DIY: A/C Insulation - Toyota Yaris Forums

mikenacarato · 07-08-2009, 06:51 PM

n00b why dont you either leave or properly introduce yourself in the welcome forum. do you even drive a yaris? your just starting crap we dont need. all of your posts have been in this 1 thread. im sure they have a forum out there that discusses stuff you have found on google and wikipedia...

Henry G. · 07-08-2009, 07:16 PM

Good post and diagram PK.
I just decided with that roll of tape there I would finish the job and wrap everything on the big line (notice I'm staying out of the technical argument by not naming it):

Wrapped the "can" portion of the line by taking two pieces of equal length insulation and doing the zip tie/tape thing.

Did the piece of line that runs against the inner fender, kind of a pain. I found the trick was to cut the piece to the right length, take it back off, install 2 already looped(just barely so as to leave the maximum room) on the pipe, put the insulation back on then wiggle the zip tie loops over either ends and then tighten them.

After that section this one was easy, I used tape again even though I dont think heat is a concern way up front but because I figure the engine bay heat in general is likely to harden the zip ties quickly making them brittle and breaking them, so the tape was more of a securing thing.

And this pic is from under the car, this section of pipe is easier to do most of the work from under the car believe it or not. Same thing zip tie and tape.

EasyDriver · 07-08-2009, 10:01 PM

How you ever managed to get zip ties in the area near the alternator (picture 2) is beyond me! I tried and tried to do that, but couldn't get it done. Or, maybe my patience just ran out!

texkid · 07-09-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EasyDriver

How you ever managed to get zip ties in the area near the alternator (picture 2) is beyond me! I tried and tried to do that, but couldn't get it done. Or, maybe my patience just ran out!

Patience and a needle nose pliers to use as my second fingers. But mainly patience.

n00b · 07-08-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

n00b why dont you either leave or properly introduce yourself in the welcome forum. do you even drive a yaris? your just starting crap we dont need. all of your posts have been in this 1 thread. im sure they have a forum out there that discusses stuff you have found on google and wikipedia...

To answer your's and PK198105's question of driving a Yaris, I do not. I drive an Echo (which has crappier a/c than the Yaris).

I don't feel like posting in the welcome forum. I've never done that on any of the forums I am a member of.

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07-08-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	n00b why dont you either leave or properly introduce yourself in the welcome forum. do you even drive a yaris? your just starting crap we dont need. all of your posts have been in this 1 thread. im sure they have a forum out there that discusses stuff you have found on google and wikipedia...

07-08-2009, 07:16 PM	#2
Henry G. Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: May 2009 Location: So Cal. Posts: 100	Good post and diagram PK. I just decided with that roll of tape there I would finish the job and wrap everything on the big line (notice I'm staying out of the technical argument by not naming it): Wrapped the "can" portion of the line by taking two pieces of equal length insulation and doing the zip tie/tape thing. Did the piece of line that runs against the inner fender, kind of a pain. I found the trick was to cut the piece to the right length, take it back off, install 2 already looped(just barely so as to leave the maximum room) on the pipe, put the insulation back on then wiggle the zip tie loops over either ends and then tighten them. After that section this one was easy, I used tape again even though I dont think heat is a concern way up front but because I figure the engine bay heat in general is likely to harden the zip ties quickly making them brittle and breaking them, so the tape was more of a securing thing. And this pic is from under the car, this section of pipe is easier to do most of the work from under the car believe it or not. Same thing zip tie and tape.

07-08-2009, 10:01 PM	#3
EasyDriver Drives: 2008 Yaris Meteorite LB Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 61	How you ever managed to get zip ties in the area near the alternator (picture 2) is beyond me! I tried and tried to do that, but couldn't get it done. Or, maybe my patience just ran out!