Whether you want to cool down in the summer months, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles has become an almost required feature nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Renault Espace 3 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Renault Espace 3 from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Renault Espace 3 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Renault Espace 3 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Renault Espace 3 air con
One of the fairly general indicators that can alert you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your car, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a solution to this malfunction, we advise you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Renault Espace 3.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Renault Espace 3
One of the other indications that can warn 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 suspicious noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Actually quite hard 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 generating cold. There are some 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 Renault Espace 3
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Renault Espace 3 is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer working. Here are the different origins of an air conditioning system that no longer functions:
- 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 RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Renault Espace 3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to notice the main motives of a Renault Espace 3 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 complicated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before carrying out any major fix, clean the air conditioning of your Renault Espace 3, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated content page 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 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 Renault Espace 3 costs about 500 euros with labor.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Renault Espace 3, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Espace 3 category.
