If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost mandatory feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Citroen Ds3 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Citroen Ds3 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Citroen Ds3 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the signs of illness that can justified that the air conditioning of your Citroen Ds3 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Citroen Ds3 air con
One of the fairly basic 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 faulty air conditioning system, it can be lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a remedy to this malfunction, we suggest you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Citroen Ds3.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Citroen Ds3
One of the other signs that can notify you to a malfunctioning 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 verify for any suspicious noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite difficult to notice without complex mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer generating cold. There are some possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Citroen Ds3
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Citroen Ds3 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 works:
- 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.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Citroen Ds3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to see the most important triggers of a Citroen Ds3 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 constantly the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin 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 Citroen Ds3, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated content page 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 auto 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 Citroen Ds3 costs about 500 euros with labor.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Citroen Ds3, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Ds3 category.
