darn.. too late to made it on the first page

looks like now my engine area is producing non-stop "ktak-ktak-ktak-ktak" sound ... headache

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Sep 12 2009, 05:46 AM

oooooo... thanks. i'll pay the sc a visit early this morning then next week want to balik kampung to penang ady, so want a trouble-free car

Just got back form the sc repairing my iafm. it turned out they need to cut a bit part of the iafm, then the sound is no more. I asked the mechanic, he said by default the factory assembled the wrong size of one part in iafm. So basically, each persona owner should be screwed


The iafm i think. forgot to take the part he modified

So far most of my problems are no more, except for the infamous metal-hitting on the right front tire.

thats what the mech told me I'm sorry, that was the only pic i took. U can find this part on the engine side, near the brake fluid. It should got the Bosch brand on it. Details..... well, if your engine starts giving ktak sound loudly, it is time

sc at taman perindustrian Bukit Serdang


Speaking of which, i sprayed wd40 on my fuel cover since i saw a few weeks ago in serdang a black persona without its fuel cover attached leaving the fuel cap exposed if i'm not mistaken, bro ralf also faced the same problem right?

every persona owner will experience it gradually I asked the mech about that problem. He said even hq also still haven't come up with the solution. After a few years of releasing the persona, still cannot solve?

Genting, conquered

was driving with almost a zero visibility due to the low clouds. The foglights were helping really much. Still can do a rapid climb on 2nd gear despite now on ron95. But caltex gave me slighter good power and less engine noise compared to petronas.

but nevertheless, with this kind of visibility, can only climb with the first gear. If 2nd, later scared hit the barrier

Next climb, Balik Pulau, in the next 2 weeks

Nope, was a petronas user When they started the ron95, i was still using petronas. I can felt the lack of power and my engine was noisier. Plus, my engine and hood will normally resonate a bit loudly around 2800rpm on 1st gear. But when using caltex, the resonance sound reduced a bit and gained some power compared to primax95 (but if course can't beat ron97's power). I started to use caltex when saw the advertisement on paultan and also bro loong comment after using it (despite the nearest caltex station located around 4 - 5km from my house )

i'm using shell helix hx7 10w-40, provided by sc

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Sep 14 2009, 03:41 AM

lulz.. yea manual. Well, to be honest, the downhill part was the scariest. My tyres locked a few times, lucky got a bit skills and the engine braking to save my arse Basically, i think persona way too much weight on front. Abs and Ebd suppose to be a-must for each persona (want to buy h-line, but no manual )

haha, u sifoo mah, sure no tyre lock i just maintain 2nd gear all the time (3rd gear when a bit long straight). persona brake not really makan like saga blm, if pressed too hard, lock pulak

yup, stock brake pads and tyres goodyear nct5, so-so on the grip, quite good in wet. Oh yea, u are using pp2, no wonder tyres still can maintain >.> Haih, my tire 195/60 really lack of choice compared to 195/55

haha, maybe i went down a bit too fast, since that was my 2nd time in genting, still inexperienced about the corners there

but if convert to 195/55, the speedometer's accuracy sure affected right?

since i never changed to any other brand of engine oil (yet), so i can't comment on its performance and i never so far use shell petrol for my persona maybe later i'll try it, but a lot of comments on the new shell95 are bad

ooooo... fine, u managed to poison me so need to save at least 2k to change new set tyres and rims all together starting now. ad07? re001? pp2?

haha.. but still need to try to find out. Who knows it might bring miracle to our car?

Just tried mobil. The engine surprisingly quiet (less vibration), but the power is dull.

I wonder those tyres like goodyear eagle F1 or toyo that got V shape thread really good? they look canggih

should be, according to the sc mechanic. Unless they solve it for the incoming 2010 model

mine when i used esso/mobil ron95, the engine was quieter but no power wor

by default all persona's brake are made spongy right? Can adjust like hard as saga blm brake (instant grip even lightly pressing the pedal)?

in my opinion, i prefer the current brake setup. Persona is a heavy car. Weight distribution during braking pretty much messed up. If the brake system were designed like saga blm, for sure lots of persona would kiss other car butt especially for non-H-line owner (no abs). My own opinion that is

err... but my mum's blm brake very makan wor. Press a little and it is gripping the disc damn tight

wah, changing brake pads like changing underwear

i'll always leave it in Off position though

whoa... thanks for sharing, going to try it later when got back from work

wait till the turbocharged cps come out la, then swap it

The persona should be a 2-din hu. In the garage sales got people selling the custom hu cover for gen2/persona. That should make the dashboard a bit narutal when installing after market hu

For a b-line owner, shouldn't worry too much, but for m-line and above owner, have to sacrifice the buttons at the steering

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Oct 13 2009, 11:49 PM

mine only needs around 1 - 2 sec to crank before the engine is up

i have both blm and persona at my house, i owns the persona and my mum is the blm. My comparison, persona wins in term of cabin noise (thanks to the initial sound proofing by proton), performance, comfortable (for manual version, the blm stick feels odd. seat is wider than blm. low point of gravity = less body roll. easy to see the front compared to blm, especially when coming close to a car or object. have audio buttons and support mp3, m-line and above. Bigger boot space.

but what i like about blm is the rear legroom space, damn wide. So far i only see 3 cars with that kind of wide legroom space, blm, latio, and myvi.

fuel consumption wise, pretty much less the same.

Overall score, persona

But what i think is the most important thing before u decide to buy, go and sit first inside the car, get the feel. See whether your body is comfortable with the seat, see whether your hands are easy to move, see whether you are comfortable with the steering distance and the pedal distance, see whether your eyes comfortable with the front view and the mirrors. It is safer to drive the car that comfortable with your body.

p/s: unless u really mind the 'xtra' metal clunking noise, go for vios then >.> last time i sat inside the new vios, the seat is not comfortable at all, making my back pain


lulz... as for me, i always had to park under the sun in my house, the roof part reserved for my mum's blm. Not to mention when parking at office, also under the sun. So far no problem with the buttons *prays hard*

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Oct 29 2009, 12:57 AM

just 40km and the meter already dropped 1 bar!?