Air conditioning is one of the most interesting specs on modern cars. Even though it was historically reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for a large proportion of automobiles. However, this expensive and elaborate device needs special treatment, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is definitely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Fiat Ducato. This is exactly what we will show you in more detail in this document. First we will check in detail at the process to clean the air conditioning of your Fiat Ducato, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Fiat Ducato.
How to clean my Fiat Ducato air conditioning
Let’s commence our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Fiat Ducato. The only method to perform a total cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, actually, your air conditioning produces 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 ways to accomplish this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning circuit of your Fiat Ducato in an easy way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The process is quite easy, nevertheless, this procedure can dirty the inside of your Fiat Ducato.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Set up the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (ideally on the passenger side).
- Start 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 gradually 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 Ducato, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Ducato, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Fiat Ducato that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Fiat Ducato
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Now let’s move on to the more significant approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit complete. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the procedure to follow:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Fiat Ducato (between the hood and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray a couple of times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors closed for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage is performed 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 found under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Fiat Ducato.
- 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 Ducato
Finally, to end our document, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you wish to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Fiat Ducato and limit unforeseen expenses.
- Have your air conditioning serviced every year
- Change your cabin filter every two years.
- Have your FREON gas recharged every two years.
- lean the air-conditioning system on your Fiat Ducato every year.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Fiat Ducato, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Ducato category.
