2002 Toyota Camry Flashing A/C Quick, Easy, Cheap Fix

Originally recorded September 11, 2013.

About a year ago, the A/C on my 2002 Camry started acting up. Sometimes it would start up and run for a while, then just cut out and flash the A/C light. Other times it wouldn't start at all.

I diagnosed that I had a bad MAGNETIC CLUTCH RELAY, (marked MG CLT) in the fuse box under the hood.

You can swap the HORN relay into the MG CLT position as a test to see if the problem goes away. If it does, then you know you just have a bad relay. You can replace the relay, or smack it with the handle of a screwdriver and keep testing until it works again.

The reason this occurs is the current draw of the magnetic clutch on the A/C Compressor. Because there is so much current passing through, the contacts in the relay have a tendency to arc over, preventing good contact in the future. When this happens, the clutch does not engage, the compressor does not turn, and you get the flashing A/C light.

Test the relay first, and save yourself a potential big repair bill.

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