Whether you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost obligatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an PORSCHE 718 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 PORSCHE 718 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 PORSCHE 718 NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your PORSCHE 718 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my PORSCHE 718 air con
One of the fairly known indications 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 car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a defective air conditioning system, it can be permanent or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we advise you to go through our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on PORSCHE 718.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON PORSCHE 718
One of the other indications 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 verify for any dubious noise). This noise could reveal a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite difficult to spot without advanced 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 several 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 PORSCHE 718
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your PORSCHE 718 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 trigger 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 PORSCHE 718 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to see the most important causes of a PORSCHE 718 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 carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Even so, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your PORSCHE 718, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated article 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: 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.
Changing the air conditioning gas compressor on PORSCHE 718 costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you wish more guides on the PORSCHE 718, go to our PORSCHE 718 category.
