I also recommend spraying evaporator cleaner through the drain plug of your car to clean the AC coil. This will not only remove debris and fungus but also leave your AC with a fresh scent. By combining this with other cleaning methods, you can significantly improve the cooling performance of your car's air conditioning system.
For majority of people, vacuum, soapy water and water hose will be enough to clean it. Even my outdoor A/C unit that was covered in dirt and fuzzies for years cleaned up easily with just water. If you have an extremely dirty condenser that has more than the typical, then you'll need the A/C foam cleaner. It's best for most people not to go out and buy a bottle without verifying it's needed first.
New subscriber here, it's so satisfying watching you're video on how to clean the aircon condenser. Thanks for sharing and more power to you're channel
Dear DP - I have enjoyed your videos... Thumbs up! Do you by any chance have a video that shows how to change the Automatic Transmission Fluid on this Silver Mazda 2 with automatic transmission? I have just bought a similar car and I would like to learn how to do it in this car ;-) - I would like to learn how I get acces to the gearbox underneath and also where the drain plug and inspection/fill hole are located. - Do you know if the engine should be idling or shut off when inspecting the fluid level in the gearbox? - Also, do you know which temperature the transmission should have on inspection? (20 degress celsius or 65 degrees celsius) Thanks for the videos on maintenance
Thank you very much for watching and giving feedbacks on my videos. Regarding the video about changing the Automatic Transmission fluid on Mazda 2 Skyactiv, Yes, I do already have a video for that which only needs to be edited in order for me to publish it on this channel. For now, I have some videos that are already lined up for publish, but don't worry, I will upload it soon once I'm done editing it. All of those concerns will be covered by the video. For now, I will answer those so that you will have an idea about it. - The gearbox can be accessed underneath by removing the engine bottom cover. The drain plug is an allen bolt while the dipstick of it is located and hidden at the bottom of the air intake assembly. The color of the dipstick is light gray and it is held down by a 10mm bolt. - The engine should be warmed up and it needs to be idling when checking the fluid level of the transmission fluid. - When checking the fluid level, the temperature of the transmission should be on 50 degrees celsius (122 Fahrenheit) as indicated on the dipstick. Once again, thank you very much!
@@DraftProject Thank you for your thorough answer, - l look forward to watching that video. I have a single follow-up question regarding the fluid-level-procedure.... When the engine is idling, should I slowly cycle the gearbox through PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE and back again, - right before checking the fluid level or just let the engine idle in PARK? Cycling the gearbox through the gears splashes the fluid everywhere inside the gearbox, and I presume that it will affect the fluid level to some extend and I am uncertain whether I should do so or not on the MAZDA 2 1,5 Skyactiv right before checjing the fluid level. Once again, _ thank you for your videos and your reply.
Yes, that's right. While the engine is idling, you need to cycle through the gears before checking the fluid level. That will determine whether you need to add more fluid or not. This way, you will be assured that each section of the gearbox has enough fluid and will have an accurate reading of the fluid level. You're welcome and thank you very much too!
You probably should have blown air at it to dry it or used the wet/dry vac to clean out the water from the fins. In some places it looks like you just replaced the dirt with the cleaning solution as there was noticeable build up especially on the right side.
I agree with that and actually, I did blow the water with a compressed air but it wasn't shown in the video. Sorry for that. I should have said but I just decided not to since not everyone has an access to compressed air and wet/dry vacuum. It is a good suggestion though. Thank you very much for commenting that. There are some spot that has stains on it and cannot be removed by cleaning anymore. It's a bit long time ago since I've cleaned it.
Nice video, i think this is whats up with my car. The ac works up till about 25c and then stops when its around 30c unless turn the blowers way down, witch isn't refreshing.
Maybe the evaporator is dirty too. Try cleaning both and that should create an improvement. I have a video about evaporator cleaning where I used a specific cleaner. Check the link here. th-cam.com/video/7R70SEWLX0g/w-d-xo.html Thank you and take care.
Well, in some ways, yeah. If this job is not applicable for personal reasons, then a simple spray would somehow help and do the trick. But nothing can beat a super clean condenser in terms of performance.
Excellent video A question when I turn on the air takes time to cool, but eventually cooled, but it takes a while, do you think it is due to this dirty condenser (my car is ford fiesta).
Some soap ended up getting inside the condenser fins after a wash and it’s making a sulfur smell, tried washing it out with water but it didn’t do much, what do you recommend I should do to get it out?
Actually, I haven't encountered that problem. The soap is actually hard to remove so you have to rinse it many times. I guess one way is to try rinsing it with a bit more pressure and focused on the fins to flushed out some of the remaining soap. I hope this helps. Thank you very much.
Unfortunately no. Cleaning the condenser will only help the performance of the cooling system. Perhaps the odor could be from the seat, carpet, blower, cabin filter or the evaporator itself. Try replacing the cabin filter, clean the blower motor and other part of the interior to see if that helps. Also, if you are always on non recirculation mode, that could be the cause of odor which is from the outside to inside of the A/C system.
