4x-50km, drop one bar     

guys, fyi booked Bline auto earlier however knwing that our national petrol subsidise structure going to change, which WILL NOT BENEFIT 1.6cc vehicle, planning to changed back to manual instead, im used to manual , its just that lazy nowadays.

wondering any of u driven BLM manual as the cluth is much diff from others?? how bout PERSONA manual??

persona manual owner, mind advise me on this???  thanks...

hi bro, yup i found that persona stick is shorter or i should say 'sportier', however for the clutch releasing is it the same?? BLM release cluth at almost end, wondering is it the same as persona? but i know once i got , ill have to GET USE TO IT.. as well as the cluth , is it heavier to press and release, since its 1.6cc

hehe..  too bad no test drive for persona , sigh...  cheers..

thanks god.i just received my persona today.still haven't read the manual yet.How to use the windscreen washer ?

95% of all the QC sticker still stay intact..hehe

My 2years++ car with 39k mileage on board, both interior and exterior always in tip top condition, looks good   

Thank you very much for your input. Since jump starting my car this morning, it has been running fine until now. But if the battery drains again I'll have no choice but to go battery hunting. I totally agree with you 2Fast2Furious on the point that SC will slaughter us for consumable parts. For e.g. an SC once tried to sell me Bosch brake pads for RM350/pair and I don't think it is even the one that is made in Germany as I couldn't see any 'Made in Germany' sign. Rather I think it is the local OEM manufactured one. In my opinion, I agree with loong2020 that a wet cell is better because the wet cell in my previous car which was a Wira gave me no problems for about 3 years. Or is it just that the stock dry cell that is provided with our personas are super low grade and short lifespan?

Anyway thank you once again for all your input. It is very valuable. Goodnight.

thx bro for the detailed feedback, will try change to manual as its alot cheaper for future? think better get ready for the worse, i mean our petrol policy.. cheers bro...

hey guys...my gear knob loosen already.
Anyone fixed it before?

As promised....

You need to put paddings to the engine breather hose... it is 100% rubbing against a electrical socket above the throttle body.... see arrows!!!

The puffy insulflex u see in this photo is added by me.

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So do they charged you?

these few days i notice a new sound coming from the rear when i brake.. funny sound tut tut tut soft sound during i brake! anyone faces this?

shit my car 2years d....42000km on mileage.....wonder does it happen to non-iafm users as well???

sorry....rubbing hoses like what mentioned by 2fast2furious

hmmm..engine cover???....urs is IAFM right???...mine first batch...coz when i see the pictures posted, the lay out of the engine is different from mine.....as i noe iafm lay out is different including the airfilter box....but i'll inspect it also just to double confirm....

non iafm dun hav tht prob i think.. i cant c any hose scrubbing each other on my car..

Guys can I find the aircon insulator to cover the IAFM to stop it from being scratched?
If ACE hardware shop sell it better coz i dunno how to buy from aircon service shops...
Regarding the water pump for windshield, i think something blocked the pipe, just need to use the spanar & do a quick adjustment.

Proton Persona = High risk of overheat problem. While I have two customers having overheat problem with their car before 10k. We claimed the cylinder head for them, but the temperature still not normal. Temperature will increase and drop not stable. Another problem is, front and back wheel bearing will spoiled due to water store inside. Last, for the drum brake behind. Having sound when during braking. Not forget, some batch of persona front having 'tak tak' sound when at uneven road but this problem can be solve.

And the most common for Proton Saga BLM and Proton persona is 'rat' sound at the back. Because of the rear seat..

You may send for replacement. Mine very good after send for replacement.

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Added on November 17, 2009, 10:17 pm

After a few month, it will lose back again.

Yes fuel meter does drop faster when at 1/4 point. Dunno why....idiot meter.

And the hoses contacting with other parts in the engine.... yeah.. i wonder why Proton didnt hv a better design / routes for it. Trust me, all these rubbing contributes to faster wear and tear that means possible failures to affected parts in near future. For example, my friend's first batch GEN2 suddenly stalled at the traffic light. Towed to the workshop and discovered that a hose (i forgot what was it) was rubbing against the firewall / chassis that it got "rubbed" and eventually punctured causing leaks and finally stalled the engine. It was later replaced and at the same time, heavily insulated and moved slightly away by means of cable tie to prevent / lessen the chance of future occurrences. It was said by the mechanic that its quite common to happen  .

See like my engine breather hose connecting the cam and the air intake hose... the bottom part of the hose near the intake area is touching with a plastic socket. The hose has been cut quite deeply (no puncture yet). And my mileage that time of discovery was just about 2k i think...

I had mine wrapped with insulflex secured with cable tie. Another part rubbing is the fuel line going into the fuel rail. That hard plastic hose is rubbing against the (if i remember correctly) the master brake vacuum rubber hose. I bet there are other hoses rubbing against each other... I have not really inspected them...

Oh for those who wonders, you need to dismantle the engine plastic cover to see. And i left mine off because i think it looks sexier to expose all the mechanical stuffs under it...

today when i wake up, i found out my dashboard become like this, anyone have this problem before ?

what's wrong with my dashboard ?

how long it takes to replace the dashboard ?

i plan to go out during lunch time to go for 1k service

my left tyre will produce some noise when driving for 20 minutes..already changed the brake pad..but the same problem still there..izzit becoz of the alignment or what..can someone clarifiy..thank u so much

wah so long time ah..then need to apply leave lor if not how to work

do them explain to you how it happen ? it's manufacturing defect ah ?

kinda whistle like grinding..not to loud but very annoying laaa..have any idea  on it..thinking to bring to tyre shop..ask PESC they said normal..dusty la..f*** up.

the magnetrap is use to trap any metal particle in engine.
they recommend to install it..never mind lor..since i still have the 1k voucher.

for the bulb..they shouldn't charged me..since my car is only 7 months old..but it's part of tear & wear..so they charged 
i also don't know what is that for..maybe they change the aircond air filter? anyone?

you need to check for your battery is which type

the first picture is more cheaper, the second picture is expensive. The different is the battery head. Expensive one their battery head is flat together with the battery cover. Those normal type their battery head is protruding。

My car is using the flat one, so is more expensive 

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Added on November 24, 2009, 2:38 pm
hahaha, you better change it, if not you wont know when you can't start your car. Because I have the same symptom like you

But guys, my friend told me that the battery from the original it will come with 5 years warranty, is it true ar?? He told me that when you received that 5 years extended warranty they got stated they battery also got 5 years warranty, if kong can take back to CEO. But I am not sure is this true.

But my friend car got 1 sticker stick there stated 5 years warranty. anyone got the same thing??

emm..it's good if it can be installed to IAFM type engine

anyway..this is out of topic..today naza-kia launch their forte..wahlau..nice woo..!!
the price also quite cheap..75k++ for lowest specs. (even lowest specs. comes with ABS & dual airbag)
the interior very nice! 
just wondering..when proton can come with this such level of quality 

anyone can tell me how fast the persona top speed? campro kosong or iafm and transmition?