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My A/C isn't cooling enough V70-XC70

Sorry, I posted in the wrong section.

My wife's '99 V70 seems to take too long to cool off especially around town. I know it's hot now and her car is a black wagon with more volume to cool off, but it still seems to take too long to cool.

Weather was in the high 80s yesterday with high humidity. Driving home, it didn't seem to cool until we got on the by-pass. When we got home, I put the gauges on it. When the compressor was on, it held 60psi idling in the driveway. No cycling on and off, it just held steady. When I turned the compressor off, the pressure went up to 90.

What should I look for? Clutch gap? Other? What?

Thanks.








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My A/C isn't cooling enough V70-XC70

You put guages on it--do you mean you connected a manifold guage set? The v70 only has a low side port so did you connect the low side guage to the low side fitting? 60psi is too much for a proper charge on the running system in ambient hi 80s. Have you overcharged it recently? could be a blockage or a dying compressor but that would usually be accompanied by unusual noise from it.







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