Here at Autofit Garage Services, we are specialists and provide service and repairs to all automotive air conditioning systems using R134a and R1234yf. We can offer very competitive prices on all automotive air conditioning.
We offer a re-gassing service starting from £70 for R134a systems and from £150 for R1234yf systems, Both are inclusive of VAT.
WHY IS MY CAR AIR CONDITIONING NOT COLD?
Its summertime, which means there’s hot weather outside of your car and an air conditioner on full blast on the inside of your car. Chances are that at the time you need your car air conditioning most is when it quits on you and starts blowing cool or even warm air. So why is your car air conditioning not cold?
We see this a lot here at Autofit Garage Services. And what we find are that the reasons for your A/C blowing mildly cool or warm air range from simple to complex, and from cheap to expensive. They can be caused by normal wear and tear, or actual damage or malfunctioning parts.
Whatever the cause, Autofit’s trained technicians can find the right problem and fix it for you, fast!
Here are six of the most likely causes of your air conditioning not being cold.
R1342a / R1234yf Leak
R134a/R1234yf is the chemical refrigerant that cools the warm air before it is blown back into your car. Since today’s air conditioning systems can be very delicate and need a specific amount of refrigerant to operate, a leak in the system can be a big issue.
The leak can be from a damaged hose, a loose gasket or just a loose connection. To fix this, we need to find the leaky parts, fix or replace them, and then recharge the system with the correct refrigerant.
Your Air Conditioning Needs A Recharging
Even the best air conditioners can lose a little bit of refrigerant over a number of years, typically so slowly that you never even notice the difference. And you may never realize that there is more than a degree or two of difference in your car’s current A/C low temperature.
But if you do happen to notice that your car air conditioning is not cold, you might just be low on refrigerant. In fact, it’s one of the most common causes for your car A/C to not be as cold as it should be.
It’s easy for us to tell if your A/C has a leak. Just bring the car in and we can run some tests. If it turns out that your refrigerant level is low, we can recharge your A/C.
Your Heating/Cooling Matrix is Stuck
When you heat your car, air flows through you heater matrix (which is warmed by your engine) into your car. When you switch your car air conditioning on, and try to cool your car, there are air doors that swings across your ventilation system to close off the warm air coming into your car and allow the cold air from the A/C system to blow in.
Sometimes these air doors gets stuck, and when it does, you’ll just keep getting warm air, no matter how well the rest of your car A/C system is working.
Fixing these air doors often doesn’t require new parts, but it can be difficult to reach, as it’s deep behind your dashboard.
The A/C Compressor Doesn’t Engage
The heart of any air conditioning system is a compressor whose job it is to compress the refrigerant gas. When the refrigerant later expands, it gets very cold. Air blown across evaporator filled with cold refrigerant causes the air to cool quickly.
If your compressor isn’t working, the air won’t get cold. And your compressor might not be working because of low gas levels, or an electrical problem.
Blocked or Broken Condenser
The condenser’s job is to turn the refrigerant gases back into liquid. If the condenser is blocked by debris or is damaged, the refrigerant will not flow. When this happens, you won’t get cold or even cool air blowing from our air conditioner.
Electrical Problems
It’s also possible that there is a very simple reason your car air conditioning is not cold, and that is electrical. Some of your A/C system’s parts, including your compressor, are electrical. And something as simple as a blown fuse can cause it to stop working.
Does your Air Conditioning make you feel ill? Is it leaving you with an uncomfortable smell in your car?
Inside your vehicle is the perfect habitat for bacteria, mould, viruses and germs. This could put anyone that travels in your vehicle at risk and may also and may also lead to bad odours inside your vehicle. To help combat this we have a range of air conditioning decontamination services to eliminate viruses, bacteria and fungi within your vehicle.
To remove all contamination inside your vehicle we recommend an air conditioning decontamination service. This is a two part service which consists of replacing the pollen filter (cabin filter) and sanitising the filter housing. Then a deep decontamination clean of the evaporator is carried out.
Benefits:
Eliminates bacteria, mould, viruses and germs
Sustained inhibition of regrowth of bacteria, mould and germs
Removes odours
Safe for small children, allergy and asthma sufferers
