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 cars has grown to be an almost required feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Lexus NX isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 Lexus NX from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to handle this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Lexus NX NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can justified that the air conditioning of your Lexus NX is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Lexus NX air con
One of the fairly common clues that can warn 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 just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Lexus NX.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Lexus NX
One of the other indicators that can warn 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 verify 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
Quite hard to identify without complex mechanical expertise, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are some possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Lexus NX
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Lexus NX 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 bring about 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 Lexus NX THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to observe the most important motives of a Lexus NX 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 carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin 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 Lexus NX, don’t think twice to check out our focused upon 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: based 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 Lexus NX costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you wish more guides on the Lexus NX, go to our Lexus NX category.
