More like a belt...like not much lubricant on it. Ask your Sc people to put some oil or lubricant on the belt.

Just out of curiosity, does manual Saga owners feel a significant power loss when the air-con compressor kicks in even if you floor the accelerator?

This post has been edited by klk89: Aug 26 2010, 09:17 PM

Ohh..I see. Coz I am driving an auto Saga. Can feel the power loss even driving through normal road. So just wanna see whether does manual owners suffer the same problem too.

But I think not much improvement over torque dip due to air-con compressor kicks in? More like voltage stabiliser for electronic stuff.

Why not you go to their shop and make an appointment with them. Because their parking bay was at the back of their shop and only can accommodate one vehicle. >.<

My car starting to have the noisy "lorry" sound. I guess my IAFM starting to faulty. How long will it take to replace the IAFM? I heard its a very long process of replacing it because its connected to engine bay and some valves. Was it normal for it to be faulty around 1 year plus of usage? Faulty IAFM is like the most common problem happened in a Saga.

Got my car around March 2009. 1 and 1/2 years lo.

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Added on September 4, 2010, 9:56 pmI hope the newer batch of IAFM could last longer compared to the older batch. Even inside the cabin can hear the tak tak sound. Very annoying. Will go make an appointment with my SC one day. =(

This post has been edited by klk89: Sep 4 2010, 09:56 PM

Many members in this forum complaining about tak tak tak sound that is related to IAFM faulty. Never thought my car will get this problem. I am wrong. Because I thought my IAFM was the newer batch. How to differentiate an old one and the newer batch? My IAFM sticker was yellow coloured.

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Added on September 4, 2010, 10:27 pmWow...I wished that my IAFM could self-recover by itself.

This post has been edited by klk89: Sep 4 2010, 10:27 PM

Hey people, this morning I got my car skidded and I lost control of my car and landed into a ditch. Thank goodness I was not involved in a accident with other vehicles behind or in front or else I would be dead by now.

Now my car's left absorber, joints, and many parts damaged and it will going to costs me RM800++. Wanna ask, is there a way to repair my front alloy rims?

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Well, I hope so. The scracth was so deep because it skidded to the ditch for a few meters before I managed to stop it. Scary indeed.

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Added on September 8, 2010, 11:00 pmApparently yes. Not so slippery but the road were wet and curvy road. I didn't recalled turning my steering to the left and it started swerved towards the left causing me to lose control of my car and I slammed the brakes too hard and unable to bring my car to stationary and it skidded towards the ditch for a few meters.

I had a feeling is my tyres causing it to skidded because it had no grip at all. Using stock Silverstone tyres.

This post has been edited by klk89: Sep 8 2010, 11:04 PM

So sorry to hear that. This is my 1st time I ever skidded a car. I won't expect a Saga to skidded as I thought Saga has Lotus handling plus its relatively lower center gravity as compared to cars like Myvi and Viva. But well, I am wrong after this incident. Conclusion, better invest on proper tyres for better gripping in the event there is slippery roads or wet roads. It happen out of the sudden, my car suddenly turned to the left by itself.

P/S: I was driving at 60km/h to 70km/h at that time.

This post has been edited by klk89: Sep 9 2010, 12:03 AM

That's why I experienced it myself yesterday. Indeed it was a scary moment. For that one second, the car spind one round by itself towards the left and I jammed up the brakes too hard and couldn't get it to stop. Somehow ended into a ditch.

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Added on September 9, 2010, 6:35 pmHuman's natural reaction is to press the brakes hard in case of emergencies. The rims I think need to skim it. No money to buy a new sets of rims. =(

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Added on September 9, 2010, 6:38 pmYes....that's natural human reaction is to slam the brake as hard as posible. Where got time to shift my gear from D to 3 or 2? It happen so sudden.

After getting my car back from the workshop, I felt my car is not as smooth as last time. When I shift to D or R, the whole car jerks alot and rattles the whole dashboard area and steering wheel. Was it normal? Or should I go back to the workshop? It seems that something was very loose after I had an accident on it yesterday. Can someone advice me about this?

This post has been edited by klk89: Sep 9 2010, 06:38 PM

Wanna ask a question, if my car's left front wheel hits the ditch for a few meters, after repaired my car the whole cabin vibration is so loud when I put it to D or R. When the air-con compressor kicks in, the whole dashboard and steering wheel is like going to fall off. Does it mean that something is loose or this might be the aftermath after having an accident?

Oh my goodness. Not again. Does our Saga's engine mounting cost a bomb? Does it pose any risk if I don't go for a repair? Now my pocket sudah berlubang besar.

What a relief, just back from my SC. The mechanic said the engine position senget(maybe the impact of the collision between my front left tyres and the ditch). They help me tighten the engine and place back to position. Now lesser vibration and rattles when my car is at idle.

Its a hard lesson to pay. That is don't speed on a curvy wet road. And change the stock tyres to a better ones. Seriously. You will never know what will happen in the future.

After this incident, I am going to change my tyres to Michelin or Yokohama tyres soon no matter what. I am willing to spend extra money on better grip tyres for my own safety. I think everyone should change their tyres to better ones for their own safety.

Does it helps alot in terms of handling?

If they poured all the engine oil into the engine, would it cause higher FC? As some members told me before if its too much engine oil will strain the engine to perform smoothly.

Hi people. Tomorrow I will be doing my 20K major service. What are the estimated cost and stuff that they will change? I am clueless everytime I went for major service. Because I don't know what stuff they normally change. One note, my IAFM suddenly don't have sound anymore. Should I address it to the SC people?

I guess they won't even noticed the sound until it really make the lorry noise.

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Added on September 28, 2010, 10:40 pmOhh....really? If they change the small parts also need 2-3 hours, if they change the whole set it will take them 4-5 hours? Such a complicated item.

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