New to Volvo

1337 · Post by **1337** » 04 Aug 2016, 11:40

This is quite a find! It looks like the sedan twin of rspi's 850R Wagon.

850FL · Post by **850FL** » 05 Aug 2016, 20:39

Just a few updates on the car now that I have had it in the driveway few days. Florida has been giving us our afternoon thunderstorms and yesterday was particularly heavy rain. Afterwards, I went in the car and sat down on a wet seat. Seems as though the sunroof has a leak somewhere. I noticed a whistling while driving towards the front of the sunroof opening. Checking out RSPL's sunroof video will hopefully help me out.

Noticed the dipstick is missing its plastic loop/handle. While running, i pulled up on the dipstick and felt air coming out of the tube .Didn't see smoke, just felt air. Is this the PCV issue?

Noticed the A/C clutch is constantly turning on and off every few seconds. If I am not mistaken, that usually means low freon. However, I figured I would inquire on whether there were any "usual suspects" when it came to the AC system leaking.

Thanks all!

Post by **rspi** » 05 Aug 2016, 20:45

AC evaporator is usually the weak spot. I'd have it professionally serviced before I'd start chasing those rabbits.

Post by **abscate** » 06 Aug 2016, 00:36

Run the ' glove test' on the PCV to get a feel for that system performance