If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost mandatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Hyundai Elantra isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Hyundai Elantra from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to fix this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Hyundai Elantra NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can justified that the air conditioning of your Hyundai Elantra is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Hyundai Elantra 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 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 find a solution to this failure, we suggest you to go through our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Hyundai Elantra.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Hyundai Elantra
One of the other indicators that can notify 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 check for any suspicious noise). This noise could indicate a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to identify without complex mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can 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 Hyundai Elantra
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Hyundai Elantra 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 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.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Hyundai Elantra THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to notice the main triggers of a Hyundai Elantra 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 perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Even so, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Hyundai Elantra, don’t hesitate to check out 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 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 Hyundai Elantra costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Hyundai Elantra, do not hesitate to consult our Hyundai Elantra category.
