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 vehicles has become an almost required feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Ford B-max isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Ford B-max 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 Ford B-max NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Ford B-max is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Ford B-max air con
One of the fairly known indications that can alert 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 perpetual or only 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 Ford B-max.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Ford B-max
One of the other indicators that can warn you to a not working 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 dubious noise). This noise could indicate a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite difficult 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 making cold. There are some possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Ford B-max
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Ford B-max is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. 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.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Ford B-max THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to observe the most important causes of a Ford B-max air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the various solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is elaborate, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Ford B-max, don’t hesitate to look at our focused upon content 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 Ford B-max costs about 500 euros with labor.
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