Air conditioning is one of the main asked features on modern cars. Despite the fact it was before available to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of cars. Nevertheless, this pricey and sophisticated unit requires special care, and whether it’s for service or because of odours, it is definitely important to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Ford Focus. This is exactly what we will explain in more detail in this document. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Ford Focus, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Ford Focus.

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How to clean my Ford Focus air conditioning

Let’s start our document with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Ford Focus. The only method to accomplish a complete cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, actually, your air conditioning makes loads of moisture that will stay in the circuit and will help the expansion of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two procedures to do this, here they are

Service the air conditioning circuit of your Ford Focus in the simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The technique is very simple, however, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Ford Focus.

  • Take off the cabin filter.
  • Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
  • Start your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
  • With the windows shut down, push the button on the bomb to empty it little by little and close the vehicle doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Ford Focus, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This solution will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Ford Focus, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Ford Focus that are persistent, we suggest you to apply the second solution.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Ford Focus

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Now let’s advance to the more significant solution of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit detailed. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the operation to follow:

  • Take off your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Ford Focus (between the bonnet 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 shut down for Five minutes.
  • Once this first part 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 established under the glove box.
  • Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Ford Focus.
  • 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 Ford Focus

Finally, to conclude our document, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Ford Focus 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 Ford Focus every year.
  • To find more tips on the Ford Focus, take a look at the Ford Focus category.