Whether 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 is now an almost necessary feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Opel Agila 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 Opel Agila from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Opel Agila NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your Opel Agila is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Opel Agila air con
One of the fairly basic indicators that can alert you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working 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 permanent or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we advise you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Opel Agila.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Opel Agila
One of the other signs that can alert you to a not working 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 suspicious noise). This noise could signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to notice without complex mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer generating cold. There are some possible causes to do this loss of pressure, and these are listed below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Opel Agila
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Opel Agila 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 Opel Agila THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to discover the most important motives of a Opel Agila 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 complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, 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 Opel Agila, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated content 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: depending 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 Opel Agila costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you have any further questions about the Opel Agila, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Agila category.