If you refer to spraying on the other side of the condenser, yes you can. Just make sure to adjust it to moderate pressure so that the cooling fins won't bend.
I guess it's better to inspect more. Check if the ac compressor is working when you turn on the A/C system. If everything is good and working but has no cold air, then it could be the expansion valve or probably the condenser. It's not a bad idea to try cleaning it than spending new parts right away. Also, try to find other A/C specialist and let them check for you to have a second thought and make things more accurate. Hope this helps. Thanks!
News flash:: That condenser radiator is about as clean as they get. I have a car and a truck that are 3 times more clogged than your pristine " dirty radiator" Let me know if you want to use them to show a real cleaning:)
I appreciate that. I guess that would be harder without the use of a pressurize sprayer, but that would be definitely a satisfying thing to do. Thanks and take care man.
I live in hot Florida and just start driving my car today and it has helped my air conditioner. Thank you for the idea
Thank you very much too! Take care!
That looks satisfying, will have to try that now since my aircon is not as effective even after cleaning the evaporator
Probably one of the most overlooked services on a car. I gotta clean mine, it has 209k miles on it.
I totally agree. Good luck and take care.
I also recommend spraying evaporator cleaner through the drain plug of your car to clean the AC coil. This will not only remove debris and fungus but also leave your AC with a fresh scent. By combining this with other cleaning methods, you can significantly improve the cooling performance of your car's air conditioning system.
Drain plug?
@@mil3276 Drain tube
Awesome job and thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much too sir!
Nice! Will be doing this to my truck. Thank you
Thank you. Good luck and take care!
What I noticed is water isn't enough even high pressured you definitely need a foam that can break down the dirt and that gets stuck.
For majority of people, vacuum, soapy water and water hose will be enough to clean it. Even my outdoor A/C unit that was covered in dirt and fuzzies for years cleaned up easily with just water. If you have an extremely dirty condenser that has more than the typical, then you'll need the A/C foam cleaner. It's best for most people not to go out and buy a bottle without verifying it's needed first.
Do NOT use high pressure. Only LOW pressure water.
DP loves his Skyactiv :) Good job!
Yep! Thank you very much:)
no he doesnt look at the state of those rims full of brake dust
@@Chris-hw4mq Sorry about that. I used to keep it that way, but I make sure that the car was properly maintained.
@@DraftProject glad to hear that.
Wow great job
Thank you very much!
Awesome job and awesome video!!! Looking forward to more from you!
Thank you very much!!
New subscriber here, it's so satisfying watching you're video on how to clean the aircon condenser. Thanks for sharing and more power to you're channel
Dear DP - I have enjoyed your videos... Thumbs up!
Do you by any chance have a video that shows how to change the Automatic Transmission Fluid on this Silver Mazda 2 with automatic transmission? I have just bought a similar car and I would like to learn how to do it in this car ;-)
- I would like to learn how I get acces to the gearbox underneath and also where the drain plug and inspection/fill hole are located.
- Do you know if the engine should be idling or shut off when inspecting the fluid level in the gearbox?
- Also, do you know which temperature the transmission should have on inspection? (20 degress celsius or 65 degrees celsius)
Thanks for the videos on maintenance
Thank you very much for watching and giving feedbacks on my videos.
Regarding the video about changing the Automatic Transmission fluid on Mazda 2 Skyactiv, Yes, I do already have a video for that which only needs to be edited in order for me to publish it on this channel. For now, I have some videos that are already lined up for publish, but don't worry, I will upload it soon once I'm done editing it.
All of those concerns will be covered by the video. For now, I will answer those so that you will have an idea about it.
- The gearbox can be accessed underneath by removing the engine bottom cover. The drain plug is an allen bolt while the dipstick of it is located and hidden at the bottom of the air intake assembly. The color of the dipstick is light gray and it is held down by a 10mm bolt.
- The engine should be warmed up and it needs to be idling when checking the fluid level of the transmission fluid.
- When checking the fluid level, the temperature of the transmission should be on 50 degrees celsius (122 Fahrenheit) as indicated on the dipstick.
Once again, thank you very much!
@@DraftProject
Thank you for your thorough answer, - l look forward to watching that video.
I have a single follow-up question regarding the fluid-level-procedure.... When the engine is idling, should I slowly cycle the gearbox through PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE and back again, - right before checking the fluid level or just let the engine idle in PARK?
Cycling the gearbox through the gears splashes the fluid everywhere inside the gearbox, and I presume that it will affect the fluid level to some extend and I am uncertain whether I should do so or not on the MAZDA 2 1,5 Skyactiv right before checjing the fluid level.
Once again, _ thank you for your videos and your reply.
Yes, that's right. While the engine is idling, you need to cycle through the gears before checking the fluid level. That will determine whether you need to add more fluid or not. This way, you will be assured that each section of the gearbox has enough fluid and will have an accurate reading of the fluid level.
