Whether you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has grown to be an almost required feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Audi Q7 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Audi Q7 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to handle this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Audi Q7 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Audi Q7 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Audi Q7 air con
One of the fairly known indications that can warn you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a remedy to this malfunction, we recommend you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Audi Q7.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Audi Q7
One of the other indications that can notify you to a not working air conditioner is that you feel a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to check for any dubious noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard to notice without elaborate mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Audi Q7
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Audi Q7 is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer working. Here are the different origins of an air conditioning system that no longer functions:
- Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
- Overpressure concern: This will bring about the device to trip.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Audi Q7 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to see the most important causes of a Audi Q7 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is elaborate, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. However, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before carrying out any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Audi Q7, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated content page on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Changing the air conditioning clutch: you will need to spend around 150 euros for auto parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: based on the position of the leak it will cost you more or less, count on average 150/200 euros, counting the air conditioning refill.
Replacement of an air conditioning condenser: you will need to count about 200 euros.
Changing the air conditioning gas compressor on Audi Q7 costs about 500 euros with labor.
To discover more tips on the Audi Q7, take a look at the Audi Q7 category.
