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 is becoming an almost necessary feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Opel Mokka isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 Opel Mokka from cooling down, and at last, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to handle this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Opel Mokka NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Opel Mokka is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Opel Mokka air con
One of the fairly general indications that can inform 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 discover a remedy to this failure, we suggest you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Opel Mokka.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Opel Mokka
One of the other symptoms that can alert you to a failing 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 signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard to notice without elaborate 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 some 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 Opel Mokka
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Opel Mokka 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 FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Opel Mokka THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to notice the main causes of a Opel Mokka 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 constantly the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Even so, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Opel Mokka, don’t think twice to check out our dedicated content page on this subject matter.
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, 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 Opel Mokka costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Opel Mokka, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Mokka category.
