DIY PlayStation 4 SLIM Cleaning | How to Fix PS4 Loud Fan (Model CUH-22166B)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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If the fan and the radiator of your PS4 have too much dust buildup, it will lower it’s cooling efficiency. You might end up with a noisy PlayStation because the system will turn up the fans RPM to compensate for the poor airflow. Your system might even shut down suddenly in order to protect its components.
By doing this, you will have to break the warranty seal, voiding the Sony Warranty of your console. So think wisely before starting the disassembly.
I am using a window cleaning solution and a microfiber towel to wash the dust off,..... and a soft painting brush to brush off any dust from electronic components as well as in tight spaces like the logo engravings, the buttons and so on.
For the disassembly I used a Torx T-9 bit and a Phillips PH0 bit, but from what i researched on the internet it appears that some console models have T-8 Torx screws instead of T-9, so it’s better to have both just to be sure.
You can also use an air spray, an inverted vacuum cleaner that can blow air, or a compressor to blow the dust off from the components.
I am Max from Lifehackermax and I hope this video will help you guys with your dust situation.
Watch this video if you want to change the thermal paste: DIY PS4 Thermal Paste Change (Model CUH-22166B)
ua-cam.com/video/z2aHvkY6lCU/v-deo.html
Hi I took apart my ps4 slim and there was barley any dust build up and I cleaned the fan. After I put it back and put on a game not doing anything the fan went up like crazy
That should not have happened. Something might have gone wrong in the cleaning process. If you took apart the heatsink from the processor you have to change the thermal paste as well. If not, maybe have your console checked out by a specialist.
This video helped me so much. No longer im at sony airlines
That is so funny 🤣!!! Thank you for your input!!! It means a lot to me! 🙏🏽 This is amazing! Glad I could help!
@@LifeHackerMax if i remove the black dots then the ps4 will lose or not?
@@LifeHackerMax plz reply me life hack
I don’t understand what you are saying Bilal. Lose what? What black dots?
@@LifeHackerMax the one at 8:32
This is by far the best PS4 slim cleaning video out there. So many others are making it worse by removing both plates from the motherboard, when there really isn't any need to. Thanks for this 👍
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Managed to clean my cousin's PS4 with your easy to follow instructions! Works like new now! I watched quite a few videos and yours certainty should win a UA-cam award! :)
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad I could help.
This tutorial is great, even though I'm not tech expert i could easily follow step by step
10/10 would recommend
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much! This video helped me clean out my playstation and know how it functions. This is definitely a great video!
This is awesome spaZZ 👏🏼! Thank you for the comment! This helps me know i am doing a good job with my videos. 🤓
Thanks so much I bought a used ps4 slim from a gaming store in my country bought it for 150 to play some ps exclusives at cheap price and about 10 mins in Home Screen it was like an airplane and it was vibrating my desk and everything watched your video cleaned everything now no sound at all so happy thanks again will recommend you to one of my friends keep up great work 👍
The most concise explanation of how to do this. Very well impressed, my PlayStation seems to be as quit as ever. Thank you so much.
My friend sent this vid to me, and i'm glad he did so. This helped me soo much. My problem wasn't with the fan. The console froze every time i opened something. I can't thank you enough!
You mean when opening an app, curious how cleaning can solve software issue?
This by far the best step by step guide to clean the playstation 4 slim. I had a successful cleaning 😊🎉, thanks 👍🏼
Does the loud sound go away because I really wanna do it
Yes it did, it even got cooler while playing again.
@@josemwangi1039 alright thank you man
@@pookha2860 Go for it. And happy plays to you after a successful cleaning process
It’s cool is see someone actually take apart the PlayStation 4 slim the right way UA-cam channel awesome
Thank you! 🙏🏽
@@LifeHackerMax you’re welcome and stay awesome
Bro that wass the most helpful video I hever see on UA-cam.
My ps4 wass like a jet, now it's like a grandma pension thanks alot man
You might want to clean your PS3 console. See my cleaning tutorial here: ua-cam.com/video/x9io4rhCE6I/v-deo.html
My brothers PlayStation 4 slim has a rattling sound coming from the fan any clue what that might be
@@spaztikcuk5871 , it’s hard to say. You can either try cleaning it and see if you notice something out of the ordinary (like a broken fan blade) or take it to a shop. Cleaning it might solve the problem if something got in there.
❤ Very knowledgeable and explains very well. This is the best video I have seen so far. Thanks for making this video
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your video was so easy to understand. Wow! Did we have alot of dust in our PS4! We appreciate you taking the time to make this video and share it to help others! Have a good day!
