Whether you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is now an almost mandatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Lincoln Continental isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Lincoln Continental from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to handle this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Lincoln Continental NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Lincoln Continental is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Lincoln Continental air con
One of the fairly basic 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 car, 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 discover a remedy to this failure, we advise you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Lincoln Continental.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Lincoln Continental
One of the other symptoms that can notify 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 check for any suspicious noise). This noise could reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to spot 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 several 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 Lincoln Continental
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Lincoln Continental 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 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 CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Lincoln Continental THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the most important causes of a Lincoln Continental air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the various solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. However, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Lincoln Continental, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated article 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 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 Lincoln Continental costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you have any further questions about the Lincoln Continental, do not hesitate to consult our Lincoln Continental category.
