If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is becoming an almost obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Peugeot 306 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Peugeot 306 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to handle this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Peugeot 306 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guidebook with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Peugeot 306 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Peugeot 306 air con
One of the fairly known signs that can notify 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 lasting or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to browse our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Peugeot 306.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Peugeot 306
One of the other signs that can inform 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 hard to notice without advanced mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible motives to do 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 Peugeot 306
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Peugeot 306 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 concern: 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 CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Peugeot 306 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to notice the main triggers of a Peugeot 306 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the various solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, 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 Peugeot 306, don’t think twice to check out our focused upon 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 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Peugeot 306 costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 306, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 306 category.
