If you want to cool down in the summer, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is now an almost required feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Scion xB isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various complications that can prevent the air conditioning in your Scion xB 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 Scion xB NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Scion xB is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Scion xB air con
One of the fairly common clues that can notify 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 defective air conditioning system, it can be lasting or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To locate a remedy to this malfunction, we recommend you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Scion xB.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Scion xB
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 check 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 tricky to notice without advanced mechanical knowledge, 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 gases
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Scion xB
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Scion xB 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 trigger the device to trip.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Scion xB THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to notice the most important causes of a Scion xB 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 complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, supposing 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 Scion xB, don’t hesitate to look at our focused upon content 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 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 Scion xB costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you want more guides on the Scion xB, go to our Scion xB category.
