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 become an almost necessary feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Opel Grandland X isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Opel Grandland X 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 Grandland X NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Opel Grandland X is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Opel Grandland X air con
One of the fairly known indications 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 only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we recommend you to browse our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Opel Grandland X.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Opel Grandland X
One of the other signs that can warn 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 check for any suspect noise). This noise could reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite difficult 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 several possible causes for 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 Grandland X
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Opel Grandland X 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 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.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Opel Grandland X THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the main motives of a Opel Grandland X air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is sophisticated, 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. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Opel Grandland X, don’t hesitate to look at our focused on content page on this subject.
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 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 Opel Grandland X costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Opel Grandland X, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Grandland X category.
