Rated A

From here.

I guess you'll never fill Petron ever again.

I thought Campur enjin is quite reliable Hope it's an isolated case, and that you fix it permanently soon.

What's your current mileage btw?

Are you kidding me? Petronas Primax 95 Xtra was what I used for my record run of 546 km on one tank two months ago

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 12 2012, 08:19 PM

Didn't know that. I do know it's a secondhand car from an auction cos the first owner defaulted on loan, or something like that.

Light-footed of course. Shift up gears at 2k RPM. I drive between Penang and KL often so that's why my average is so low. I stick to the 110 km/h, don't wanna risk getting surat cinta from pulis Besides even if our PLUS is like Autobahn (no speed limit) I probably won't be going much faster cos the engine roar is loud thanks to the low gearing. On the other hand it makes overtaking a breeze, don't need to drop to 4th gear.

That 546 km was achieved by driving from Kepala Batas, Penang to KL and the rest of the tank around KL.

I must say though, that something's wrong with my consumption ever since I got the tyres and battery changed plus full 40,000 km service a few weeks ago. Here are my observations:

- The consumption immediately after servicing was 8.6L/100 km, which is a bit on the high side. Okay maybe that's reasonable because there was a bit of traffic driving in Penang, while in KL/PJ I don't really get stuck in jams.

- After that I filled up at Bukit Merah and drove to PJ (about 280 km) on the 28th last month and then about 80 km of driving around KL/PJ last Sunday morning. Mainly on the highway. First bar dropped at 80 km, second 70 km. Which is weird because on the highway I'd normally get 80-100 km per bar. My low fuel warning light popped up at about 360 km (normally, 400 km+, for that condition I'd estimate 450 km) and when I filled I got 7.7L/100 km. That's bad, because by my estimation it should have been around 7.0. There was a jam at the Menora Tunnel on my drive down to PJ because they closed the southbound tunnel and opened contra flow, but surely that couldn't have sapped so much fuel. I've driven this car long enough to predict the consumption based on the driving conditions. Bearing in mind that just before changing the tyres and stuff, I did Tapah - Cameron Highlands - Simpang Pulai - Ipoh - Penang and despite the Cameron hill climb and traffic in the two cities I still got 7.3L/100 km.

- Yesterday, the first bar dropped at only 4x km. I was horrified. It should normally last till 70-80 km.

Will keep on monitoring the next few tanks but it's not looking good.

One theory I have is that when I changed the battery the ECU got reset big time. Any thoughts?

No Esso or Caltex near my place at Damansara Perdana. Only got BHP and Petronas at Mutiara Damansara. I don't mind BHP but the pump rate is super high making it very hard to fill to the brim, every time I try it overflows

Ironically at my place in Penang there's Esso and Caltex nearby, I used Caltex RON 97 last time when my car was new (then it wasn't much more expensive than RON 95), can't remember how they feel like. Maybe I'll try when I move back to Penang next month.

Yup it's not bad compared to others but my car has been consistently performing much better than this. Take a look at my Fuelly log.

Oh, if there's three lanes, I drive on the left lane It's empty most of the time, save the occasional slow lori so I can cruise in peace

If anything Shell is worse, going by what some people say. I can't remember the last time I filled Shell. From my personal experience, I don't really find consumption differs between the brands, but the noticeable difference is smoothness.

I'd say if you don't want Petronas, Caltex and BHP have good reviews.



What about this?

Gosh I wished my SE looked like that. Except for the rear spoiler, I'd just keep the current boot lip.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 12 2012, 10:13 PM

I guess so. SE's are rare, both the original (mine) and FLX. Seldom see any around, unlike Maivee SE

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 12 2012, 10:31 PM

What's the carbon sensor for?

I think just use the insurance value lah.

It's this Esso right?

I'm bringing a friend along, he's interested in seeing what the FSB looks like. You guys don't mind right?

I've been using 15w50 all these while



This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 13 2012, 10:41 PM


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Proof that engine oil viscosity is not an important factor in FC

Actually what happened to you this morning happened to me every time I go for servicing. Go there, ask for something like 10w40 but they only have 15w50 So I've never used anything lower before, but I expect a lighter oil will be less sluggish.

Though I asked them at my 40,000 km service and they said I can bring my own oil next time Hmmm it's gonna be quite a few more months before I hit 50,000 km

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 13 2012, 11:35 PM

EON at Sungai Pinang, Penang. I thought of doing my 40k service at Mutiara Damansara since I live nearby but I happened to be back in Penang then.

No. 38, Jln Industri USJ 1/1
Tmn Perindustrian USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya
Selangor DE

Actually the issues we were talking about were fuel consumption and engine response, and how using a lighter oil would help. I have no doubts about the lubricating qualities of any modern oil and I think you're right

Wah the jam was so bad that I've only just got back

Lucky you, the LDP was moving quite slow so I didn't have the chance to test. Can't tell any difference in steering feel, but I can feel that the ride is smoother now, over bumps or is it a placebo effect

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 14 2012, 03:40 PM

I passed by the first time, I saw you parked outside so I went another round and parked outside but by that time you moved inside

Yar lor, imagine me and dares standing there, then suddenly another white FLX SE pulls up, then yet another one comes. Three in a row



Ladies first mah



Didn't see any brown FLX Exec with loud exhaust today

Anyway, nice to meet you all, good to put a face to the names

Looking out for the chance now. Maybe that windy and hilly stretch between Jalan Semantan and Phileo Damansara I think for now I can feel a slight improvement, when going over bumps the swaying is reduced.

You know Z1 I'm gonna be driving between KL and Penang quite a few times in the next one month cos I'm moving back, if you really want you can buy the RSB from Mahihi and I'll bring it up FOC then you can collect it from me in Penang

Aiyah I didn't stay in time to meet the water repellent salesman Next time then

Read the middle word of that phrase, and note who was in that position

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 14 2012, 11:54 PM

Mine is manual lah

I'm really curious as to how much more efficient the CVT can be compared to manual, but so far the CVT owners here suka tekan sahaja

Looks like someone kena poisoned dy

There's a pretty good chance I might get the RSB too