Whether you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars is becoming an almost necessary feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an hyundai i40 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your hyundai i40 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY hyundai i40 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your hyundai i40 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my hyundai i40 air con
One of the fairly common signs 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 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 discover a solution to this failure, we suggest you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on hyundai i40.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON hyundai i40
One of the other signs that can inform you to a failing 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 verify for any suspect noise). This noise could show a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard to notice without advanced 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 motives for this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my hyundai i40
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your hyundai i40 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 cause the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY hyundai i40 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to observe the main triggers of a hyundai i40 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is elaborate, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before performing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your hyundai i40, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated content page on this subject.
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 hyundai i40 costs about 500 euros with labor.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the hyundai i40, do not hesitate to consult our hyundai i40 category.
