[Supras] Air conditioner problem

[Harley]

Normally when you do the service work on AC you would replace all trhe O 
rings, the dryer, and the compressor i believe. I had my mechanic put in 
R134 and when i had it all done. On my 87 NA, all i had to do is stick r134 
with stop leak and oils in and its been working great. On my 87T i had to 
replace the dryer, the compressor, and all of the O rings under the hood. He 
didn't have to do anything behind the dash.

The fact that the dealer is charging you every time they look at it is 
messed up. They are a dealer and should gaurentee their work. My mechanic 
will fix it all over again if he told me he was going to make it work and it 
didn't. I hate taking my car to the dealer for that very reason. They never 
gaurentee their work and if they break something or do something wrong they 
just say "that wasn't us". You need an ohnest mechanic or buy an AC book and 
try at it your self.

- Harley(87t)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JAMES" <bogunter at mindspring.com>
To: <supras at supras.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:43 PM
Subject: [Supras] Air conditioner problem


>  For the last two summers I have had my 89T charged with FREEZE 12. I 
> drive it daily but if there was a cool spell
> like in the fall and I went a couple of days with out using it, It would 
> quit blowing cold.
>  So last week I took it back to my toyota dealer and they said that this 
> time they would put in a dye and
> charge it back up and when it leaked out this time, they would find it.
> They called me at lunch time and said that they found a leak as soon as 
> they started charging it up.
> They replaced an o-ring and said that if "I am lucky, maybe that's the 
> only leak that it has".
> I picked up the car at 5:30p.m. after paying $152.00. As soon as I left 
> the parking lot, I noticed that it was blowing
> hot air. They were closing but I called the service dept and told 
> them.They said that it was blowing cold when they
> finished it around 1:00p.m This was on friday afternoon. They told me to 
> bring it back monday morning.
> I took it back monday morning and they have had it for a week. They said 
> that they can not find any leak in the
> front of the car. They said that it must be leaking under the dash and if 
> they remove the dash to try to find it,it could
> cost up to & $600.00 and they would not guarantee it. They said that if I 
> wanted them to do this, they would apply the
> $152.00 toward the cost of doing this and if I don't have it done I would 
> lose my $152.00.
>   To me I think  I am getting @#*!ed. They have always done my service 
> work and I have always been pleased
>  with their work. I know air conditioner work can be a pain.
>    What I wanting to know from you guys is: Are they a certain thing that 
> is common to go bad? A certain part that may not
>  require removing the dash. Or maybe access it by removing the glovebox? I 
> read on here a few weeks ago,
>  to add oil when you charge it up, could this help? Could I maybe convert 
> it over to R134A and add the kind that has stop
> leak in it?
>   The dealer said that they did not have a service manual on this old of a 
> car.
>  I love my Supra, but I need cold air.  Any ideas would be appreciated.
>                  Thanks,
>                              James
>
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