Air conditioning is by far the most asked options on modern cars. Although it was in past times available to high-end versions, it has today been democratized for a large proportion of cars. Nevertheless, this expensive and sophisticated device necessitates special care, and whether it’s for maintenance or because of odours, it is absolutely necessary to think about cleaning the air conditioning of your Toyota Hilux 4. This is precisely what we will teach you in more detail in this article. First we will look in detail at the procedure to clean the air conditioning of your Toyota Hilux 4, then in a second part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Toyota Hilux 4.

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How to clean my Toyota Hilux 4 air conditioning

Let’s commence our article with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Toyota Hilux 4. The only method to conduct a total cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal products, in fact, your air conditioning creates loads of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will promote the creation of germs and bacteria of all kinds. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two solutions to achieve this, here they are

Service the air conditioning circuit of your Toyota Hilux 4 in the simple way

Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning circuit.
The method is quite simple, however, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Toyota Hilux 4.

  • Take out the cabin filter.
  • Set up 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 running) with air recycling
  • With the windows shut down, press the button on the bomb to empty it gradually and close the automobile doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
  • Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Toyota Hilux 4, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.

This process will allow you to promptly clean the air-conditioning system of your Toyota Hilux 4, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Toyota Hilux 4 that are persistent, we encourage you to apply the second process.

Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Toyota Hilux 4

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Now let’s advance to the more radical approach of performing a cleaning of your ventilation circuit in depth. You will have to purchase the same bactericidal and fungicidal product, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to stick to:

  • Take out your cabin filter.
  • By the external air intake of your Toyota Hilux 4 (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 shut down for A moment.
  • Once this first step is achieved 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 Toyota Hilux 4.
  • 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 Toyota Hilux 4

Finally, to finish our article, we will give you the main advice to respect, if you want to maximize the life of your air conditioning circuit on Toyota Hilux 4 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 Toyota Hilux 4 every year.
  • If perhaps you have any further questions about the Toyota Hilux 4, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Hilux 4 category.