Whether you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is becoming an almost necessary feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Citroen Xsara isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 Xsara from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Citroen Xsara NO LONGER COLD?

We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Citroen Xsara is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Citroen Xsara air con

One of the fairly basic indicators 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 motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a defective air conditioning system, it can be permanent or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Citroen Xsara.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Citroen Xsara

One of the other indicators that can warn 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 check for any suspect noise). This noise could reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Actually quite difficult 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 making cold. There are several possible causes to do 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 Citroen Xsara

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Citroen Xsara 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 problem: This will trigger 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 Xsara THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to notice the main causes of a Citroen Xsara 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 complicated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, assuming 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 executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Citroen Xsara, don’t think twice to check out 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 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 Citroen Xsara costs about 500 euros with labor.

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