowden cable or vacumn operated, when you find it usually on engine see that the lever moves when you shift your temp control from heat to cold.If it does remove the tap and make sure that the flap inside tap fully closes [cant blow through it when closed] replace tap if leaking.The damp carpet would indicate that air cond is working ok and that the drain tude is blocked.Hope this might help.In regards to the condenser a after market one is just as good as oem if one is available.Hope this might help.

murray

** Normally faulty TX valves make Hi side Pressure lower and Low side pressure higher. Run engine around 1800 rpm with air con. operating, inlet side of condensor (from compressor) should be EXTREMLY hot to feel,***

Hiya Bob
The answer to the above is 79 Degrees @ 1800rpm

** outlet side (to receiver/drier) should be hot to warm,(a thermometer is best to check this with if possible) this should give you an idea if the condensor is blocked or not. Make sure the cooling fan on the engine/condensor are operating properly as this often causes higher pressure in the high side of the system.Regards, Bob.::

64 degrees @ 1800 rpm Bob there is no fan on condenser for this model,Both tempreture done with Raytec Gun..
...One mechanic said the Aircon will cyle between this range 0-12 degrees is this right...We hav clamped the hoses to Heater for weekend to see what happens...Seems to be working ok for the minute,so see if it eventually spits out warm air again..

Cheers