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my video! It means a lot to me! 🙏🏼
Best video guide. Removed only required items , cleaned everything without touching the thermal paste. Great guide sir!
Thank you! 😊
Thankyou really helped, now my ps4 don’t sound like a whole jet every time I load into call of duty 🙏 🙏
I just color coat my screws with sharpies different colors and then I put a dot next to the hole of what color goes where
Thank you for sharing! Great tip! 👍🏼 Pined your comment so others can see it better. 😃
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Very nice tip!! Thanks
my cousin does samehes good ast taking things apart but does it as living too, but does something eles now as wont fix friends famailys pc or xb ps4 5 xb x s becuase he said it gets diffult wen it comes to fixing famailys stuff as they always keep goin bk sayin it wont wrk again n want it free n stuff so we all got ask strangers unfortnally , i never asked him for nothing but he was telling me i think before i did ask but i do my own stuff or got few friends wrk at currys in uk who good fix anything and dnt cost me much but u got wait few weeks as thjair otherr wrk loads b4 ie in currys shop, as i give it um take home wen i meet um in pub in uk, good few lads tbh n dnt cost bank too. well mostr times its ok,
its my 2nd cuz on y mams sides
Pro Tip: with the help of a $20 3D Printing Pen, you can actually reattach those little plastic “warranty seal” pieces if you’re skilled enough.
Just a fun little bit o’ advice for my fellow DIYers who also still want to maybe use their warranty for whatever reason.
This video was a great help dude. My console was filthy on the inside. Thanks for the quality teardown.
I had the noisiest airplane 😅😅 not anymore after following your awesome steps . Thank you very much 👍🏾
it is one of the easiest cleaning tutorial video on UA-cam. Easy steps to follow, thank you so much.
best tutorial steps by steps. thanks man, you're the best!
Thanks lot , I spent 3 hours doing this , and it’s working…. My PS4 Slim is no longer loud
You are welcome! And thank you for taking a little extra time to write this comment! 🤓🙂
Amazing video
Kept getting the over heating warning and randomly turning off, it doesn't sound like a jet no more and i dont get the warning anymore or it dont randomly turn off on me, simple and easy break down, Thank You for the great vid
Thankfully a now have a ps5, but I tried this out for the first time to see if I could do it, and it’s absurd how dusty mine was and how removing just the surface dust made such a big difference. It’s no longer an overpowering fan being the loudest thing in the room.
This video was very easy to follow and made cleaning my PS4 fan an ease!! 5* work for sure thank you so much!!
I can't remove the bottom Cover, because on a corner it's harder to pull it up. What should I do?
Thx🎉
I was just nodding along thinking, oh I can do this...
Until you get to removing the power supply and whoa, that's a bit too scary for me. Is it worth it to just open the top and bottom cover and then clean whatever dust is visible/reachable from there?
That's probably the limit of what I'm confident enough to do by myself.
Or should I not do it all? :(
I saw some videos where people just blow air into the consoles air vents without taking anything apart. I guess that if you can get rid of any dust particle inside you console would be better than leaving it there. But if you are not confident opening your console or if you are scared you could break something maybe it would be better to take your console to a professional and get it cleaned properly. Good luck!!!
Thank you for your way of teaching 🎉
Happy to help. And thank you for your kind words ☺️.
Amazing Video!!! Congrats for all the details and effort put on it! Helped me a lot!!!
Thank you so much!!! I am glad the video was helpful. 😊
Great video fixed my sons ps4 runs great and silent now not like a jet ready to take off
Nice vid
This is updated version of ps4 slim cleaning thanku.
Thanks for the video! Works like a charm. Its so quiet :)
I did this and now my playstation isn't freezing up anymore! Thank you!
Dude super helpful and educational video thanks man
Thank you mate following your video was so much easier than any other one on her by far the best one and dint brake them lil plastic welds
I am glad to hear that mate!!! And thank you for taking the time to write this comment 🙏🏽!!! Happy gaming! 🎮
Thank you other videos just didn’t do it like you and it helped me tons🙏🏽
That is awesome!!! I am glad it helped! 😊
This was a great video! My ps4 is like brand new now, I actually thought it wasn’t working cuz it was so quiet lol
Thank you very much man, you helped me to get rid of that enjoying sound from the fan. now it's so quiet,,,,
Whatever you do try not to watch 2 different videos done differently otherwise you’ll end up taking out way to many screws like I did also be extra careful with the black wire under the battery the little plug can come loose from the wire then you’ll have to macgyuver it back together like I had to I mean I wore plastic gloves and still cut my hand up good on that part I’ve got rather small hands for a guy so if you’ve got a kid you trust enough to stick their hand in might be easier
Thank you so much I needed this!! My PS4 sounds like a jet..actually probably louder 🤷♀️😂 I’m gonna try this probably tomorrow thank you!!! Keep up the good work!
