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2004 BMW X3 Repair Question


Topics covered: Air conditioner, All wheel drive, Blown fuse.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on July 17, 2008

Air not cold on passenger side

Air Conditioning problem
2004 BMW X3 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic 64000 miles

the air conditioner blows cold on the driver side but not the passenger side. It is a manual system so there are not separate controls for each side.
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Replied on July 17, 2008

This is a symptom of being low on refrigerant, the system needs to be checked for leaks and have the correct amount of refrigerant charged into the system.

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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Replied on July 20, 2008

I have the same problem - air does not blow cold only on the passenger side.

This happened a few months after I had an A/C leak repaired. I gauged the freon and it came out blue meaning that the correct amount of freon was in there.

So it is not a leak and it is not low freon. What else could it be?

Tiny Answered by Islandboiv
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Replied on July 21, 2008

The shop that performed the repairs should honor the repairs for a period of at least one year, this could also be a symptom of a blown fuse or something within the IHKA system that could be uncovered by having the system scanned with the proper scanning equipment.

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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