How to clean a PS4 the easy way and in depth

[@h1gh3r73]

Great vid. Just a heads up for anyone in EU doing this - the topmost screw on the PSU wasn't actually a screw on mine as it is in the video. It looks like a black plastic hex screw but it can be ignored and lifted as in the video without addressing it. Mentioning this as I thought I had stripped the plastic head and was unable to continue.

[@666drahciRreuagnoL]

Thanks! Haha i was in panic when i saw that i have only one screw. And the other two are those plastic shits. So i can ignore them and just lift it up? K get it :D haha

[@vasilispsaroudakis8689]

Bro I had the same thing 😂😂😅😅

[@michaelduran926]

Thanks, I thought I had missed something.

[@brandynicole843]

I’m trying to pull the back off and pulling the side tabs as you said but it will not lift 🥲

[@brandynicole843]

Clips* not side tabs

[@rrwholloway]

Sir, this is the best video on this topic on youtube. A simple 30 minute job, no messing with thermal paste and my ps4 pro is a lot quieter!

[@ettydizzle]

OMG thank you! Never really wanted to take the bottom of the ps off but after doing so saw a massive heap in dust gave it a good clean and then took the power supply out gave that a clean and wow after all the steps my ps is finely silent genuinely can't hear it, thank you thank you thank you so much really appreciate it my dude

[@AxisDSTC]

This helped me alot! Step by step and no messing around with cables and motherboard! Thank you!!

[@tombraidertrailerman]

Oh my God this is the most helpful guide ever! My PS4 pro no longer deafens me, now I can look forward to the last of us 2! So helpful!

[@Matt-xh9ng]

Do you still have ur ps4 is it still quiet after 7 months

[@red-merlin]

Dude! Thank you so much for showing us how to get to the damn heatsink without messing around with the friggin motherboard lol. Everybody else wants to show you the thermal paste and such, i just want to clean the heatsink lol. Your awesome Man

[@idontknowyou876]

They want you to f it up and send it in lol

[@Tinito1984]

Im here to share the same feeling bro! haha i wanna to clean the heatsink, but without messing up the ps4

[@red-merlin]

@@Tinito1984 right!? "Here's the easy way to clean your PlayStation..first we'll dismantle it completely and be sure you remember which way everything goes" it's like this friend i had who's an engineer, God bless him, and when ever we had a simple task he'd over think shit and spend to long reinventing the wheel, adding extra pointless steps. A simple task like moving scrap metal to another spot becomes an hours long job as he tries to employ physics or tangential force or maybe sooner crazy contraption, some of which did save our backs, but didn't make things easier per se lol

[@shifty2755]

You may as well change your thermal paste while it is half stripped down.

[@red-merlin]

@@shifty2755 the route that most videos make you take maybe, but i don't happen to have paste on hand and I'd rather not f*** with some the chips, motherboard, or other touchy parts that "must be placed back perfectly" when i got a newer ps4 pro that uses better/more of the thermal paste. Far more valuable in my house to just reach the heat sink when i live off a fairly traveled dirt road in the woods and I've got a dog beating dust up out of my carpet everyday. Dust will build up like i haven't touched it in years and I'm not going to do the long way just to get the heat sink as needed and nobody would need to replace the paste as often as i need to dig into the console

[@jburgess199]

This really helped a lot, man. Thank you! Had my console since 2016, and it sounded like an aircraft was taking off when I played most games! Watching your video and following your steps produced great results! Cheers..!

[@erinadair_]

lol a concord jet is what mine sounds like too

[@jemps91]

My ps4 was really loud when playing. After watching and following this video my ps4 is now whisper quiet. Thanks!!!

[@cyberpunk5826]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to do this with my PS4 pro. You are a fantastic teacher and can explain the steps in such a detailed manner. I don't know why it's so hard for others to teach like you do but I'm a person that likes to know what/ why I'm doing something. I also need to know every detail broken down because it throws me off when a step is sped through or it's not covered as extensively. I will update once I clean my system!

