ATTENTION TO ALL PERSONA OWNER!

i really need to issue an urgent attention to all persona owner. You might want to check the aircond piping at the back of the engine (near the iafm module). There should be rubber joint coming from the engine and touching the aircond piping. U all might want to take alert of this. In my case, the rubber hose kept on RUBBING with the aircond pipe till the pipe were ERODED and leaking the aircond gas.

The caution area


The rubbing joint






The damage








What i can suggest now is to remove that hose line off from the hook and put it down so that it wont rub with the aircond piping


Now i wonder if saga blm has the same problem...? Need to check my mum's blm after this...



There are 3 sc around the seri kembangan area. One is in Serdang Raya (a.k.a Taman Putra), one in Bukit Serdang industrial area, and one in Equine Park (just opened, not sure where exactly the location)

yea But the fact they managed to found the cause of the problem quite fast was disturbing. Seems like not the first time they saw this kind of case.....?

I'm using the bendix metal king titanium now. The grip is way better than a normal oem brake pads. But, these days i kind of noticed that if you always use the brake lightly for a few days, the bendix somehow became less grip. Unless u brake hard once a while during driving, make it hot, then you will get the grip level satisfaction from bendix. I think bendix metal king titanium has something what we call Operating Temperature.

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Mar 31 2010, 05:02 PM

quite dusty but not as dusty as the stock pads.

just came and from the service center at ss14, the damn-ed foreman go do burnout with my car and was caught doing so by me, confronted him and he act as though he didn't, screwed him then he apologized. shithead...

Actually Persona have quite a few "rubbing" problems. This is one that i found... and yea, i see that u didnt remove the engine plastic cover... try removing it sure u can see it..

The PCV (positive crank vent) rubber hose here is rubbing against the bracket of a ermm.... electrical plug or some sort causing it to wear VERY badly. I hv insulated it to prevent more damages. SEE THE PHOTOS TAKEN BY ME BELOW.




I have noted the area u marked in the photo u hv taken. I noticed it before but then nt so sure that it is rubbing or not. Nvm I'll try to re-check again. Thanks for the advise.

So heavencloud, how much it cost u to repair / replace that aluminum aircond pipe?

This post has been edited by jasondotcom: Mar 31 2010, 04:59 PM

Oh, that one is on a different side. But i found another problem too. From the picture below, last time the rubbing hose at the area marked with number 1. But what i found is the area number 2:



The pipe can be claim via warranty with no charge. But it is quite weird for a warranty claim since the pipe actually not broken by default, but eroded slowly. But of course, the aircond gas you need to fill in back. The sc want to charge me around RM80 for the gas, which my dad said too expensi ve

This post has been edited by heavencloud: Mar 31 2010, 05:07 PM

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i'm going to service my car this friday afternoon. wanna join together?

just tested drive new persona elegance.. the seat are nicer, side mirror also and the place i most like is the meter. look so awesome.. and i feel the performance is still the same.. another problem.. now my car go klik klik kilik sound from engine when i was driving normal.. is that my engine problem. when the klik klik sound occur.. i press harder the petrol.. no power and the sound getting louder.. so piss off now.. pls advice. the sound just like old car ..

Should be IAFM problem, i read the forum other persona also like that. Go claim warranty bah

wow...defect for IAFM models i guess.....mine i check don't see anything.... not sure on the aircond pipe...

iafm change already.. iafm is tok tok tok when start. now is when i driving.. normal speed and the sound come out..

whats the speed??....maybe its the crash bar...

what is crash bar.. 80 km/h lor. this kind of some i can hear from old car when they are speeding,, but now my car got leh

Hi Hypro, which SC you visit to install the orifice valve?? I did went to the Jln 227 PJ SC while mentioned this things in 1 month back they said they never heard of such things! suck~

I need to service for my 10K mileage already, since the Jln 227 is closing down then need to find another SC which near around PJ. Can you share how the orifice valve will be install anything i need to mention specifically in order to get the consultant understand my concerns on the knocking sound remedy.

Alright thanks for the info! Think those wondering about the cruise can refer to you for review.

Got adaptive cruise ar? haha I guess not right

Jeez.

It'll be another 4-5 weeks before I can go back hometown and check for any "rubbing" problem in the car.

What is orifice valve? Can u explain with picture if possible. Appreciate you could share with all the Persona owner.

my persona just light up the engine logo (a.k.a check engine warning) on meter there and just light up all the time. What is cause of that? Please advice.

(just reach 220km M-Line MT Persona Elegance)

This post has been edited by splua333: Mar 31 2010, 11:55 PM

what is adaptive cruise? i first time hearing it. mind to enlighten me abit?

send for checking..should be some error in the ecu....normally they will retune it again...

can la. along north south highway many long stretches can go at that speed

had 3 passengers with me. even cruising at that speed, the car felt planted and stable. can drive with confidence. i was initially driving a 140kmph, but my gf ask why drive so slow. when i told her it's already 140, she says it feels slow . so i was like, ok and i stepped more and settled with 170