most probably was the IAFM model

probably, mine is june 2004 about 6 months after launch, by december i think they already had a new map for the ECU.

and like eng98 said it only happens at low speed driving, most super especially noticeable when driving in car park looking for parking in shopping e.g.

you can have 16 ground pins on the plug and still only 1 spark generated, might as well use a plug specifically designed to make the best of that one spark.

the one with a cut/gap/longkang are better, they allow better cooling and also the heated air trapped between the pad and disc to escape instead of forming a 'cushion' between the pad and disc.

More advanced method of that i heard nearly 6 years back when the car first launched

1. Go fuse box, remove one engine fuse in yellow holder, then there is another fuse marked 'engine' and if there are other fuses for engine for ECU can remove also.

2. Go inside car and step on the brake pedal, the alarm will chirp once.

3. Then replace all fuses.

This post has been edited by rcracer: Mar 20 2010, 12:20 AM

doesn't look too bad, just front and rear, the parit also not deep

new or old pads?, the OEM ones have a metal strip attached to the side of the pad that will touch the disc when the pads are thin as an indicator the pads need replacement already.

but if the pads are useable i never had the problem of squeaky pads just a lot of dust, which is why i stopped using OEM ones.

squeaky pads are because of the pads, not the car or disc or caliper, with pads you get what you pay for

10W40 or 10W50 means the viscosity of the engine oil, viscosity in simple terms is the thickness of the oil. the 'W' is the viscosity of the oil in 'winter' conditions, so in theory the oil is thin when cold as in winter cold. The lower the number the thinner the oil.

The W rating actually doesn't apply at all in Malaysia where there is no winter at all.

40/50 is the viscosity when the oil is hot and also means it's thicker, around 100C where a normal engine operates. This is where you have to pay attention, inside the manual there is a table showing the oil viscosity MINIMUM for a certain ambient temperature. In this case 40/50 is sufficient, too thin and there will be metal to metal contact.

These oils are called multi-viscosity oils, which actually aren't needed, you can use single viscosity oils that only have a 40/50 rating.

There is no better or worse only the CORRECT one, 40/50 both of which are correct will ensure your engine gets sufficient protection.

1. full tank around 70+

2. city drive about 400km, long distance 500+km

3. no idea

Mine is manual modded with R3 full exhaust, KNN drop in, lighten pulley, iridium plugs 04 model.

sien lah today, parking the car on road shoulder got dirt mound higher than the car, so broke the bumper clips because it hit the dirt mound, sucks...

maybe the steering rack mounting bush is torn already