Zeb

Cheers, herbs. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the information. It will be useful in the future and for anyone else whom refers to this thread. No, they don't have a dedicated machine for Hybrids & Electric vehicles so hope they thoroughly clean!!

Thanks for this, really appreciated. Just had a chat with the guys who regassed and they said it doesn't specifically state whether it's PAG or ND11, but it does say the oil is suiable for Hybrid & Electric vehicles. A bit concerned now about the potential damage to motor windings 😔

Thank for the advice guys. I have always been taught by elders is switch off the AC before you turn off the car as when you start it again, the load on the engine wouldn't be heavy with having to start the AC. I guess that was in earlier times and certainly my Lexus AC compressor isn't clutch driven so maybe i should leave it on all the time.

Hi John. I don't leave it on all the time as it consumes more fuel. Should I be leaving it on all the time?

I've had my 2014 Lexus IS300h F Sport for around 3 Years. Never changed the Air Con gas. I switched the air con on just to see if it works as the days were getting warmer. It wasn't working and blowing warm air. As I have never re gassed the AC, i took it for a re charge and it failed. The charging machine came up with an error code B1423, which is generally associated with the AC pressure switch (located at the front of the car near the grill). I looked online for the genuine part (https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/product/lexus-is-phase-3-a-c-pressure-sensor/) and it was £300!! I went to a mechanic friend and he advised me that most Lexus/Toyota pressure sensors are the same and the error code could also be that the pressure isn't getting to the sensor in the first place, so it could well be the compressor. He advised to buy the same part on ebay for a tenth of the price: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324187998809?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4R6HUeZQQjG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=rm8E24gDQZK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE, Same brand, same manufacturer of the "official" sensor. I replaced the pressure sensor, relatively easy to do but have to be careful when taking old one off as it could snap the base it screws on to. Re-gassed the air con and thankfully the car AC was working again.