Hi!

Well, further to a previous post, my 855 AC works fine, nice and cold, until usually within 1/2 hour of being on, the compressor turns off. Give it 10 to 15 minutes and it's back working.

When it happened tonight, I bridged out the multiplug on the pressostat. Well, the compressor didnt turn on, but it sounded like something had 'engaged', ie, the engine note changed (or it was another noise) and sounds just like it does when the AC is switched on (without the 'click' of the compressor engaging).

So, if it's not the pressostat at fault, I've heard of common faults with compressors which can be 'by-passed' - a 'super-heat' switch or something??

BTW, evaporator is new (it was leaking), and system only regassed 3 weeks ago, as I originally thought problem was another leak! Gas weight/volume was correct, and no leaks.

Thanks,

Kevin

I'm in the middle of this with my '99 V70. Get yourself a 12V test light and clip the alligator clip to ground on the bottom of the engine. When the A/C has cut out, unplug the wire going to the A/C compressor and probe for power with the probe on the test light. (I did this from below. If you're doing from above, ground your light wherever it makes sense.) On my car, it lights up, telling me that power is getting through all the switches and relays, but the compressor clutch is not engaging. If you find this in your case, you will need to either replace the compressor or bypass the superheat switch. I haven't figured out how to do that yet, maybe I'll get to it this weekend. Basically, if there are two wires going inside the compressor, you want to splice them together. so that the power goes straight to the compressor clutch. On my car, I don't see any wires going into the compressor, but it may be hard to see without unbolting the compressor.