Whether you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is becoming an almost mandatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Peugeot 4008 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Peugeot 4008 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Peugeot 4008 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Peugeot 4008 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Peugeot 4008 air con
One of the fairly general signs 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 lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a solution to this failure, we advise you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Peugeot 4008.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Peugeot 4008
One of the other signs that can alert you to a failing 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 dubious noise). This noise could show a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite difficult 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 producing cold. There are some 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 Peugeot 4008
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Peugeot 4008 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 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 Peugeot 4008 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to see the main causes of a Peugeot 4008 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is elaborate, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before executing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Peugeot 4008, don’t hesitate to look at our focused upon 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 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 Peugeot 4008 costs about 500 euros with labor.
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