[@mrtusk]

Best video on here hands-down. Straight to the point and super easy

[@chriswarrington6502]

Thanks for the video it helped out a lot. One thing I did along with blowing the fan and fins out, I dipped q-tips in isopropyl alcohol and cleaned the fan and cooling spaces to get things extra clean.

[@robertmorrison5574]

Can't belive how simple this was the whole time thank you 🙏

[@nuunander]

It is so quiet around here now since I did this cleanup for my 2,5 year old PS4 Pro. It cost me 1,90€ to buy the correct tool, only problem for me was the lack of brute force since my PS4 Pro had never been opened. But it was definitely worth the effort, bye bye "jet engine"! And thank you for making this video!

[@CGHIT96]

It made a big difference by watching this video and I did it and now my PS is super quiet so freaking happy!.....

[@_desertwalker_]

Xmas day 2020 and doing PS4 maintenance. Thanks for the tutorial, much appreciated.

[@kennethhunke4540]

First cleaning of the PS4 Pro since buying it in 2017. Thank you for this easy video. I would have removed too many screws or pulled too hard on that power supply connector.

[@Mannytaknover]

you just earned a new sub easy way to get to heatsink! thank you!

[@Redouanfaka]

When i looked up on how to clean the Heatsink, i saw many videos about completely disassembling the console, i'm happy that this is another way to get to it. I have cleaned the fan (which had a light layer of dust) the Heatsink (was full of it, i blew in it with air and everything came out through the fan) and the Power Supply (was completely in dust too. Thank you for this video! I kind of wished there was a way to remove the cable of the power supply, and to open itself to do more specific cleaning.

[@Ogdt2014]

Best ps4 cleaning video iv seen hands down

[@rosshardy5359]

Thanks man that was the most concise and informative video I've seen on this subject. Had a little pry taking the lid off and cleaned out everything I could see, still sounds loud as hell so I'm waiting for the new screwdriver set to come and I'll get the heat sink cleaned out. Wicked, thanks!

[@stormedghost695]

Same

[@JTM369]

That vanguard almost killed my PS4 lol I'ma be cleaning this out tomorrow morning. You definitely showed it easier than the last video I watched.

[@nadeemafzal8984]

thank you massively - clearly the best, most eloquent guide on You Tube - reached here after watching a few misguiding ones - now i need to get on with it --- 5 stars

[@74rob69]

Great video. Easy peasy. Just follow what he says. I used a torx T8, it's all lowes had. But these screws are hand tightened, so no need to crank down on them.

[@lew708]

Let me delete the rest of the tutorials I saved because this is EXACTLY what I was looking for.

[@fimspeeway]

Great tutorial! I blew a heap of crud out of the fins and heat sink and now it's whisper quiet :)

[@ChronosRaikou]

This guide was perfect. I ordered both the torques bits and compressed air and cleaned my PS4 Pro out in about 15 minutes. She's borderline silent now. Thanks for telling us exactly what we needed to know :)

[@shona-sof]

Thanks for the video! I need to get the security bits to do this. So many games make my fan rev up to intolerable levels, and i hope this clears it up

[@oonie99]

Great video thanks. My PS$ was like a jet liner beore cleaning, now its great.

[@matheust.5388]

Really helpful! Thanks a lot! No messing with cables and that kind of stuff

[@speediewell4963]

I have seen so many vids on this and yours is the best by far!

[@bara9885]

I removed the top plate today, then all the cells and the fan blew with air I have a very good and powerful compressor and it wasent necessary to remove everything, ugly lumps of dust flew, I did it for the first time in 4 years. Because the last few months have been like I've been playing like a jambo jet😂 Now it's great again💪

[@heman691]

Mines sounded like a jet engine for over two years until I followed this video works perfect 🥂 for the fix much appreciated

[@daybocook]

This video was real helpful my PS4 sounds like a jet engine

[@gaelortega7637]

And after this how was it

[@daybocook]

It’s good

[@robbiehouse8552]

Awesome results. Used to sound like a loud vacuum and now it's whisper quiet. Most of my dirt covering 50% of the cooling fins... Just an FYI

[@gameshark427]

Wow great video man 👍 Love how in-depth you were & how easy you made it to follow along.

