A/C not working blows hot air

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WAISUDDIN
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Dear Caradiodoc,

I am contacting you from Afghanistan where we haven't got any Toyota Dealer/Service center, and I have got a Toyota Camry 2010, actually its AC was working normal. But a month ago I faced a problem with it. When the car is slow the AC system is not cooling down but when I accelerate the car and the car gets faster it gets cold. I checked with AC repair shop they said the AC system doesn't work I have to replace the system.

I will be much thankful if you kindly please give me some advise.

Thanks,
Waisuddin Rahimi
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:26 AM (Merged)
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Hi,

My car problem is that my AC controllers on the dash board are not lighting up as well as my AC is not working at all.
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:26 AM (Merged)
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STEVE W.
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Well the first thing to check would be the fuses. There are two in the left dash panel fuse box, A/C fuse 1- 7.5A and A/C fuse2 - 10A, Plus check the 50 amp heater fuse in the fuse box under the hood on the left fender. If those are all good then the next thing to do is test the head unit. Do you have the automatic heater control unit or the manual one?
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:26 AM (Merged)
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GIOGTVTS
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My Toyota Camry is having problems with the left bank vents blowing warm air, while the right bank vents are all blowing cold air
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
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KHLOW2008
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Such problems are caused by the air mix servomotor or its linkages. Try switching between heater and A/C a few times and note fif the servomotor is running correctly.
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Thank you for your reply KH Low. I have tried the fix you suggested, but it does not work. My air cond is a manual one (not auto/ temperature control type). Does this type of air cond have Air Mix Servomotor?
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Yes, even the manual system has the servomotor.

Inspect servomotor operation.
1. Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 4 and negative (-) lead to terminal 5, then check that the arm turns to "COLD" side smoothly.

2. Connect the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 5 and negative (-) lead to terminal 4, then check that the arm turns to "HOT" side smoothly. If operations are not as specified, replace the air mix servomotor.
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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Thank you very much for your help KH Low. Really appreciate it.
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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You're welcome.

Have a nice day.
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:27 AM (Merged)
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The car had a small amount of cold air coming out of the vents with the AC on, then I put two cans of freon in it and it seems to have no cold air coming out now. Should I put two more cans in or is their a problem somewhere else?
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Friday, November 27th, 2020 AT 8:28 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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If just the air volume was low chances are the system is now seriously over-charged. Most systems on newer cars don't even hold two pounds of refrigerant, and two more, if you can even force it in, will likely destroy the compressor. When it's over-charged the liquid turns to vapor and gets cold too far down the line which means under the hood instead of inside the car. If any liquid sloshes into the compressor it will lock up at a minimum and potentially damage it.

There is no way to know how much refrigerant is in the system unless you recover all of it, then pump in a measured amount after drawing it into a vacuum. That's what your mechanic will do to assess the system's performance. If just the air volume is low, that has to do with the fan, a restriction, or mode door actuator not working.
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