wow

what fuel u pump in??
brand & type(95/97)

geng lo... almost like kelisa already...

how do you guys drive a manual saga in order to save more fuel? is changing gear on lower RPM will save fuel and wont really harm the engine ?

caltex95, rm30 for 210-220 like that

kelisa is rm0.10 like that.. last time la...

+1.
Including BhPetrol.

drive a manual BLM is not same like u drive a wira 1.5

due to short gear ratio,i change gear very frequent and fast.

1st gear : around 2-2.5k switch
2nd gear: 3k swicth
3rd gear : around 3k switch
4rd gear: 3k-3.4k swithc
5rd gear: depends on speed. drive at 80-90km/h is the most "save fuel" region of speed.

simple say: make ur car gear changing is smooth

i change my gear even quicker.

1st, 2nd and 3rd gear : 2.0k
4th gear : 2.5k

rm 30 (shell 95) can go 180km- 190km only

i never pump at caltex station before, gonna give it a try soon

2k rpm too low d la.... it only make u to drag car for longer, and it is not "smooth"..you can try to change gear at 3k?

caltex oil is good, shell is sucks

HAHA . im scared of switching frm 2nd to 3rd gear at 3k , later can hear the engine roaring already,

the louder = makan more minyak?

i know shell sucks, at least its better than petronas, primax . i got the poorest mileage with petronas. lol

hardly see caltex around my place

haha i better you abit
30L = 280km
hehe
auto

what do you think about Esso? Heard alot of good reviews about it from other forumers..

mine is never below or over RM10 - 50km... if i isi RM30... at 150km alrdy need to refuel... if i isi RM50... 250km - 260km alrdy need to refuel... 100% city drive coz kuching hav no highway...

if on highway... RM50 reach 360km... (kuching to miri, around 13hr drive)

btw my driving style is min 3k rpm... mostly 4k or 5k... hasty driver...

driving slow wont guarantee ur extra mileage.. drive fast is not guarantee drain minyak... there's optimum speed for diff type of engine for optimum fuel consumption...

This post has been edited by omara86: Oct 20 2010, 09:16 AM

I got similar consumption as well. Auto. Roughly 9 - 10 km/l. Used to be 10+km/l, but consumption has gotten worse since the SC switch the engine oil from 5W/30 -> 15W/50 ... haihhh

The FC is all about reaching your cruising gear at cruising speed as soon as possible without accelerating too hard to get there and when ur there, maintaining there as long as possible. Did I make any sense?

This post has been edited by +Newbie+: Oct 20 2010, 10:01 AM

I got around 9 - 10 km/l by using Caltex ron97....plus using Mobil 10-40W semi synth oil.

Newbie, can I ask your feedback on using 5-30W oil? I mean your experience coz thinking of switching to that viscoscity...

Many thanks.....

Maybe I should qualify what I said. I can't be 100% sure, yet. I'm only on my first refill. I plan to give it another 2 refills to get an average. As it is right now, the second refill looks on track to be 9+km/l.

If that is true, means the 5W-30 oil gave my car better FC. Seeing as everything else has remained the same.

For me, Esso 95 share equal FC as Caltex 95, very good i have to say, now can reach 13-14km/L for everyday drive.

About gear shifting point, depends on condition actually.

Normal driving (good mood, energetic and smooth traffic)
1st-4th gear change at 2.6k constantly, or ensure after change the RPM at least got 2k.

Abnormal driving (bad mode, block by idiot and wanna overtook)
1st and 2nd gear rev til 7k, then skip 3rd and 4th straight into 5th gear.

Actually change below 2k won't harm the engine as long as u are not big foot under low RPM condition, else ur engine will vibrate and fuel is wasted becos engine work at not optimum range.

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Added on October 20, 2010, 1:27 pmMe too, always keep at 80-90km/h, even the road specified at 60km/h also.

No choice becos 90km/h is most fuel save and smooth.

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Oct 20 2010, 01:27 PM

Right....I am guessing that ur ride is on ron95? Any difference on the rev? At best, my car seems to pick up good speed starting from 3k PRM onwards & mine is an auto. Urs?

Recently replaced brake pads & shoes with Bendix (Titanium) better bite but the screeching sound of metal-like is still obvious. Any solution apart from changing the rear drum to disc?

I'm on ron95, Auto. And yes, the car picks up significantly after 3K RPM. My main problem is that the first 2 gears seem awkward. First gear drags on to 20KPH and the second gear 40KPH. The first gear runs out of juice by the time it hits 15KPH so I have to drag and push it past 20KPH to get it to shift. It's the same with the second gear. I do a majority of my cruising in housing roads, etc etc at that speed. A better cut off would have been 15KPH and 35 KPH. Now I just rev it harder from the get go and get it to 30 as swiftly as possible to make it a smoother ride.

I know they probably did this to counter the low torque on the low end, but the car just feels like it's hanging on to the gear for dear life until I literally force it over the threshold.

I also drive like a madman on highways quite often, btw. So that does affect my FC.

Honestly don waste any time to countermeasure this screeching sound la. It won't harm ur life, rite?

It won't harm his life but it will irritates him till he hates his life

I tried once but still Caltex is good...engine smoother...