Air conditioning is one of the most appreciated specs on modern cars. Although it was before reserved for high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of automobiles. Nevertheless, this expensive 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 Renault Espace 3. This is precisely what we will demonstrate in detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Renault Espace 3, then in another part, we will look more generally at the service of the air conditioning of your Renault Espace 3.
How to clean my Renault Espace 3 air conditioning
Let’s begin our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning system of your Renault Espace 3. The only solution to execute a full cleaning of this system will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, in reality, your air conditioning produces loads of moisture that will stay in the system and will promote the production of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to get this done, here they are
Service the air conditioning system of your Renault Espace 3 in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can instantly clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The process is very easy, even so, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Renault Espace 3.
- Take off 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 is on) with air recycling
- With the windows shut down, 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 Renault Espace 3, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This technique will allow you to quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Renault Espace 3, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Renault Espace 3 that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second solution.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Renault Espace 3
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Now let’s go forward to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system detailed. 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 procedure to stick to:
- Take off your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Renault Espace 3 (between the bonnet and the windscreen), with the engine on and the ventilation on, spray several times for 5 seconds and leave all windows and doors shut down for 5 minutes.
- Once this first part is conducted 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 placed under the glove box.
- Finally, to finish, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Renault Espace 3.
- 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 Renault Espace 3
Finally, to conclude our article, we will give you the main tips to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Renault Espace 3 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 Renault Espace 3 every year.
If you wish more guides on the Renault Espace 3, go to our Renault Espace 3 category.