[@g8orfan152]

Great video, thanks. I just got the PS5 so I'm selling my PS4 Pro Star Wars battlefront. So it needed to be cleaned. Thanks again.

[@joefish6091]

Good video, PS4 pro is now near silent. Its tempting to cut a big opening in the top cover and fit a 200mm fan to cool the PS4 Pro.

[@BamBam546PS]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. Working on it now

[@israelcomunidad8380]

Just saved my life 😌 very good video 👍

[@asrourrasrourr2099]

You just earned a sub this vid helped me alottttttttttt

[@nathannicholson3608]

Just seen this.... so glad there's a way to clean it without sending it to a shop or fully stripping it.... every other video shows taking out the hard drive in which I really don't wanna do cos I don't wanna risk my files and have no pc to sort it back out.. how come it's jot needed to be taken out... can any damage come to it this way.... great vid btw really helpfull. Will try this when the tool bits come.

[@TheDude-kj9ks]

Me when I pop the top off: 😬 My Playstation:😬

[@jannatidyali]

Liked and Subscribed, Love you man ❤️

[@Not_Harvard]

This fucking worked. You're incredible man.

[@apb0621]

I'm hopi g this gives me more time with the Pro Thank you and you got a new sub! ✌🙂

[@przemekjanowicz7010]

Brilliant tutorial.

[@runnerpsu]

Excellent video! Thanks for taking time to make and share it. I had one issue. I was not able to remove the 5 screws to lift up the plastic because the screw in the middle would not come out! Anyone else have this issue?

[@danntheskywalker8667]

I agree, you are awesome. Thank you very much. This really helps me.

[@dans2015]

Thank you so much someone normal your a great help clear instructions very good thank you so much ❤️

[@Brandishh]

Thanks man, super helpful

[@venomn8148]

Very helpful the other videos were very complicate for me

[@OCDRUMGUY]

Bravo. Just what I needed.

[@justicerain32]

is anyone else have a hard time at the start it took me like 30mins to do lol but much love to the vid 😁

[@thomaslarsson9194]

Thank’s very helpfull! 🇸🇪👋

[@sereez731]

Thanks bro im really struggling to find how to fix my ps4 😭😭😭

[@aliibrahim842]

You are amazing man

[@drix5220]

Subbed Thankyou 😄😄😄

[@AGElite87]

Thanks this help me alot!

[@liteluv3269]

Really helpful thank you

[@dabokuma6995]

Great video! Thanks

[@lukehall373]

Any videos like this but for the standard PS4?

[@TheChicowoodson2005]

Had 3 beeps and turned off. Did this and now turning back on. Lets see if playing COD will make it shut off again........OMG....it W0RKED! TY TY TY TY

[@abdullahsgamingchannel6046]

Hi buddy can you tell me how to open the middle screw then open the part of it

[@carlosfandango2419]

Top man. Thanks.

[@Haunter_1616]

Would you recommend a deeper clean (cleaning the heat sink/fins) to someone who has never cleaned their PS4 before? I can tell mine is filthy just from looking at the sides of it and am for sure going to clean the fan and take the top part off but I'm not sure if I should go through the hassle of unscrewing the bottom and getting to the fins if it isn't super necessary.

[@Blackthorn869]

Just go for it. I cleaned my fan and for curiositys' sake opened it up the rest of the way too and it's a good thing I did. It was filthy. I blew literal dust bunnies out of it, at least 2. The power supply had a ton of build up on it as well so don't forget to blow it out too.

[@wahyustory972]

In your opinion, which option is more appropriate, thermal paste for the PlayStation 4 pro console?

[@robertturner4168]

My job tomorrow or Monday. Just wondering would a troubled loud fan cause trouble downloading a game?

[@piotrkrawczyk5244]

Great vid.

[@richyque]

Thank you!

[@nathannicholson3608]

Have you a guide on removing the ps4 pro fan without removing the hard drive... it's still like a jet.. so thinking getting actually to the fan or a replacement fan.

