yg absorber punya mount bawah tu ye? so myvi/viva punya abs tak pakai '8' tu la kan, direct terus pasang pada 'lower arm' tu?



btw, did alignment and the tech says that the car 'tarik kiri' abit too much. The castor value is almost 0°5' for the left wheel and 0°06' for the right wheel. The tech says that possibly the castor out because of my crossmember/subframe is slightly aligned to the left hence, the car is interest in pulling to the left.

I too notice that the steering wheel is slightly tilt to the left and I really do need to do little corrections to get the car run straight.

Does adding rigid collars/stiff rings/CAK kit will solve this?


or am I just too naive to believe that crossmembe/subframe will have such effects on alignment?

btw, the car is already 11 years old..and that reason play great role in believing that what the tech says is true..

I see.. thanks for the input bro..


btw, APM adjustable? Kelisa?

This post has been edited by farique: Mar 23 2012, 12:34 PM

bro, orang tu tak jadi ke angkat?

you called me yesterday asking if I want the adjustables..



u can just buy one unit from acc shop. Look for made in malaysia. Tho its not original but, it works better than 'outside' made.

screeching? wheel bearing out will make humming sound.. not screeching. This is a first. Was it during cornering? Is the tyre thread still deep and not botak?

time to change brake pad..

you should change both sides at the same time. Its a safety precautions.

what kind of sound it make? and where did u change the brake pad, was it at Perodua SC?

wow.. Im having a hard time imagining the 'sound' from ur description.. perhaps, sending it back to where u fix ur brake pad would be a good idea.

harsh ride.. going over bumps not so solid anymore.

for a 10 yr old, most notably is the paint. The paint will be oxidized and look dull or yellow-ish. But it can be save just by sending the car to auto-detailer to get the oxidize layer buffed off. You'll get almost sparkling new paint job minus the paint job itself.

Check for engine oil leak. Anything that's black and wet, there's leak. Dont forget the oil sump see if its wet, and also check for leak between engine and gearbox attachment. Prone to flywheel oil seal giving away. If there's leakage, gonna cost roughly rm300 or less to get it fixed since the engine needs to be taken out to disassemble the gearbox from the engine to replace the flywheel oil seal.

Check for absorber leak, go for a test drive. If the drive is not so smooth going over bumps and some weird 'clunks' and 'clonks' sound, probably the absorbers are dead.

Check the radiator water, if its dark-yellow, its rust. Dont worry. A good radiator flush will get them cleaned. If its red or green, its the radiator coolant. Meaning, its all good.

Check the engine oil dipstick (cool engine, not warmed up engine). Take out the dipstick and touch and feel the oil with ur fingers. Feel if there's any minute particles in the oil. If its just oil, then its all good inside there. If there's small particle that you could feel with ur fingers, something is not right on the inside..


After you got the car, get it serviced. This so that you can track record of your car service life. Change the engine oil (and oil filter), if the the odometer is more than 100K or even 200K, a timing belt change is a good idea. If the dealer could provide when was the time the belt were changed, then you just need to wait for the time it should to change the belt. Usually 80K interval for OEM Perodua belt and 60K for aftermarket belt.


I think that's about it.


bangi/kajang? Im not well versed with that area. There is one shop in Sungai Merab that caters to kelisa. He does engine conversion.

the truck flipped on its side and the kelisa cant brake on time.. I dont think this car is able to push a lorry on its side..

u want more grounding cable for? are you talking about the original after market like HKS and Pivot grounding cables?

I for one, to this date have not known the benefits of fitting this grounding cable. Unless the car is a audio-shop show car with loads of amps, woofers and speakers that requires power. For a stock car.. what can we benefits from it actually?


comfort and better handling is subjective. If you want comfort, use back OEM absorbers made by KYB (Kayaba). Around RM70~80 per piece. But if the mounts and bushings are worn, nothing much of a comfort u can get. OR, if u have the budget, get a custom tailored absorbers from Titan.

better handling, u need stiffer suspension setup. But if comfort still in mind, get front strut-bar installed. That'll improve handling a little more without sacrificing comfort-ness.


absorbers dont play any role in ride height. Its the springs.


check on the tyre itself. Look for something like 165/60/13 or 165/55/14. The last 2 digits represent the size of the tyre.

not too sure, that was years ago I quoted for.


hmm.. ur stock grounding is worn out?

no probs bro. ditched my plans on getting the myvi abs..

wow..so many to change.

Try asking for outside workshop and see if they could give u cheaper. Perodua SC charge expensive for its labor and parts. But you could still get OEM parts from parts shop for a cheaper price. Like for example, kelisa front headlight will cost as much as RM120 per side where as I could get local parts for RM80 per pair.

and he should. Good thing u told him all the defects.

yeah, very common to kelisa and kenari on 1.0 engine.

to reduce the noise, get some grease and put it under the air-cond belt. Just to ease the movement of the belt.

Or, could check if the air-cond belt is old and saggy..

aik.. kedai apa bukak awal pagi?


good for you then. I think I need to change mine as well..

how much the belts cost you? and what brand them belts are?

we are in the same boat. The right side clip broke off. Now the box is making the 'dud dud dud dud dud' sound, vibrates on low revs. Not sure myself if the clip can be bought tho. Perhaps, can DIY by locking it with wire?

what compressor is it?


the rust just the case of the muffler or whole pipe is rusting and about to breaks off?

Auto needs to retain s-flow muffler, the big box is required. Dont go for straight-flow muffler. Its gonna sound loud on auto.

someone is selling full Marco exhaust system from extractor till muffler tip. Click here





300? what other parts that u changed as well? Was the timing belt Perodua item?

scan it plox..

what Engine Oil did you bought? per liter bottle eh?

Fan belt? LOL was it alternator belt?

Rear number plate lamp, was it bulb or the whole lamp assembly? If its for only bulb, RM20 per piece is kinda expensive dont u think? I replaced my brake light bulb for RM4. Sendiri tukar.

ATF fluid 3L, per liter bottle Dexron III is RM25? Wow.. pretty expensive. I bought ATF oil for Picanto made in Korea for RM18 per liter.

and ouh, the air filter, was it Perodua?

didnt change the plugs as well?


if the price all-in, which including labor cost and tax (?), could have gone to them. But yeah, some place charge more while other place charge minimal. But for out-of-warranty cars, better off with 3rd party workshops. Saves alot.

well.. I can definitely say the air-filter u paid is expensive. And the oil-filter too. Both items from Perodua costs a mere RM20 for air filter and RM10 for oil filter. Or even less.

they can give you cheap price since you are doing everything in one go. Definitely they can include 'extra' cost with here n there parts. Cause you wouldnt even bother asking them. I too was in your shoe.

the story was, I was asking him to see if the oil leak can be repaired. As its already time for oil change, I ask him to do the 'proper' stuffs. Left the car 11am and take it later in the evening. Costs me RM800. Oil change, oil filter, air filter, throttle body cleaning (merely spraying solvent into the throttle body), injector cleaner (dump it into fuel tank), and lastly 'tuning'.. yeah, "tuning".. hook-up the OBDII socket and gives out the readings and print out the live-engine data..

and that costs me RM800. Told my friend (used to be mechanic at FastFix) about it and he said it was a rip-off. Well.. learnt the lesson the hard way. If you do everything one-go, they can always charge extra. Without you even knowing it. And the oil still leaks!

Finally solved the oil leak by me and my friend. And costs a mere Rm5. O-ring. Oil-filter attachment O-ring. Damn rubber seals..