Whether you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars is becoming an almost necessary feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Peugeot Rcz 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 Peugeot Rcz 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 Peugeot Rcz NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Peugeot Rcz is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Peugeot Rcz air con
One of the fairly basic indicators 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 solution to this failure, we recommend you to browse our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Peugeot Rcz.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Peugeot Rcz
One of the other indications that can warn 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 suspicious noise). This noise could indicate a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard to identify without complex mechanical skills, 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 Peugeot Rcz
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Peugeot Rcz 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 concern: This will trigger 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 Peugeot Rcz THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to discover the main causes of a Peugeot Rcz 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 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. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before performing any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Peugeot Rcz, don’t think twice to check out our dedicated article 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: 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 Rcz costs about 500 euros with labor.
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