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 has become an almost necessary feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Volkswagen Touran 3 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly 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 Volkswagen Touran 3 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this issue.

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WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Volkswagen Touran 3 NO LONGER COLD?

We will begin our guide with the signs of illness that can justify that the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Touran 3 is no longer cooling.

BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Volkswagen Touran 3 air con

One of the fairly known clues that can inform you to the fact that your air conditioning is not functioning 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 permanent or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to go through our guide dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Volkswagen Touran 3.

AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Volkswagen Touran 3

One of the other indications that can inform you to a not working 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 dubious noise). This noise could reveal a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.

LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT

Quite hard to identify without elaborate mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:

  • Leakage of refrigerant fumes
  • Non-functioning air conditioning compressor

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Volkswagen Touran 3

Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Volkswagen Touran 3 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 works:

  • 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.
  • Faulty sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.

HOW DO I RESOLVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Volkswagen Touran 3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?

Now that we have been capable to discover the main motives of a Volkswagen Touran 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 complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not always the best idea, assuming that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the main possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.

First step, before carrying out any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Volkswagen Touran 3, don’t think twice to look at our dedicated article 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: 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 Volkswagen Touran 3 costs about 500 euros with labor.

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