Air conditioning is probably the most appreciated specs on recent cars. Although it was historically reserved for high-end models, it has nowadays been democratized for the great majority of cars. Nevertheless, this expensive and elaborate technology 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 Volvo S90. This is exactly what we will describe in detail in this content. First we will take a look in detail at the technique to clean the air conditioning of your Volvo S90, then in another part, we will look more generally at the maintenance of the air conditioning of your Volvo S90.
How to clean my Volvo S90 air conditioning
Let’s start our content with the cleaning of the air conditioning circuit of your Volvo S90. The only way to accomplish a total cleaning of this circuit will be to use bactericidal and fungicidal sprays, actually, your air conditioning produces a lot of moisture that will stagnate in the circuit and will promote the creation of germs and bacteria of all sorts. You will find these items on the internet or in car centres. There are two methods to do this, here they are
Clean the air conditioning system of your Volvo S90 in a simple way
Once you have a disinfectant spray, you can easily clean your car’s air-conditioning system.
The technique is quite simple, nevertheless, this treatment can dirty the inside of your Volvo S90.
- Remove the cabin filter.
- Put in the disinfectant spray on the floor of your car (if possible on the passenger side).
- Turn on 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 car doors and leave it on for about ten minutes.
- Once this time has passed, open the doors of your Volvo S90, ventilation still on and let the passenger compartment air out for about 20 minutes.
This procedure will allow you to rather quickly clean the air-conditioning system of your Volvo S90, but if you have bad air-conditioning odours on your Volvo S90 that are persistent, we recommend you to apply the second approach.
Clean deeply the air-conditioning system of your Volvo S90
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Now let’s go forward to the more significant process of performing a cleaning of your ventilation system complete. You will have to be equipped with the same bactericidal and fungicidal spray, it is only the application that will be distinct. Here is the process to follow:
- Remove your cabin filter.
- By the external air intake of your Volvo S90 (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 Five minutes.
- 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 located under the glove box.
- Finally, to conclude, you can spray a few sprays into the vents of your Volvo S90.
- 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 Volvo S90
Finally, to finish our content, we will give you the main suggestions to respect, if you desire to maximize the life of your air conditioning system on Volvo S90 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 Volvo S90 every year.
If you want more tutorials on the Volvo S90, go to our Volvo S90 category.
