2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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The sensor is on the high side line someplace. AC Delco part number 1551343

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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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What brand compressor?
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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I've tried 2 remanufactured compressors and one labeled NEW, all same results. I put a new scroll valve in the initial compressor hoping that was the issue, no dice.
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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bohica2xo wrote:The sensor is on the high side line someplace. AC Delco part number 1551343

Again, a Mitchell subscription can be a big help. You can screen shot the wiring diagrams & save them, that alone is worth the $20 charge

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I'll give the Mitchell subscription a shot, Thank You.
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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Changed out the highside switch, no change. If I hold the throttle down at 1500rpm, temp immediately drops, I let off temp immediately goes back up. Any other ideas?
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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satvue wrote:If I hold the throttle down at 1500rpm, temp immediately drops, I let off temp immediately goes back up.
That's opposite of what you say in your title.
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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atikovi wrote:
satvue wrote:If I hold the throttle down at 1500rpm, temp immediately drops, I let off temp immediately goes back up.
That's opposite of what you say in your title.
Do you typically only read thread titles?
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue NOT cooling at idle

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My apologies for the misleading thread title. I don't see an option to change the title. I'll see if I can get a mod to adjust it.
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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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satvue wrote:
atikovi wrote:
satvue wrote:If I hold the throttle down at 1500rpm, temp immediately drops, I let off temp immediately goes back up.
That's opposite of what you say in your title.
Do you typically only read thread titles?
No but the facts stated here are contradictory. Regardless, if there is normal cooling at above idle that drops to little or no cooling at idle speed, it points to a bad control valve in the compressor. Or at least it has on 3 of my last Vues in which I replaced the valve.

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Re: 2006 Saturn Vue cooling at idle

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New control/scroll valve was the first thing I did, didnt help.
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