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 nowadays. But what if the air conditioning in an Volvo XC90 isn’t cold anymore? This is exactly the question we will try to answer on this page. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Volvo XC90 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll look at the solutions available to you to deal with this problem.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Volvo XC90 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the symptoms that can justify that the air conditioning of your Volvo XC90 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Volvo XC90 air con
One of the fairly common signs 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 motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or just present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a remedy to this failure, we advise you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Volvo XC90.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Volvo XC90
One of the other indicators that can alert you to a not working 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 suspicious noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite hard to spot without complex mechanical skills, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can end result in your air conditioning no longer making cold. There are several possible motives 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 Volvo XC90
At last, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Volvo XC90 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 Volvo XC90 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to observe the most important causes of a Volvo XC90 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to show you the different solutions available to you . First of all, you should know that an air conditioning system is complicated, and that wanting to perform repairs yourself is not always the best idea, supposing that you are sure of the origin of the breakdown. However, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before carrying out any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Volvo XC90, don’t hesitate to look at our focused upon article 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: 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 Volvo XC90 costs about 500 euros with labor.
If you need more tutorials on the Volvo XC90, go to our Volvo XC90 category.
