If you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars is now an almost mandatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Ford S-max isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 S-max from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to fix this problem.

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

We will start our guide with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Ford S-max is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Ford S-max air con

One of the fairly general indications that can notify 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 perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a remedy to this malfunction, we recommend you to browse our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Ford S-max.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Ford S-max

One of the other symptoms that can warn 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 dubious noise). This noise could indicate a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Actually quite difficult to notice without complex mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can 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 fumes
  • nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Ford S-max

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Ford S-max is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. 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 cause the device to trip.
  • Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.

HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Ford S-max THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been capable to observe the most important causes of a Ford S-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 complex, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, 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 S-max, don’t hesitate to check out our focused on 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 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Ford S-max costs about 500 euros with labor.

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