A/C weak when standing still in summer
- Symptoms
- A/C cools while driving but not at signals or in traffic jams
- Likely cause
- In hot weather the compressor of 1000 cc cars can cut out or work weakly at idle. If it is bad even when moving, the compressor or gas may be faulty
- Fix
- Check condenser and fan. If needed, recover gas and recharge by weight (430–440 g HFC-134a). Then check the compressor
- Applies to
- SCP10 1SZ-FE
- Confidence
- low (owner thread)
Sources
Related problems on this car
- Overheating in traffic or when driven hard
- Automatic will not move in D (2 and L work)
- Starter slips
- Will not start: weak battery
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