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 has become an almost necessary feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Nissan Terrano isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Nissan Terrano 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 Nissan Terrano NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Nissan Terrano is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Nissan Terrano 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 motor vehicle, 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 locate a solution to this failure, we advise you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Nissan Terrano.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Nissan Terrano
One of the other symptoms that can alert you to a malfunctioning 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 reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite difficult 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 making cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Nissan Terrano
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Nissan Terrano 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 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 FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Nissan Terrano THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the most important motives of a Nissan Terrano air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is complicated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Even so, 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 Nissan Terrano, don’t hesitate 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: based 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 Nissan Terrano costs about 500 euros with labor.
To get more tips on the Nissan Terrano, take a look at the Nissan Terrano category.