You're welcome and thank you very much too!
You probably should have blown air at it to dry it or used the wet/dry vac to clean out the water from the fins. In some places it looks like you just replaced the dirt with the cleaning solution as there was noticeable build up especially on the right side.
I agree with that and actually, I did blow the water with a compressed air but it wasn't shown in the video. Sorry for that. I should have said but I just decided not to since not everyone has an access to compressed air and wet/dry vacuum. It is a good suggestion though. Thank you very much for commenting that.
There are some spot that has stains on it and cannot be removed by cleaning anymore. It's a bit long time ago since I've cleaned it.
Nice
Nice video, i think this is whats up with my car. The ac works up till about 25c and then stops when its around 30c unless turn the blowers way down, witch isn't refreshing.
Maybe the evaporator is dirty too. Try cleaning both and that should create an improvement. I have a video about evaporator cleaning where I used a specific cleaner. Check the link here.
th-cam.com/video/7R70SEWLX0g/w-d-xo.html
Thank you and take care.
Did you fix it ?
@xelapax yeah i got it fixed, but it wasn't this problem. It was electrical
What was the electrical problem?
@@MrRhion180 lose wire to the aircon pump
Hi there , this whole thing you're cleaning is the condenser or the radiator? I thought the condenser is a lot smaller than the radiator?
What chemical did you use buddy?
Good job 👍
Thank you very much!
Simple water spray is enough rather then long opening
Well, in some ways, yeah. If this job is not applicable for personal reasons, then a simple spray would somehow help and do the trick. But nothing can beat a super clean condenser in terms of performance.
Nice. Thank you
Thank you very much too!
🎉
Excellent video
A question when I turn on the air takes time to cool, but eventually cooled, but it takes a while, do you think it is due to this dirty condenser (my car is ford fiesta).
Yes, it can also be considered. Other things to consider are dirty and clogged up evaporator and lack of freon in the aircon system.
How many years once, car condenser should be cleaned?
Recommended to clean every 6 months or twice a year. Also, can be clean minimum for once a year.
@@DraftProject okay 👍
Hey, can you drive your car right after hosing it down? Thank you.
Yes you can. But I won't recommend it since driving with a wet condenser would just catch more dirt and debris.
Thank you! Take care.
Some soap ended up getting inside the condenser fins after a wash and it’s making a sulfur smell, tried washing it out with water but it didn’t do much, what do you recommend I should do to get it out?
Actually, I haven't encountered that problem. The soap is actually hard to remove so you have to rinse it many times. I guess one way is to try rinsing it with a bit more pressure and focused on the fins to flushed out some of the remaining soap.
I hope this helps. Thank you very much.
Have bad odor coming ac vents will help remove it?
Unfortunately no. Cleaning the condenser will only help the performance of the cooling system.
Perhaps the odor could be from the seat, carpet, blower, cabin filter or the evaporator itself. Try replacing the cabin filter, clean the blower motor and other part of the interior to see if that helps. Also, if you are always on non recirculation mode, that could be the cause of odor which is from the outside to inside of the A/C system.
Which solution was used In spray bottle
The condenser cleaning solution. I transfered it in a spray bottle.
Where are the cooling fans
Cooling fans are located at the back of the condenser/radiator.
He said don’t use pressure washer but he use pressure water on the end. 😅
Can I use air gun and spray from inside?
If you refer to spraying on the other side of the condenser, yes you can. Just make sure to adjust it to moderate pressure so that the cooling fins won't bend.
Where I get de product? Amazon?
Yeah, you can find it there. You can try on other sites too like Ebay etc.
I did that and my ac from freeze
😎 😎 😎
Thank you! Glad it helped:)
Hi bro thanks for sharing your videos, same tayo ng kotse kaya malaking tulong sken yung mga tutorials mo. :)
Glad to hear it:) Thank you very much bro. Take care and God bless.
So my car is blowing hot hair but the ac has no leanks we put dye an it was good they say its condinser do i jus need clean it or replace it?
I guess it's better to inspect more. Check if the ac compressor is working when you turn on the A/C system.
If everything is good and working but has no cold air, then it could be the expansion valve or probably the condenser.
It's not a bad idea to try cleaning it than spending new parts right away.
Also, try to find other A/C specialist and let them check for you to have a second thought and make things more accurate.
Hope this helps. Thanks!
@@DraftProject As he stated expansion valve or evaporator
What difference for before and after clean?
Sorry for the late response. After cleaning, it gives a bit more cooling to the aircon since the condenser can dissipate the heat better than before.
News flash::
That condenser radiator is about as clean as they get. I have a car and a truck that are 3 times more clogged than your pristine " dirty radiator"
Let me know if you want to use them to show a real cleaning:)
I appreciate that. I guess that would be harder without the use of a pressurize sprayer, but that would be definitely a satisfying thing to do. Thanks and take care man.