Whether you want to cool down in summer time, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in vehicles is now an almost mandatory feature recently. But what if the air conditioning in an Toyota Scion FR S isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this post. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Toyota Scion FR S from cooling down, and at last, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to fix this issue.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Toyota Scion FR S NO LONGER COLD?

We will start our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Toyota Scion FR S is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Toyota Scion FR S air con

One of the fairly basic indications that can warn 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 perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we suggest you to read our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Toyota Scion FR S.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Toyota Scion FR S

One of the other indicators that can alert 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 verify for any suspicious noise). This noise could signify a defective air conditioning clutch or a defective customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Quite difficult to identify 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 several possible causes to do 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 Toyota Scion FR S

At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Toyota Scion FR S is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. 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 concern: This will trigger the device to trip.
  • Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.

HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Toyota Scion FR S THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been able to see the most important triggers of a Toyota Scion FR S 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 elaborate, 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 most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.

First step, before performing any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Toyota Scion FR S, don’t hesitate to look at our focused on content on this subject.
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 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.
Changing the air conditioning gas compressor on Toyota Scion FR S costs about 500 euros with labor.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Toyota Scion FR S, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Scion FR S category.