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2001 - 2007 V70
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aajimene
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Joined: 16 July 2009
Year and Model: V70 Trubo 2001
Location: anaheim

Air condition problem

Post by aajimene »

Hi Pls help

Volvo wagon V70-turbo 2001
air conditioner works for aprox 20 minutes, continues blowing just not cold,Cabin gets very hot, I have to turn ac off, open windows wait 20 minutes and it comes back on for 2 minutes and repeats. what is wrong? pls advice

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Post by MadeInJapan »

Welcome to MVS.
Your problem sounds like a compressor clutch-gap issue.
If you'll look in the repair database, there is a write-up on how to fix this fairly easy. Just make sure your system has the proper amount of gas in it as that can cause what you're describing too.
'98 S70 T5 Emrld Grn Met/Beige Tons of Upgrades Mobil-1
'04 V70 2.5T Red/Taupe Some Upgrades Mobil-1
'07 S40 T5 AWD 6 speed manual! Silver/Black Stage1 Heico & Elevate
'07 S60 2.5T Blue/Taupe- my kid's Volvo

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