View Full Version : A/C only runs cold only when I'm doing 60mph


dogwood
07-25-2001, 09:50 AM
I'm getting conflicting advise on what's causing this. If i'm on the highway the A/C on my '87 Audi 4000S blows cold. But when I come at a stand still (a stoplight for example) it starts to blow warm. Furthermore, my car has been overheating when I run with my A/C on.

Anyone have a clue?

Seattle Scott
07-25-2001, 03:58 PM

VeDubShark
07-25-2001, 07:01 PM

Evilclown
07-25-2001, 10:47 PM
What's probably happening is the condenser isn't cooling enough at lower vehicle speeds, which is raising system pressure and causing the high-pressure cut-out switch to kick in and disengage the compressor, but at higher speeds it cools enough, and operates normally. Pull the grille, I bet you'll find debris and some bent fins in there. As far as it overheating, my guess is that the relay that kicks the fan on is faulty, not kicking the fan into 'high' when the A/C is on. That's just a wild guess, though.