Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Pressure sensor circuit
Description
This dtc is output when the refrigerant pressure is either extremely low (0.19 Mpa [2.0 Kgf/cm2, 28 psi] or less) or extremely high (3.14 Mpa [32.0 Kgf/cm2, 455 psi] or more). The air conditioning pressure sensor, which is installed on the pipe of the high pressure side, detects the refrigerant pressure and sends refrigerant pressure signals to the air conditioning amplifier. The air conditioning amplifier determines the pressure from the signals in accordance with the sensor characteristics, and controls the compressor accordingly.
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
- Check refrigerant
- Check the sight glass of the cooler unit refrigerant liquid pipe.
- Prepare the vehicle in accordance with the chart
below.
- Compare the sight glass to the following chart.
Hint:
*: If the ambient temperature is higher than usual but cooling is sufficient, bubbles in the sight glass are permissible.
- Read value of intelligent tester (reg press sens)
- Connect the intelligent tester (with can vim) to the dlc3.
- Turn the ignition switch on and turn the intelligent tester main switch on.
- Select the item below in the data list, and read the value displayed on the intelligent tester.
Ok: the display is as specified in the normal condition column.
- Check wire harness (pressure sensor - air conditioning amplifier)
- Disconnect the a21 pressure sensor connector.
- Disconnect the e36 amplifier connector.
- measure the resistance of the wire harness side connectors.
Standard resistance 
- Check air conditioning amplifier
- Remove the air conditioning amplifier with its connectors still connected.
- Measure the resistance of the wire harness side connector
Standard resistance 
- Turn the ignition switch on.
- Measure the voltage of the wire harness side connector.
Standard voltage 
- Inspect air conditioning pressure sensor
- Turn the a/c switch on.
- Disconnect the a21 sensor connector.
- Connect the three 1.5 V dry cell batteries' positive (+)
lead to terminal 3 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1.
Then connect the voltmeter's positive (+) lead to terminal 2 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1. Measure the voltage.
Ok: the voltage changes in accordance with the refrigerant pressure as shown in the graph.
Replace air conditioning amplifier
Compressor lock sensor circuit
Description
This sensor sends 1 pulse per engine revolution to the air conditioning
amplifier. If the ratio of the
compressor speed divided by the engine speed is smaller than a predetermined ...
Compressor solenoid circuit (2005/11-2006/01)
Description
In this circuit, the compressor receives a refrigerant compression demand
signal from the air conditioning
amplifier. Based on this signal, the compressor changes the degree of
r ...
Other materials:
Installation
Install drive plate sub-assembly
Clean the 8 bolts and 8 bolt holes.
Apply adhesive to 2 or 3 threads of the 8 bolts.
Adhesive:
Toyota genuine adhesive 1342, three bond
1342 or equivalent
Using sst, hold the crankshaft.
Sst 09213-54015 (91651-60855), 09330-00021
Instal ...
Open in stop light switch circuit
Description
The skid control ecu detects the brake operating conditions through a signal
transmitted by the stop light
switch. The skid control ecu incorporates an open circuit detection circuit.
This dtc is set under either of
the following conditions:
An open is detected in the stop lig ...
List of storage features
Location of the storage features
Open tray
Auxiliary boxes
Bottle holders
Console box
Cup holders
Glove box
WARNING
â– Items that should not be left
in the vehicle
Do not leave glasses, lighters or
spray cans in the storage spaces,
as this may cause the following
when cabin temperature beco ...
