1996 850 Need to buy AC compressor controller relay 9130270

850forum · Post by **850forum** » 13 Aug 2022, 14:14

Mechanic has been poking around for a long time & thinks its the AC compressor controller relay, behind the glove box.
The AC will blow 40 degrees out the vent, but after a while it quits. First thought maybe something was freezing up, but now thinks its that relay. Any other ideas out there?

Cannot find it for sale.

1996 850 turbo wagon. EDIT: correction, 1995 model year.

Volvo PN 9130270
also marked Hella 303520-52
It has FIVE prongs

Post by **abscate** » 14 Aug 2022, 04:48

850forum wrote: ↑13 Aug 2022, 14:14 Mechanic has been poking around for a long time & thinks its the AC compressor controller relay, behind the glove box.
The AC will blow 40 degrees out the vent, but after a while it quits. First thought maybe something was freezing up, but now thinks its that relay. Any other ideas out there?

Cannot find it for sale.

1996 850 turbo wagon.

Volvo PN 9130270
also marked Hella 303520-52
It has FIVE prongs

Ouch. Unless the 1996 model has a different wiring harness the AC relay is in the kidney shape fusebox under the hood,left side of car , labeled under the cover.

If your mechanic hasn’t checked the AC clutch gap for sporadic AC, they don’t know the trade too well. Search here for bread clip or zip tie fix. It’s common on high mileage Valeo ACcompressors

850forum · Post by **850forum** » 14 Aug 2022, 17:04

>the AC relay is in the kidney shape fusebox

No, this is a different part. Its behind the glove box.

Post by **foggydogg** » 14 Aug 2022, 17:59

850forum wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 17:04 >the AC relay is in the kidney shape fusebox

No, this is a different part. Its behind the glove box.

Plus one on the clutch air gap. I've always had better luck measuring from under.

Found three relays on eBay, you might get lucky on a J/Y expedition. If all else fails, reach out to Robert Spinner (rspi); he's in pick-n-pulls almost daily.

Post by **Chuck W** » 14 Aug 2022, 20:49

abscate wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 04:48

Ouch. Unless the 1996 model has a different wiring harness the AC relay is in the kidney shape fusebox under the hood,left side of car , labeled under the cover.

The 850s do not have the same fusebox as the 98-00's.

My '97 would do the cool, then not cool thing when it was getting low on charge. Sometimes I could get it to cool again after turning the AC off and back on again after a short bit. Charged it up back in May and haven't had the issue since.

850forum · Post by **850forum** » 14 Aug 2022, 21:35

>found three relays on eBay,

what search term? "car part: volvo pn 9130270" finds nothing
ditto "car part: hella 303520-52"

This at least has 5 prongs, have to go check the original part to see if their orientation is the same:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/194230578349
Standard Motor Products RY-1347 A/C Control Relay For Select 83-11 Volvo Models
For 83-11 760 850 940 960 C70 S40 S70 S90 V40 V70 V90

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 Aug 2022, 08:23

I just asked Google to go fetch 9130270, and she found some:

www.ebay.com/itm/153867763265?chn=ps&_t ... 4oEALw_wcB

This one is slightly more reasonably valued:

www.ebay.com/itm/203761526139?chn=ps&_t ... 82EALw_wcB

Plunk the naked number into the eBay motors search template, it returns several more listings.

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 Aug 2022, 08:34

And don't overlook the clutch air gap measurement, it is such a common problem there are multiple threads on the issue. I don't remember the factory spec ( .015-.018" ? ) but when mine gauge at .035" I get out the small wire ties and lay on the floor for a while.

850forum · Post by **850forum** » 15 Aug 2022, 13:55

foggydogg wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 08:23
Plunk the naked number into the eBay motors search template

How do I find that template page?
I bought two for $9 each since its free shipping, doubles my odds of getting a good one.
Thanks so much for finding it.

Post by **abscate** » 15 Aug 2022, 23:39

I just asked Google to go fetch 9130270, and she found some: