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 vehicles is becoming an almost required feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Mini Mini 3 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 Mini Mini 3 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 Mini Mini 3 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Mini Mini 3 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Mini Mini 3 air con
One of the fairly general 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 motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Mini Mini 3.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Mini Mini 3
One of the other signs 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 suspect noise). This noise could show a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite tricky 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 generating cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Mini Mini 3
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Mini Mini 3 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 RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Mini Mini 3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to see the most important triggers of a Mini Mini 3 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 sophisticated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, presuming 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 carrying out any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Mini Mini 3, don’t hesitate to look at our focused on article on this subject matter.
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: 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Mini Mini 3 costs about 500 euros with labor.
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