You are welcome 🤗! Good luck 🍀!
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Excellent
Thank you so much! This really helped you’re the best lmao I just can’t thank you enough.
You are very welcome!
My ps4 now wont turn on
Usually, when this happens to me I retrace every step and see what I missed: a socket, a ribbon placed wrongly or any other thing. If things still don’t work, I think about getting whatever I am working on to a professional. I hope you can figure things out. Good luck 🍀.
Great vid especially the pictures at the end
Very helpful and easy thank you so much 👍
Thank you so much this video really helped out a ton with cleaning out my PS4 which was ready to take off and you have gained another subscriber
your fat or slim?
@@tgekks the slim
Thank you bro this actually helped a lot
You are welcome! I am happy you found it useful!
best PS4 slim cleaning video thank you very much
Thank you for the nice and clear instructions but I’m still not confident taking my ps4 apart just to clean it. Don’t want to break it or mess it up by accident. 😅
I know how you feel. It took me ages to get the courage to open up mine 🤭. There is always the option to get it cleaned by a professional, or just opening up the lid to analyze how dirty the fan is.
Fantastic video. Perfect thank u
Yessir ! This actually helped me a lot , I don’t hear my jet anymore lol 💪🏽💪🏽
Awesome! 👍🏼
Awesome vid! Helped me clean my PS4 and looks like new now 😊❤
Thank you so much! Glad I could be helpful. Happy gaming! 🎮🕹️
Oare nu a vazut nimeni ca e scris gresit titlul😁. E playsation in loc de playstation. Felicitari pt munca totusi. Maine o sa iti urmez sfaturile si o sa il curat si eu pe al meu ca tare zgomotos mai este.
Multumesc mult pentru observatie! Sper sa iti fie de folos tutorialul! - Thank you for noticing! I hope my tutorial will be of use to you!
Exzellent Video - my PS4 is silent now. Thx!
This was very helpful thanks so much for taking the time to make this video 👍
You are welcome. And thank you for your comment 🙏🏽.
You might also enjoy my custom PS4 controller build: ua-cam.com/video/Cxoiq8DdQb4/v-deo.html
I can't open past the warranty sticker
For some reason, half of the ps4 doesn't disconnect from its other half
Check all steps closely. The HDD will block it from opening if not taken out I think.
@@LifeHackerMax I did what I had to do. All that's left is to figure out a way to put back the metal plate that covers the fan and put the rest and im done.
Thanks so much!
You're welcome! ☺️
This was such a great tutorial
Update: Found it! It goes into the slot behind the ○ on the side with fan. Hope that makes sense.
Original: This video was amazing! I had a small black L shape piece with a circle fall out while I was removing disk drive. I have no idea where it goes or if it's even a part of the ps4 😭
Ur the best tutorial bruv
Thank you so much 😊!
Great video. You're a amazing for this 💫
This video helped me to clean my crusty ps4 but you should've used a beter camera angle because it was pretty confusing the view from the side but I still managed to clean this old computer before I get a ps5
Great Tutorial!! Thank you PS4 running smooth again!!
You’re welcome! Glad I could help! 👍🏼
Thank you so much
yoo, I'm gonna try this today or tomorrow, I got my ps4 second hand and it's soo loud. I wanted to clean it the easy way but those black things 8:32 got in the way haha. Wish me luck 🤞
I just finished doing it. Thank you so much! It seems the pre-owner was a smoker, so that stuff was everywhere, very disgusting really. It's a miracle it turned on in the first place 😅 Now it's incredibly quiet. Great tutorial man!
I haven’t even got the chance to wish you good luck 🍀 and you are already done with the job. That’s how fast 💨 you where!!! Awesome job man!!! Thank you very much! It means so much to me to know my videos are helping out!!! And thanks for taking the time to comment!!! Have fun gaming!!! 👍🏼
Thx we have the same ps4 slim model
Awesome !!! Thank you for your comment!
Keep it up bro much 💕 but You're really a good teacher
didnt even know you can remove the bottom plate
Thanks man, I appreciate the video.. made thing simple and easy..
Even if u don’t have the tools to fully open it open it and clean what u can my fan had a huge chunk of dust just on top 🤦🏽♂️
Thanks man. Glad you’re so community oriented. I wish I needed more of this info but I’ll put you on in the background
My power supply is not coming out after I take that one screw out. It also looks a little bit different from yours mine has a square silver piece on the back.
