If you look at my fuel log, I tried BHP once about a month ago. Got 8.5 L / 100 km or 11.8 km / L.

But that can't be compared to my past two consumption figures because the route and driving habits were not the same. Furthermore it's only one tank.

There are no BHP stations along my regular routes, so I won't be trying them again soon.

I think a difference of just 1 PSI is no cause for concern. Were the tyres hot or cold when you checked them?

Is it just one tyre or all the tyres?

Eh. I timed your videos with my stopwatch. Did twice each and came out with the same results.

First video is actually 10.5 seconds.

Second one 10.8 seconds.

Dunno how accurate it is

This post has been edited by lhwj: Apr 22 2011, 09:55 AM

This is my latest consumption report.

This week I drove as if petrol was free (simply rev kaw kaw), and I got 8.3 L / 100 km, on the new Primax 95 Xtra. For the two previous tanks I kept a light foot and got 7.8 - 7.9. My route, traffic conditions and car load for these three tanks were very similar.

As what I said on Fuelly, I will continue to drive hard on this tank, then do a best mileage attempt on the Primax 95 Xtra after that. I think I can beat 7.8 L / 100 km (set using Caltex) on that one

This post has been edited by lhwj: Apr 23 2011, 01:36 AM

Actually the difference between my past few tanks is not so much speed, but acceleration. Keeping a light foot means accelerating slowly (less than 2k RPM in city driving ) and changing gears up very fast. Typically, 1st just to get started, 2nd until 20 km/h, 3rd 20-40, 4th 40-60 and 5th 60+ onwards. Eventually I'd still end up going as fast as the road conditions will safely allow me to go, I really can't stand driving slowly anyway

But yeah, driving slowly does not give you better FC. You end up wasting more fuel because of the longer time you take to cover the distance. So my conclusion is, for best FC, drive fast but accelerate slowly. But if you accelerate kaw kaw, you still don't lose much anyway +0.5 L/100 km in my case. I feel your traffic conditions affect your FC, more than anything else.

I really like this new Primax 95 Xtra. I can't compare it to other brands in terms of power because I've never revved so hard so frequently before, but the feeling at 4k RPM is so syok I was carrying four friends the whole day on Saturday and there's still a lot of reserve power left


I've never done a 0-100 attempt before so don't take me seriously


It's impossible to do 90 km/h constant on Penang island lah Unless you're talking about going up and down on the Jelutong Highway between Weld Quay and Batu Maung between 12 midnight and 6 am

Dude, getting your car back today or tomorrow?

But Myvi's K3-VE uses a timing chain.

Good for you Stay safe and hope that this will be your first and last accident with this car


All the BLMs, pre-FL or not are mechanically identical, save the 1.6 taxi model. I should think all of them use a timing belt.


Oh dear. Could the mechanic have forgotten to install some sensor?


This is really weird




Thanks for the pic. Quite a difference eh? Our BLM's stock ride and handling is pretty decent but I really wished it has less roll. Maybe this should be my next upgrade

This post has been edited by lhwj: Apr 25 2011, 11:06 PM

It won't turn off after you've switched off the ignition, is that right?

So careless ah, your mechanic What if your engine had overheated?

Why do you think your gauge is inaccurate? When the warning light is blinking you should be able to add 29-30 L, the rest is reserved and unrepresented on the gauge.

I'd like to know exactly how synthetic oil can damage the engine. If it was so the SC wouldn't have given me synthetic on my request (15w50) during my 10k km service last month.

Ouch, that's quite bad. Recently I've been hitting ~420 km on ~RM 60 (~33 L). Try and aim for at least 300 km after your car gets run in. That should be quite reasonable.

And your problem is one of the reasons why I vow that for as long as I can I'd avoid owning an automatic. Too little control is left in the hands of the driver.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Apr 27 2011, 02:06 AM

Thanks for the info.

Um, but according to Omara's explanation above, it's the viscosity that matters, not the type of oil? Is it because thin oils like 0w30 are only / mainly available in synthetic and you're referring t those? I can understand if you say fully synthetic is a waste of a money (because semi is just as good?), but to say that it will damage the engine is quite a serious allegation when on the contrary the advantage of synthetic oil is supposed to be superior protection. So would you agree with me that thin synthetic oil like 0w30 is no good but the 15w50 provided to me by the SC is actually okay?

Mmm 1800 RPM is very high, my car, like Omara's idles at about 1000+ when cold and just below 1000 when warmed up.

You must be doing very heavy traffic driving to get 240 km on a full tank. When my car was brand new, for the first two months I'd fill exactly 25 litres (instead of filling it full) each time and I can remember even then I'd get at least 300 km out of the 25 litres. 100% Penang island traffic.

Here's how I get 400+ on one tank:

1. Switch off engine at red lights.

2. Shift gears up very quickly and keep revs low.

Depending on how fast the traffic is accelerating I'd shift up even earlier. 4th gear at 35 km/h and 5th gear at 50. This is only for flat roads, or downhill. If you're going uphill you need to drag the gear longer or else the engine will struggle.

3. Find alternative routes to avoid traffic jams. Nowadays I use a long way to go home, it adds 7 km to my journey but the traffic is free flowing all the way and there's only two major traffic lights but without long queues.

4. Coast a lot, in gear. There's no need to keep stepping on the throttle when your car has enough momentum to coast till the end of a queue at a traffic light.

I think your high FC is due to the tuning and it should be back to normal when they fix it at your 1,000 km service.

On the other hand if you're idling at 1,800 RPM it must be pretty impossible to stall the car when moving off

It doesn't really matter. I'd try to go the moment it reaches 1,000 km but there's no harm if you exceed a bit. I went at 1700+ km and the SC didn't say anything

This post has been edited by lhwj: Apr 27 2011, 01:35 PM

Thanks for the clarification, guys.

And I would add three more:

- Value for money

- Safety (strong chassis > ABS) , and finally,

- Ride and handling


'morning, sir

You know, I always ask my passengers, whether my engine is noisy. To my surprise they always say, "no, no, it's very quiet" (100% stock car with no extra soundproofing). And lots of my passengers are Myvi owners too

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 3 2011, 10:32 AM

But my radio is off most of the time. Especially if I have passengers. Cos we like to talk

Speaking of fuel consumption your traffic must be really terrible. If I drive carefully I can get ~420 km on RM 60 / 33 L. 100% Penang island traffic. Achieved on both Caltex and Petronas (Pre-Primax 95 Xtra).

And my tyres, well I like to overinflate a bit. 35 PSI in front and 33 behind.

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 4 2011, 10:00 AM

Look here. Beware of unrealistic figures, some people are not entering their data properly. Select Metric in the top left corner to view the figures in L / 100 km.


Very nice!!

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 10 2011, 10:23 AM

I get roughly 7.8-8.8 L/100 km, never leaving Penang island. Manual tranny. On the highway I'd expect maybe 7.0? I haven't had the chance to do a trip to KL yet (only once when the car was brand new).

Top stable speed varies with the wind. There was once I was driving to Sg Petani in the evening, at 5-6 pm. Couldn't push beyond 120 km/h. But the next morning at 8 am on the same stretch I managed to hit 150+. Still very stable

This post has been edited by lhwj: May 15 2011, 02:35 PM

Yup, it's just too tall. I noticed the trees were fluttering during the evening drive but in the morning they were still.

Just set my best consumption so far tonight: 7.6 L/100km or 13.11 km/L. It's also the furthest I've travelled on one tank

Distance: 438 km
Quantity: 33.407 L
Fuel: Petronas Primax 95 Xtra.

I'd say 50% slow highway (between 60-90 km/h) and 50% city traffic. Never left Penang island