Car Aircons and oil based car fresheners

**mazingerZ** · January 24th, 2008 03:09 PM

Mga People,

Is it an urban myth that using oil based car fresheners (like myshaldan and the like) will eventually damage your aircon?I have several friends who have advised me not to buy these types of car fresheners coz the oil particles will eventually ind itself inside the aircon's internals thus damaging it in the long run.

Hope someone could confirm or debunk this myth.

**1D4LV** · January 24th, 2008 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by mazingerZ

Mga People,

Is it an urban myth that using oil based car fresheners (like myshaldan and the like) will eventually damage your aircon?I have several friends who have advised me not to buy these types of car fresheners coz the oil particles will eventually ind itself inside the aircon's internals thus damaging it in the long run.

Hope someone could confirm or debunk this myth.

i've heard of that too bro... but i really cannot confirm this because i hate the smell of myshaldan and other car fresheners. in fact, i even hate the smell of car fresheners...

**XTO** · January 24th, 2008 03:23 PM

it's proven. numerous shaldan / wax based freshners user in the past can attest to this... wax particles can clogged /accumulated the a/c evaporator that can diminish the a/c's cooling power.

**mazingerZ** · January 24th, 2008 03:26 PM

Myshaldan Strawberry scented fresheners remind me of someone in the past kasi. :naughty2:

**XTO** · January 24th, 2008 03:34 PM

^^^ Yup, no question about the scent of these shaldans ambango talaga! but the problem is it’s material, wax is so sticky that when it zips into the evaporator, tiny dusts that could easily pass through this will definitely drawn in and trapped for good.