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 is becoming an almost mandatory feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Fiat Doblo Cargo isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Fiat Doblo Cargo from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Fiat Doblo Cargo NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo Cargo is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Fiat Doblo Cargo air con
One of the fairly known clues that can warn you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning 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 permanent or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this failure, we advise you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Fiat Doblo Cargo.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Fiat Doblo Cargo
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 check for any dubious 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 identify without elaborate 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 to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Fiat Doblo Cargo
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Fiat Doblo Cargo is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer working. Here are the different roots 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 FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Fiat Doblo Cargo THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to see the main causes of a Fiat Doblo Cargo 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 always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Fiat Doblo Cargo, don’t think twice to check out 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.
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: 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 Doblo Cargo costs about 500 euros with labor.
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