Whether you want to cool down in the summer months, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has become an almost obligatory feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Bmw Serie 3 F30 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Bmw Serie 3 F30 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Bmw Serie 3 F30 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Bmw Serie 3 F30 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Bmw Serie 3 F30 air con
One of the fairly known clues 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 just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this malfunction, we suggest you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Bmw Serie 3 F30.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Bmw Serie 3 F30
One of the other indications that can inform you to a failing 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 verify for any dubious noise). This noise could show a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite difficult to spot without complex mechanical expertise, 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 motives for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Bmw Serie 3 F30
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Bmw Serie 3 F30 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 works:
- 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.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Bmw Serie 3 F30 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to see the main triggers of a Bmw Serie 3 F30 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 complicated, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Even so, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before performing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Bmw Serie 3 F30, don’t think twice to check out our dedicated content on this subject matter.
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 parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: depending 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 3 F30 costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Bmw Serie 3 F30, do not hesitate to consult our Bmw Serie 3 F30 category.
