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No A/C 1994 Volvo 960 Sedan

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thomaszanin
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No A/C 1994 Volvo 960 Sedan

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Gave A/C charge last year. Cold air in the shop. Few days later, warm air. Ideas on troubleshooting & repair?
1994 960 Volvo Sedan

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billofdurham
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Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site.

It may be that the system has a leak which could be anywhere. The only way to check is to have the system filled with a dye that can be seen using black light.

Most AC shops can do this for you. They will check to see if the system does need a recharge then go from there.

Bill.
Work was good - retirement is better.

1996 850GLT 2.5 20v Estate Manual.
1995 Peugeot Boxer 2.5Tdi Autosleeper.
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1987 744GLE, Manual, Green.
1991 960 3.0 24v, Auto, Silver.
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Post by ppcgm »

does it work like a champ when the temperature is under 90 but cut out on really hot days when you really need it ? ... seems to be a "feature" that the engineers who designed the car didn't anticipate ... the two previous owners of my '94 960 spent just over $5,000 between them replacing every component in the system and I then bought the car for $2.200 in cherry condition with 180,000 miles on it ... if anyone ever solves this design error he will become a wealthy individual ... when it's over 90 degrees we drive my wife's Honda Civic, under 90 we enjoy the luxury and comfort of the 960 ... embrace it, it's a money pit to fight and the car works great otherwise

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