im going to do the first service tomorrow, can anybody give me advice about the first service, i don't want to be cheated by the sc personnel as i dont know very much about car maintenance, i've read many thread but got little idea

As funny as it may seems regarding the metal clunking "kok" sound, I guess its a sign that our cars is in need for some hardcore exhaust penetration lol.

Congrats, consider yourself just been robbed.

My Ah Beng does all the above for only costs of material plus maybe RM20 labour. Whole thing take maybe 20 minutes.

Estimated Material cost:

FS Oil - 200
Oil filter - 10
plugs - 16
labour - 20

Estimated RM246 only.

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Added on October 15, 2009, 11:46 pmI have exactly the same problems.

I can confirm with my Ah Beng that it is not possible to install lights for the keyhole as there is no bracket for it. Perhaps other people may have better idea?

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Added on October 15, 2009, 11:54 pmCareful of the Magnecrap thingy or they'll cheat you of your RM68.00! Bloody useless crap!

Yes you can bring your own oil. Don't believe the SCammers when they say that you have to accept their Petronas oil.



This post has been edited by ipohmali70: Oct 15 2009, 11:54 PM

i need to know for new car, till when do i need to service at Proton SC to maintain the warranty?

my car just doing 35k milage only.

If warranty is critical to you, you have to go to Proton SCammer.

Bring your own oil
change oil, filter and plugs only. If not mistaken at 40000km only. Check your manual.

For the above, outside workshop will charge only 20 max for labour. If SCammer charge RM100+ for labour for the same thing, then the warranty is not worth the paper its printed on.

Don't do other things like alignment, car wash etc or the SCammer will charge you an arm and a leg.

Best is to ask for the labour charge 1st! Don't wait till you get the bill.



This post has been edited by ipohmali70: Oct 16 2009, 12:01 PM

Sooooo................... anyone?

latest update on fc:
tested out this morning when the fuel warning on....fill in RM15=8liters++ of petrol and measure how far can i drive for rm15 of petrol

total distance covered for RM15 fuel: 126km++
fuel brand: caltex ron 95
driving conditions: highway 60%, city 40% (heavy jam at kesas bridge going to subang and ss15 slow traffic),
speed : 80km/h-120km/h, gear change at 2000-3000rpm
engine oil: mobil 1 0w40
last service : 39511km (current 40821km)
transmission:automatic, non iafm

it is just estimated calculation from the moment i fill in and record it when the fuel warning light on

This post has been edited by loong2020: Oct 16 2009, 07:53 PM

already done the 1st service, i bring my own oil, at first they urge me to use their oil but i insist on using my own oil, i use mobil super s 10w 40, can't find mobil 2000 as loong2020 recommend, the seller said mobil has rebranded the mobil 200o, dont know is it true or not, btw i bought it at mobil petrol station, at the sc they only change the engine oil, gear oil, oil filter and add some windscreen cleaner into the water tank, overall the charged me rm66, the oil that i bought is rm98

My Persona FC :
B-Line Manual , AIfm
External Part : GuangDaoSuper Gold VS , D1 Spec Super Earth
millage : 16k ++
Fuel Brand : Shell RON97 (RM 2.05/L)
speed : 80km/h-120km/h
Driving conditions: highway 20%, city 80%
Filled : RM50 = 22L ++
Conclusion :
overall around 260km ;
11.8km / L ;
17cent / km

This post has been edited by JynoRip: Oct 16 2009, 09:43 PM

owh..molotov cocktail, Mobil Super S is same as Mobil Super 2000....mobil has change the packaging to Mobil Super 2000 for a new look.....either one is the same....no worries....=).....so hws the mobil semi syn so far???....lighter??

add on: its not necessary to change gear oil at 1st service....maybe they chop you cause bring own oil, so they insist you to change gear oil to recover their lose.. just to tell you honestly....avoid taking pakages where everything is included...just tell them the parts you want to change...

like 1st (1000km), 2nd (5000km), 3rd (10000km)....you only need to change:
1)engine oil
2)oil filter
3)spark plugs (10000km or 15000/20000km also can) (i change the first spark plug at around 20000km)
4)gear oil/atf fluid (20000km/30000km) depends on driving style hard or smooth
5)air filter (10000km/15000km)
6)coolant (every 15000km-25000km or 2years) try to use good coolant like "caltex long life and toyota long life"
7)others (depend tear and wear)

hope this helps...even you know d...

This post has been edited by loong2020: Oct 16 2009, 11:53 PM

Why do you need to change the gear oil in your 1st service? Did they just do it or did you ask them to do it?

really? no need to change gear oil at first service, i think i've read it somewhere that for a manual car for the first service need to change engine oil, filter n gear oil, for the mobile super s i feel lighter acceleration but the pickup as slow as before changing the oil, fyi i use caltex petrol, plan to try bhp next, as i need the pickup to overtake, currently the pickup doesnt satisfy me, some people say go for mobil petrol for pickup, maybe i'll give a try later

PaPaGO X3

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Added on October 17, 2009, 2:10 pmGoing to claim my side signal housing, it's broken! About the IAFM, can I just request for shortening the rod instead of replacing a new unit? It is getting noisier ... cacat betul

This post has been edited by roiss: Oct 17 2009, 02:10 PM

Hi all ...
I jus saw 1 persona color...dark grey..but there are like some slight purple on the metallic..just wonder what is that color call.

i think my Aifm maniflo (dont know how to spelling) have problem , this morning when i 1st start the engine , it sound " ta , ta , ta , ta.... " . tiomorrow have to send to SC to check it .....

hey guys...would like to ask abt the meter tat measure remaining distance u can go..izit reliable?

should be blue haze.a SE.

This post has been edited by Xefron: Oct 18 2009, 12:39 AM

I see people recommend Mobil Super 2000, but I can only find 10W-40, the booklet says we need 20W-50 to keep the warranty, is 10W-40 better than 20W-50? I assume the higher/lower the upper/lower number the better so 10W is better than 20W, but 40 is lower than 50.

Can someone confirm if Manual Gear Oil is required to be changed in the 1st service?

Also I have coupons for services (1k, 5k, 10k etc), does it mean free labour during services?

Also Molotov did they overfill the engine oil as we require 3.7l, mobil comes in 4l, did they give you back the leftovers?

This post has been edited by advocado: Oct 18 2009, 02:17 AM

Note: the W (weather) is for the cold start. The max is the temperature before the oil start to break in molecular level.

Manual gear oil no need to change

Yes, free labour for 1k, 5k + 19k servies, provided you don't fall for their famous scams like X1R, magnecrap, car engine wash.

Yes, they always overfill the engine oil. Make sure you pour out a bit, say 0.5 lt then give the remainder for them to fill. Do not trust them not to overfill. Overfilling can damage your engine.

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Added on October 18, 2009, 2:37 am100% NO!

Nothing is accurate in the Persona. They can;t even install the meter cluster properly at the centre. Mine is off center.

This post has been edited by ipohmali70: Oct 18 2009, 02:37 AM