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climate control 850

Hi all, I have a 96 850 with climate control air con. On max cold, its cool but not chilly. Does the outside temp have control over this? Am i all alone or does anyone have a fixit? cheers David








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climate control 850

There are about 5,000 posts about AC problems on the 850/70 cars. Most are because of low pressure due to a slow leak in the evaporator.
At max cool, windows up, center outside air vent closed, the AC "should" be around 42-48F when it is 80F outside. That is wishful thinking for most of us!

Your ZIP code is incomplete so I don't know what part of the USA you are in. Warm/humid climates tend to need slightly less R134a than those of us that live north of the Mason/Dixon line.

You probably need to add a can of R134a.

Klaus
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Just driving a 1998 V70R :)







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