If you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has grown to be an almost mandatory feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Ford Edge isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 Edge from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to handle this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Ford Edge NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Ford Edge is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Ford Edge air con
One of the fairly common clues 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 defective air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a remedy to this malfunction, we recommend you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Ford Edge.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Ford Edge
One of the other indications that can alert 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 dubious noise). This noise could signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard 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 several possible causes to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Ford Edge
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Ford Edge 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 trigger the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Ford Edge THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to see the most important motives of a Ford Edge air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the various solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complicated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Ford Edge, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated content 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 Ford Edge costs about 500 euros with labor.
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