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Re: Did You Have to Replace your Evaporator at Your Expense ? 850 96

posted by  someone claiming to be DavE on  Mon Dec 17 12:27 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Hey budddddy

Other vehicle makes have failuers of the evaporator core, this is not a Volvo specific problem. I also do not believe Volvo even manufacturers evaporator cores, these are parts which Volvo (like other makes) outsource to other companies. Volvo and other manufacturers did solve the problem by installing air filters on the ventilation intake system (keeps small debris etc. from entering) and by having an automatic timed blower setup which removes moisture (moisture leads to icing, which helps kill evaps) and keeps mildew from forming in the vent system itself -smelly mildew. This is not a design flaw, as strange as it may seem, it was a general issue with evaps and constraints in packaging the systems in the cars. BMW had similar issues to Volvo. I know some 850s that have their orig. evaps after over 100,000...it's not a problem with all of them. The failure is a matter of ice forming, a combination of corrosion, and debris. After 70K, I don't see why Volvo would be responsible. Maybe after 10K or 20K....but 70K seems to indicate the lifespan of this evap...maybe unfortunate, but not a design flaw.





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