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 obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Ford Focus C-max isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Ford Focus C-max from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to handle this issue.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Ford Focus C-max NO LONGER COLD?

We will begin our guidebook with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Ford Focus C-max is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Ford Focus C-max air con

One of the fairly common clues 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 faulty 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 browse our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Ford Focus C-max.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Ford Focus C-max

One of the other indicators that can warn you to a failing 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 suspicious noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Actually quite difficult to notice without complex mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible motives for 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 Focus C-max

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Ford Focus C-max 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 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 RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Ford Focus C-max THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to see the main causes of a Ford Focus C-max air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complicated, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source 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 Ford Focus C-max, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated article 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, counting 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 Focus C-max costs about 500 euros with labor.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Ford Focus C-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Focus C-max category.