Air conditioning is one of the main appreciated specs on newer cars. Despite the fact it was previously reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for the vast majority of automobiles. Nevertheless, this costly and complex technology necessitates special attention, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is absolutely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Peugeot 309. This is exactly what we will describe in more detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Peugeot 309, then in a second step, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Peugeot 309.
How to clean my Peugeot 309 air conditioning
Let’s start our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Peugeot 309. The only option to conduct a full cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in fact, your air conditioning produces loads of moisture that will stay in the circuit and will activate the creation of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two procedures to accomplish this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning system of your Peugeot 309 in the simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The method is very easy, even so, this process can dirty the inside of your Peugeot 309.
- Take off the cabin filter.
- Install the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (ideally on the passenger side).
- Turn on your car’s ventilation and air conditioning (with the engine is on) with air recycling
- With the windows closed, press 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 Peugeot 309, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This methodology will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Peugeot 309, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Peugeot 309 that are persistent, we recommend you to apply the second process.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Peugeot 309
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Now let’s move on to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be different. Here is the process to follow:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Peugeot 309 (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 closed for 5 minutes.
- Once this first stage is done 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 Peugeot 309.
- 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 Peugeot 309
Finally, to finish our content, we will give you the main recommendations to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Peugeot 309 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 Peugeot 309 every year.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Peugeot 309, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 309 category.