[@ebossnz6838]

just cleaned mine today. it's amazing how quite it is now. I thought maybe not rather much cause didn't see much on the fan. but the dust over the heat grate behind the fan. that was the king. and use a paint brush not a toothbrush.

[@drazenvidic2990]

On 4:14 the center screw.What do i use to remove it?

[@eliasconstantine4224]

Hey I saw that u have that red candy stuck on the fan that was on mine too so do you have any idea what it is ???

[@AV-yd6sl]

Good job, next time get a wire brush:)) you could just use a Hoover with a dust head and it's easier and safer.

[@TELEVISIBLE]

I use a flat pen to ply open it 😅 i finger need work out more

[@khaledr.8656]

Very helpful

[@guywhoasked6046]

Yo can you place the ps4 pro sideays instead of flat? And which is better

[@__D-B__]

The side where it says SONY isn't popping open like the other side. Feels like I'm gonna break it lol should I just go hulk mode and pull until it pops?

[@ltgood]

Thanks so much

[@javierrodriguez250]

I just have 1 question, what size of the Ford bit did you use? I’m trying to buy the kit but I want to make sure it’s the exact size

[@jags29]

Well I just can't get the top off. Can barely get my fingers in the gap to try and pull each side up. They feel like they have been superglued in

[@jackjones6538]

Thank u bro

[@flamingbridges1649]

I cleaned the fan on my ps4 pro yesterday. It's been so loud for months when I'm playing games. Made no difference. Will I need to take the whole thing apart and give it a good clean.

[@JustLeo1908]

Sarah Brodie you will probably have to check and maybe replace the Thermal Paste, there are plenty of videos that show you to to get there, so yes you will have to take most of it apart

[@xitiz3408]

For cleaning the heatsink why you need to open the harddrive cover and those thing what will happend if we open only the front part and clean the heatsink plz any body can tell me plz 🙏🙏

[@benno8039]

thank you

[@kindnesssad]

me who uses my mouth and a straw: PFFFHHhhhhhfffhHHHHHHHFFHhhhhhhhhhhhFFF

[@dmohankumar9871]

Middle part i heard sound very little it open but from sides not opening

[@stormedghost695]

My problem is I can’t get the top off but thx man my ps4 took off from an airport before I saw this

[@steveserna5561]

Could you tell me which torque bit you are using?

[@standingpenguin7544]

is compressed air better or vacuum

[@eden20111]

Can I use a Dyson vacuum to suck the dust out?

[@LaVonne_208]

My top screw can't come out. It's one of those black screws with the round hole in the middle, and the center is flat, I can't find anything to fit and remove it, what do I do? HELP PLEASE!!!!!

[@Vgallo]

I can’t get that piece underneath the metal plate feels like it’s gonna break

[@ijw7801]

The 3 security torx screws that r covered by the black stickers, why doesn’t my ps4 pro have the screw that’s closest to the hard drive? Just has the tab to snap out.

[@ijw7801]

Actually after peeling off the 2 stickers, there’s only one screw, the middle one, and another tab by the power supply connection. Sony is ripping me off. Lol.

[@miamimo70]

Which Torq did you use T15 T20 T25?

[@carloszelaya7767]

Very good

[@timothywedel3648]

Hey! I removed the warranty stickers to access the screws but I can only find a screw under the middle sticker. Under the other two there is just plastic with a little "flick". On of the flicks just broke when I tried too pull it. I dont get why there are no screws.

[@Easelgames]

Hope you got this figured out.. apparently this is a region difference and where those are they can just be ignored as they're "fake screws"

[@timothywedel3648]

@@Easelgames Apparently all I had to do was to open it normally, only had to unscrew that single screw. Unfortunately once inside, one of the screws just broke when trying to unscrew, the screwdriver just peeled the screw instead of unscrewing so I can't completely open it.

[@charlycastillo2320]

I took the bottom off but I’m having such a hard time taking the top off and that’s where I need to get to

[@2sant0]

me too

[@majstorringo]

Bro can I use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust from heat sink?

[@richyque]

yes, and use a paint brush to clan the fan and the front of the heat sink.

[@HotSizzleTV_]

Do you have another tool kit you can use instead of the bits?