B1476 AC Compressor Not Working - seeking sage advice

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Chicago David, Jul 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM.

  1. Chicago David

    Chicago David Junior Member

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    Hola All! Our trusty 2005 Gen2 is blowing hot air w/ AC set to Max Cold - read all of the other posts, looking for a few additional opinions
    • Fuses and relays are good
    • Cleaned the pressure valve connections
    • Condenser fan spins when AC turns on, runs for a few seconds and stops
    • Originally thought the compressor wouldn’t kick on due to low 134a, low side was about 55 psi with the compressor not working which calculates out to a little low
    • Added some 134a and the low-side pressure is around 85 psi which seems right with the compressor not kicking on and the ambient temperatiure
    Both B1476 history and live DTCs are showing along w/ the B1421 (but it was very cloudy out today and I could clear the code sometimes).

    Is it time to buy an OEM compressor or is there anything else I should check or do?

    Thanks Community!
     
  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    So what's the problem when you put the air condition on LO not a temp . And hi fan . If you get out and touch the big fat silver hose and it's coooold. You're . Making the cycle . Because it's not making it into the car is another situation . So we're we at here?