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 vehicles is now an almost obligatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an BMW X1 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 X1 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 BMW X1 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your BMW X1 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my BMW X1 air con
One of the fairly general indicators that can notify you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your motor vehicle, 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 remedy to this malfunction, we advise you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on BMW X1.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON BMW X1
One of the other indications that can warn 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 verify for any suspicious 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 tricky to notice without complex mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are some 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 BMW X1
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your BMW X1 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 trigger 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 BMW X1 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to observe the most important causes of a BMW X1 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is sophisticated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Even so, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your BMW X1, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated article on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Replacing 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on BMW X1 costs about 500 euros with labor.
Whenever you have any further questions about the BMW X1, do not hesitate to consult our BMW X1 category.
