PS3 doesn't read Bluray w/ weird ejecting sound

Currently, my Playstation3 Slim 120GB has stopped reading bluray discs most of the time.

After about a half hour of ejecting and reloading some games will eventually work.

Mortal Kombat works when I can get it to read the disc
Portal 2 doesn't work at all. When i can get the disc to show up it gives me a disc read error when it tries to play
Battlefield Bad Company 2 loads up everytime - who knows why this is different from the rest of the games.

For Anyone that is having this same problem, I have fixed it by cleaning the lens.

*REMEMBER I am not responsible for damages to your PS3 - and if your lens is for sure burnt out, this will not fix it!* -what you need-
1. Rubbing Alcohol of at least 91%, higher than 91% is always better.
2. 2-6 Que-tips for cleaning the lens
3. An Extremely tiny Torx screw driver (not sure on the exact size). (Or you can use one of the smallest precision flat head screwdrivers you can find. This is what I had to do)
4. Look up a good how to disassemble your ps3 video on youtube
5. Then look up a good how to disassemble your ps3 blu-ray drive video on youtube.
6. Once you taken your blu-ray drive apart you need to lightly dip the Que-tip into the alcohol - being careful not to get to so soaked. (I dipped the whole thing in and then squeezed the excess alcohol out of the Que-tip)
7. Very very lightly make small circular motions on the lens, once you've made a few circles, turn the Que-tip over and dry it off.

I cleaned the lens about three times over before putting the system together again. It now works like a charm, and is reading discs faster than ever.

I hope this will help someone out that was in a similar boat as i was.

Thanks for watching! :)

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[CaptainA2X]

Do you think a CleanDr laser lens cleaner would help this problem? Its a simple disk you pop in the ps3 and its supposed to clean the lens. i dont really want to crack open my ps3

[velcroy]

@CaptainA2X

I tried the same thing, mate. But it didn't work.. The only thing that fixed it was cleaning the lense with really high percent rubbing alcohol. I wouldn't use anything below 90% to assure you will have no water spots after cleaning.

[TiTi9322]

make it suys you should try this : tilt your ps3 like this / then just put a disk then it will work . Thumbs up if it worked

[velcroy]

@TiTi9322

This is a temporary fix, and is not related to the Lense.

[velcroy]

@silarius1010

It's possible, like you said, that the gears have something to do with it.

Maybe the teeth have come off track. I don't really know what to tell you other than, you know your skill. If you feel confident in taking it apart again and messing with the gears. Then I would say you should do so. But I'm not responsible if you mess it up ;)

I would tell you to start by by removing the shell of the play station and the top cover of the disk drive. And seeing what happens

Vel

[velcroy]

@themike5280,

Reformatting your hard drive will not fix a disk read error. You might be thinking of a firmware repair. Reformatting will delete all of your progress on your games so do not to do that, especially when the problem is hardware related not software. In some cases though, reformatting will fix an issue similar to this, but it will not fix this particular issue.

[Djmacmar]

Think if this is happening to everyone it cant possibally be a mechanical problem it is most likely a program error such as an update or a bug thats going around that which certain techniques can temporarelly fix it

[eamnr14]

i have the same problem, so its now reading discs? is that ejecting noise gone?

[DarkSydeJared]

@FAKEMANism red dead redemption was the same game for me when mine did it

[gaddes01]

@TechnologyGod that's probably a problem with the lens.

[CandyCotton2000]

@FAKEMANism same here. all i want to figure out is how the hell to fix it

[FAKEMANism]

Dude i´m sick My red dead redemption brok like this

[killerforlife100]

Mine is gta bog

[killerforlife100]

What happens if I take it to gamestop