one of the common problems for kenari engine is the rocker cover seal will tend to leak every 70,000 - 80,000 km. it needs to be replaced by then, else it will be leaking into the coil plugs. change them as you change your timing belt as well.

sudah upgrade liao. its a good upgrade! worth every penny!

Most of us here are still using the stock EJ-DE engine and still running very well. There are alot of options for engine transplant from 660cc 3 cylinder turbo charged or 4 cylinder turbo charged all the way up to plonking in K3-VET. it really depends on how deep is your pocket and what you would like to achieve at the end of the day. if you just want a reliable daily driven car, i would advise you to send your engine to do a full overhaul and replace with all original replacement parts. it will serve you well for the next 7-10 years with proper maintenance without any major breakdown.

Come join us for TT and we will poison you with madness. HAHA!

better change to daihatsu move steering rather than re-wrapping

The cost of rewrapping the steering will cost as much as buying a halfcut move original momo steering wheel. you can replace the steering and dump the old one away since the skin has already torn off.

you can ask other members though, they may be interested.

yes, re-wrapping is not cheap. unless you are willing to fork out the amount then should be ok. Welcome to the club, we have some members who remain their car stock.

It really depends on what mods you perform on the car. I have modded my car for quite sometime and so far no reliability issues and durability issues. You can add additional fan on the radiator to further enhance the cooling system.

Normal full engine overhaul will cost about less than 2k. Some shop charge full overhaul about 5k like one of the workshop in KL called maddriver garage where they charge 5k for full engine overhaul. their job includes engine balancing and replacement all tear and wear parts with original parts. Hence, the price.

The cost of repair really depends on how deep is your pocket. If you have the cash, you can send your engine to professional workshop to do overhaul which cost more, or you can send in for full overhaul at those normal workshop where they will charge cheaper.

Doing engine transplant is the easiest way to gain more power, but be reminded that this will change the overall balance and the characteristics on the car handling as well. a heavier engine (turbo charged, k3-ve, k3-vet, k3-ve2 and etc) will affect the car balance to lean towards the front more. this will cause the front part of the engine to have nose dive under braking which is not good. even you compensate with height adjustable suspension and higher spring rate, you still cant deny that nose dip though.

unless you are willing to scarifice road comfort for performance, then it is a different story all together.

if you insist on going for 1.3cc non turbo engine, you can source for k3-ve2 halfcut from daihatsu storia/toyota duet halfcuts.

This post has been edited by tommi88: Apr 20 2015, 12:06 PM

Dear Kenari Owners,

We will be having our next TT this Saturday night (25th of April 2015 @ 10 PM).

TT Location: Damansara Perdana, PJ (Click here for Google Maps location)
Time: 10:00 PM (Please be punctual)
Date: 25th of April 2015

Thank you.

you can opt to purchase the aircond panel from halfcut shop as it is relatively cheaper than buying brand new aircond panel. move parts are mostly plug n play onto our kenari.

you can send your car to those bodyshop and get them to check on the rear door hinge. Have you involved any accident before for the rear hatch area?

Rear wipers very easy to remove. just open the cover and unbolt the nut to take out the rear wiper arm. as for the blades, can replace the rubbers only. if your arm looks old or broken, you can get them replaced for less than RM 40.

source the hinge from halfcut shops. definitely much cheaper than the price that was quoted to you.

Good to know that you have done so much to your car. Your mechanic is right, fix the parts outside first before touching internals. If leakage still occurs, better send it to your mechanic quick.

You can look for move aerodown or peanut bodykit to replace your current one as move parts are very cheap now.

up to you whether you wanna change the side skirt to MOVE or maintain as original aerosport. all the parts are interchangeable with move.

how come i have been using 5w-30 oil grade for over 10 years of ownership and running here and there, nothing is wrong with my car?

Hey bro, i replaced my rocker cover 2 months back which cost me RM 250 using original part and labour included. So far it has solved my problem of engine oil leaking to spark plug area.

Mine is due to replace as well. Im going to go for brembo disc as it is relatively affordable. By the way, i am using Myvi brake disc and calipers.

I'm on too