If 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 mandatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Renault Scenic 4 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Renault Scenic 4 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 Renault Scenic 4 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guide with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Renault Scenic 4 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Renault Scenic 4 air con
One of the fairly known 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 lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To discover a remedy to this failure, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Renault Scenic 4.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Renault Scenic 4
One of the other symptoms that can notify 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 dubious noise). This noise could indicate a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite tricky to notice without elaborate mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are some possible motives 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 Scenic 4
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Renault Scenic 4 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 functions:
- Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
- Overpressure problem: This will cause 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 Scenic 4 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been able to see the main motives of a Renault Scenic 4 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 elaborate, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Even so, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Renault Scenic 4, don’t hesitate to check out our focused upon 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: based 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.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Renault Scenic 4 costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Renault Scenic 4, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Scenic 4 category.