Great tutorial
Thanks for the video! 👍🏽
THANKS!!! 💓
Thank you so much it realy helpt
hi, great vid. it helped my so much
thank you,its helpfully for me 🙃
Awesome! Thank you for your feedback! It helps me 😃!
It's a very well made video, but, in my humble opinion, it's missing one very important step that some might wnat to do and would help most of the PS4's out there to keep working cool for a couple more years. You should include removing and replacing the thermal paste on the APU, for this subjet to be complete. Other than that, great work.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment! You are right, the subject is not complete without the thermal paste change. On the other hand when making this tutorial I made the conscious decision to leave out the thermal paste change because not everyone that will follow this tutorial will be able to perform the procedure and might end up ruining their console. And even though I am doing my best to add disclaimers in my videos there is still an ethical responsibility that I feel for my viewers. Also I consider the two procedures separate because as a good practice it is recommended to clean the hardware from dust every 6 months or so while the thermal paste change can be done once in 2-3 years. So it is still ok for some to do the dust cleanup and once every 6 procedures take the console to a professional for a thermal paste change. That was the logic behind me not adding the TP change in the video.
I tooked apart my ps4 slim and cleaned the fan then when i put on a regular game not doing anything the fan went crazy and not even hot
Too good
Keep it up 💪
🔝
Thank you! I will! 👍🏼
Thank you so much!! awesome video!!! :)
This video helped a lot😮😊🎉 but i couldn’t do it to the end bcs i wasn’t able to disconnect the wifi wire.. tell me how hard and how did you pull the wihi wire out?😢
They should be pretty easy to remove.
me and my brother were cleaning the ps4 and when we put it together we had 5 parts left over
im puttting my ps4 back and im screwing all screws but 2 of them doesnt screw all in whys that when i put that silver mirror thing
The screws are different for each hole. There is a picture in the video that should show where each screw should go.
Wonder if you noticed any difference. You took out a very clump of dust and what not when you took out the fan.
Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos and your input is much appreciated 🙏🏽. And yes! The difference was noticeable! The PS4 fan gets very loud when the radiators get blocked. After cleaning the console should be silent. If the fan is still loud that is a sign that the thermal paste might need a change.
@@LifeHackerMax thanks for the video! I live quite dusty country, i live in Caribbean and so my porch door is always open and thus lots of dust. I did clean it of with compressed air a lot in the beginning. But think I should have a peak inside see how it's doing. Still got lou2 in the box, i did run that intro and played couple minutes. Fan went crazyw with that game, but on the other hand, I've read it's kinda normal for that game and PS5 slim
Good luck to you mate! Please come by and tell us if you see any improvement after the cleaning! 👍🏼
the smallest screw, right above the fan wont even screw back in.. do i need it?
great video. just cleaned out my sons ps4 and it was covered in dust.
Thank you! 🙏🏽
Thank you for this 🙏
How do you break the pin without the security bit?
I tested this once to make sure it works as I have a security bit. I used a flat screwdriver and a small hammer. Press the screwdriver against the small pin and hit it with the hammer gently. Once the pin has bent, move the screwdriver on the other side trying to bend the pin in another direction. Do this a few times and eventually the pin will break. I have to say it wasn’t very easy. Good luck!🍀
Which pin
@@LifeHackerMax actually I am doing it first time so I am reading all the comments to make sure it works 100% and then I saw this comment I just wanna confirm everything please.
@@shrichandgangwani7920 I would recommend getting the right tool for the job. But if you are a crafty person, It does work to break the little pin in the middle of the screw.
Last question: what did you use for the tiniest screw on the silver plate? did you replace it with another one?
I am sorry, I don’t recall but I did not replace any screws.
I loved it so much
Would it damage the storage.. Or reset the whole console... Scared to unplug all the connectors inside it.
The main power socket should be disconnected first. As long as you don’t damage the ribbons, wires when connecting/disconnecting them, you should be ok. All the information is stored in a hard drive like the one you have in your Laptop 💻. The information on the storage device will not be harmed by unplugging the connectors. 👍🏼 Good Luck! Follow the video and you should be fine.
My ps4 cuh2106,is it the same layout board and screw from this one?
So please no need for thermal paste like the fat ps4 because my friend spoiled his console after cleaning his fat ps4
Changing the thermal paste is needed from time to time but not as often as cleaning the console from dust. My video only covers the fan and radiator cleaning from dust which should be done more regularly in my opinion and needs less knowledge and skill.
I’ll give it to PlayStation they built a resilient machine. Mine sounded like a jet engine. It would shut down randomly. I dropped it and my video screen looked like a bad acid trip but it slowly repaired itself and she’s still going.