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A/C rumble / vibration after little use.

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2001 - 2007 V70
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Re: A/C rumble / vibration after little use.

Post by jonesg »

BlackBart wrote: ↑16 Jul 2025, 10:54 3.7, check.
a $10 stethoscope really helps with vibration locating.
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BlackBart wrote: ↑16 Jul 2025, 10:54 3.7, check.
Only 3 years here, 3.7 Canadian years
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I’d better plan ahead then!

We’ve decided to join the masses and run it all the time to loosen it up.
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Post by Blacklab467 »

I just run mine in AUTO and 20 degrees......year round. That ensures everything keeps moving.
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BlackBart wrote: ↑19 Jul 2025, 12:56 I’d better plan ahead then!

We’ve decided to join the masses and run it all the time to loosen it up.

A bit like a wheel hub. It’s a nice failure because it will worn you before it totally FUBARS

unlike a wheel hub, you can turn it off at that point.
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