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 grown to be an almost necessary feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Renault Mascott isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 Mascott from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to handle this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Renault Mascott NO LONGER COLD?
We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can explain that the air conditioning of your Renault Mascott is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Renault Mascott air con
One of the fairly common 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 motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty 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 read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Renault Mascott.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Renault Mascott
One of the other indicators that can alert you to a failing air conditioner is that you experience a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to verify for any suspect noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite tricky to spot without complex mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible causes to do 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 Mascott
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Renault Mascott is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. 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 cause the device to trip.
- Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Renault Mascott THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to observe the most important causes of a Renault Mascott air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the various solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the origin 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 Renault Mascott, don’t hesitate to look at our dedicated content 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 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, 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 Renault Mascott costs about 500 euros with labor.
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