If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars is now an almost obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Bmw Serie 1 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Bmw Serie 1 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Bmw Serie 1 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Bmw Serie 1 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Bmw Serie 1 air con
One of the fairly general clues that can inform 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 defective air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to go through our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Bmw Serie 1.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Bmw Serie 1
One of the other indicators that can warn you to a failing air conditioner is that you experience a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to check for any suspicious noise). This noise could reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to notice without elaborate mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Bmw Serie 1
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Bmw Serie 1 is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. 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 cause the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Bmw Serie 1 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the main causes of a Bmw Serie 1 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Bmw Serie 1, don’t think twice to check out our focused on 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, including 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 Bmw Serie 1 costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Bmw Serie 1, do not hesitate to consult our Bmw Serie 1 category.
