Me guess Pajero

Tak hairan, Dugong boleh terbang lebih tinggi daripada Kura-Kura

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Added on July 24, 2012, 7:36 amMore than twice as good as haibreeds

Diesels are good. Wished we had a Campro 1.3 TDi

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 24 2012, 07:38 AM

Anyways I filled Caltex yesterday afternoon. Driving around Penang Island oni:




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I normally fill up when the warning light comes on. At that point about 29-30 litres will fit in the tank. Don't think I've pumped with one solid bar remaining before. Bear in mind that as pointed out above, only about 36 litres is usable. After many tanks you will know how far to push the warning light while preserving a safe reserve amount. When the nozzle trips, the tank isn't quite full, often you can fit another 2-3 litres by gently squeezing the nozzle lever gently repeatedly until the fuel nearly overflows.

Okay, about the fuel pump. Yes the fuel pump dissipates heat into the fuel as the pump is submerged in the fuel. When the warning light comes on there is still a substantial quantity of fuel left. The best way to find out is to take out the Gaga fuel tank, cut off the top part, fill just enough fuel to make the warning light disappear and see how much of the fuel pump is immersed. I don't believe the fuel pump is so fragile till the tank must always be at least half full. I've been doing this for two years and nobody here has reported a fuel pump failure. By not using the full capacity of the tank you drastically reduce the range of each tank (consumption doesn't change). I don't like filling up at the petrol station for three reasons. You have to handle the dirty nozzles, you breathe in the poisonous vapours and you expose yourself to robbery and car jacking. I'd rather run my tank low and fill up less often.

I used to get about 400-450 km on one tank, driving around KL and PJ. Occasionally a bit more. Unlike most people I don't really get caught in bad jams, that's why. My record is 546 km on one tank. I can't analyse your chart for now, on my phone.

That's a very good point about the filter being after the pump. I accept that there may be sediments at the bottom of the tank which may be sucked by the pump when the level is low. I wasn't really referring to you about the tank being always at least half full, as you posted some more stuff while I was typing my reply. It was more towards the general habit that some people have.

Like you I am peeved about the small tank. It should be at least 50 litres, but maybe there's not enough space to fit one.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 24 2012, 11:44 PM

I see. And I suppose putting the filter before the pump would create too much resistance for the pump? Or is it the inconvenience of the restricted access when the filter needs to be changed?

I'm okay with the lack of one-touch power window. Brake lock is easily installed so that's not a prob. I'm the kind who likes to use their wipers as little as possible, even to the extent of turning them off when I wait at traffic lights, so the lack of a single wipe function (push stalk upwards to wipe once) and variable intermittent speed control is kinda annoying. Also, there should be a clearer indicator that the rear demister switch is on. I tend to turn it on then forget about it until much later. Cruise control would be nice for long distance highway driving, but I guess that's asking for too much in an entry level model

I've been throughly enjoying my Gaga these past two days, chalking up about 150 km cos being in Penang the roads and corners are really familiar, and now that I'm back the difference made by the FSB is more apparent compared to in KL/PJ where I drive less hard.

Actually I've realised, there are lots of good driving roads in Penang. The Tanjung Bungah - Batu Ferringhi - Teluk Bahang stretch is great, provided you don't get stuck behind a slowpoke. Just drove on it in the morning as I went hiking at the national park. Another nice one is the road between Batu Maung (at the end of the TLCE highway) and Bayan Lepas, which goes across the southern end of the airport runway. I used to use that road every day after work to avoid the jam in the Bayan Baru area. As for the Teluk Bahang - Balik Pulau - Teluk Kumbar stretch, I will try it soon, within the next few days. Gotta bring my friend sightseeing.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 12:32 AM

You bet!

Actually I'm interested in doing the run even without any free gift. More samples, better rite?

You know, I'm really interested in test-driving a manual FLX to get the Getrag feel and ratios...

He really poisoned me that night

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Added on July 25, 2012, 12:44 amLooks like Gogoman secretly applied his Enduroshield on your rear screen before you took delivery of your Gaga

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 12:44 AM

Whatever you say

I wonder what's my reading while idling

Cable for the electronic gauge, or you mean hose?

Getrag is the manufacturer of your manual gearbox. The FL use an Aichi Kikai gearbox, which I think has pretty horrible feel. Your FLX Getrag gearbox should have much better feel, better tuned ratios and it's supposedly more efficient too.

Yes the CVT's highest ratio seems a lot higher than 5th gear. Yet despite that I don't see any indication that the CVT is noticeably more efficient on the highway compared to the manual tranny despite the engine turning slower. A while ago we were discussing how consumption is not always related to engine rev, and that it's best that the correct gearing be used. Bearing in mind that the FLX's VT2 has already been tuned to the engine output characteristics, could it be that at the CVT's highest ratio, the savings by the low RPM is negated by the lower torque output so the engine has to work just as hard to push the car at 110 km/h, resulting in similar consumption as the manual tranny?

If so, I can say as such. At 110 km/h, the CVT has lower RPM resulting in less engine noise. The manual tranny is buzzing at 3,500 RPM, so it's noiser, but at that range, the throttle response for overtaking is excellent. I haven't driven the CVT on the highway so I can't say about that.

PS I think Getrag makes manual trannies for Porsche so I guess it must be really good

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 01:29 AM

Correct Seems like your more powderful 1.6 is more efficient at 110 km/h. For my 1.3 I need to cruise at about 80-90 km/h to get optimum consumption. 110 is slightly thirsty for me, it's about the same as city driving.

Cos it's peak torque mah

Ahh so I supposed Potong decided that 911 > GTR hence the switch

Looking at the AK gearbox for BLM and FL, it seems that it can't even take the S4PE's 150 nm of tork

PS Chris Harris is an awesome reviewer

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 09:59 AM

Eh shoot I always get confused between S4PE and S4PH. I meant S4PH...

PS my tyres are 34 PSI front, 32 rear, cold. Inflated before driving off with a bicycle pump and checked with a pressure gauge.

Above the recommended pressure. The max pressure stated on my XM2 is 51 PSI, beyond that only considered overinflated

I went to check out my air condition blower filter after you guys talked so much about it. Will post pic later.

Maybe the lock alignment is out My boot lid closes easily, I just have to drop it down from a low height. Don't even have to push.

Of course lah we drive 80 km/h oni

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 12:24 PM

Your FLX SE's speedo goes to 240 km, rite? Dunno whether Potong calibrated it for the 195/50/15 tyres. My speedo compared to GPS is pretty accurate.

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Added on July 25, 2012, 2:10 pm

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 25 2012, 02:10 PM

Dare's Kumho was below RM 200 each I think.