If 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 is becoming an almost required feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Fiat Bravo 2 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 Fiat Bravo 2 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Fiat Bravo 2 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Fiat Bravo 2 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Fiat Bravo 2 air con
One of the fairly general signs 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 lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a remedy to this malfunction, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Fiat Bravo 2.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Fiat Bravo 2
One of the other indications that can alert you to a malfunctioning 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 check for any suspicious noise). This noise could signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite tricky to notice without advanced mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer generating cold. There are several possible causes 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 Fiat Bravo 2
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Fiat Bravo 2 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 problem: This will bring about 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 Fiat Bravo 2 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to discover the main triggers of a Fiat Bravo 2 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 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. Nevertheless, 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 Fiat Bravo 2, don’t think twice to look at our focused on 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: depending 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 Fiat Bravo 2 costs about 500 euros with labor.
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