Air conditioning is one of the main important features on newer cars. Nevertheless it was before restricted to high-end versions, it has nowadays been democratized for the vast majority of vehicles. Nevertheless, this expensive and elaborate equipment needs special care, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is totally necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Fiat Bravo 2. This is precisely what we will teach you in more detail in this article. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Fiat Bravo 2, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Fiat Bravo 2.
How to clean my Fiat Bravo 2 air conditioning
Let’s begin our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Fiat Bravo 2. The only solution to perform a complete cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning makes a lot of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these products on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to get this done, here they are
Service the air conditioning circuit of your Fiat Bravo 2 in an easy way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The process is quite simple, even so, this technique can dirty the inside of your Fiat Bravo 2.
- Take away the cabin filter.
- Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (preferably on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine running) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, push the button on the bomb to empty it slowly but surely and close the motor vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Fiat Bravo 2, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This process will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Bravo 2, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Fiat Bravo 2 that are persistent, we suggest you to exercise the second process.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Bravo 2
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Now let’s advance to the more significant technique of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to follow:
- Take away your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Fiat Bravo 2 (between the hood and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray several times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors closed for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage is completed you will be able to tackle the inside part of your air conditioning system, doing the same but not the inside air intake which is usually established under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Fiat Bravo 2.
- All you have to do is air out your car while the product dissipates before you can use it again.
Maintenance of the air-conditioning of its Fiat Bravo 2
Finally, to finish our article, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Fiat Bravo 2 and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Swap your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Fiat Bravo 2 every year.
If you wish more tutorials on the Fiat Bravo 2, go to our Fiat Bravo 2 category.
