If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has grown to be an almost mandatory feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Ram ProMaster City isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely 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 Ram ProMaster City from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Ram ProMaster City NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Ram ProMaster City is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Ram ProMaster City air con
One of the fairly common signs that can notify 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 perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this failure, we advise you to browse our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Ram ProMaster City.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Ram ProMaster City
One of the other indicators that can inform you to a malfunctioning 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
Quite difficult to notice without elaborate mechanical skills, 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 motives for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant gases
- nonfunctioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Ram ProMaster City
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Ram ProMaster City 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.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Ram ProMaster City THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to observe the main triggers of a Ram ProMaster City air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, 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. However, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Ram ProMaster City, don’t think twice to check out our focused on content page 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 auto 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 Ram ProMaster City costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Ram ProMaster City, do not hesitate to consult our Ram ProMaster City category.
