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A/C Freezing Up V70-XC70 2003

posted by  KlausC on  Sat May 31 18:41 CST 2014
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First, turn off the recycle switch. With auto settings, when the cabin temp is very high the system will colse off the outside air for 30-60 seconds automatically to help cool off the cabin. Besides, just using cabin air will help fry the computers which gets air drawn through it via the intake cabin air.

Second, 72F is fairly cold unless you are wearing a jacket and tie. I feel sorry for your passengers.

If there is no water leaking out of the bottom of the car at idle, then check the drain. The car drains best if the nose of the car is pointing slightly up hill. The drain is best viewed from the passenger side, but that is harder to get to because you need to remove the glovebox in order to remove the kick panels.

Even removing either kick panels will not give you room to remove and inspect the drain tube. That procedure is a royal pain.

Your system is freezing up because of the recycle switch.

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My back feels better when I sit in a Volvo seat






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