Yr dad is only human...and human beings make mistakes...till the day we leave this world wan.
No human is perfect wan...incl mechs @Proton SCs!! 1 reason they dun want car owners 2b near 2cars in wkshop area!!
Feel yu understand wat me trying 2say, rite?
Believe me...things do happen!!

Feel main mistake here was NOT changing 2a NEW WASHER/"gasket" 4Drain Plug...

During my FIRST DIY oil change (b4 this latest), me found that after tightening the Drain Plug the usual way, me cld still tighten it sumore!!
However, me stopped there cos on testing, the plug was oledi tight enuf...it was the copper washer being compressed!!
So @recent latest oil change, me replaced with a NEW washer & yup, it was normal back again!!

ps. Hv since also learnt that the MOST that washer can b used is TWICE (2X) nia!!
And many SCs do NOT replace that cheap part juz 2make a few extra bucks!!
That's how me got my SPARE washers!!! Haha!

(Note: SCs charge us RM3+ for it...feel it's much cheaper outside...mayb RM1 or RM1.50 only?)

Agreed, Bro...re yr opinion.
If kenot eg like me here, observe how good mechs do that procedure. Then go slow when attempting it.
Not matter if yu take 2X or 3X the time. Yr time & skill will improve from experience.
How do yu think mechs get their experience?

Yup! Using OUR CARS as white mice!! Haha!

Re yr 2nd comment, me DIY juz as a hobby, pastime & interest...not 4uknowat...

Fyi me once helped as an "apprentice" mech 4a few mths for FREE...after working hrs...juz 2pass time & learn abit....
The official mech cld not find good helpers & he needed help 2refer 2official service manuals on sp procedures so that he cld work on some car probs...

In return, me also benefitted...cld use the wkshop tools & sp equipment eg sandblaster 4spark plugs, and sp staff discounts 4spare parts!!

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 4 2013, 09:23 AM

Re bulk, yup, me want (dunno abt others)...the ones as posted by Bro coolkwc.

And yup, that period of "apprenticeship" helped me alot. Me gained confidence in doing my own car then and that interest has been carried on till present time lo...
Doing less now tho...but still trying...

And pls allow me 2repeat...it's not abt how much one can save or how cheap one can get it done outside....
It's abt sumthing one feels inside...so hard 2put in2 words la...
Juz like the feeling of

Juz 2share...

As per wat Bro dares has suggested & advised...

These are mine...had them for years since me started on DIY service maintenance & minor repairs 4my rides....


C'mon, is there any Bro in KL area who can take the lead & build up a group 2share helping one another do such DIY maintenance?
Start small...then in time part of $$$ saved can b contributed towards FREE TTs for all!
Wld b a great "brotherhood" project, rite?

Yup, Bro...
Me hv seen that being done..to a deformed rim of a relative.
Pretty fast & easy in hands of an experienced guy!

However, me wonder...how strong is that part of the rim after all that heating & hammering, etc?
Wld that part juz fracture nxt time one bangs rim @ arnd same area?

Feel if can afford it, it's best 2replace with new rims!
Juz like tyres, rims are very important as they hold the tyres which are the only contact yr car has with the road!!


ps. IINM they do hv X-Ray machines (overseas?) which can chk on the internal condition of the damaged rim b4 & after repair...?
Outward/external appearances cld b very deceiving...

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 4 2013, 10:38 AM

Appears so...
And yup, that relative is still using that "repaired" rim till now!! >4 yrs oledi!!

Hi Bro...
Yup, newer version...

And Yup, it's cheaper than can b bought in the super/hypermarkets!
However, me hv stopped using Bosch wipers after discovering they're somehow affected by Rain-X...wipers judder (with sounds) across windscreen when used if Rain-X is applied...

Our Ori wipers work fine in spite of Rain-X being applied tho!

Any Bro has that experience with them?

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 4 2013, 02:36 PM

Dun think so, Bro...

My 3rd pair of Bosch "Tropical Rubber" type still juddered since started using Rain-X on W/Screen from ole gen Saga...
Dunno if fake? Bought @Tesco....
Tried with Gaga after a year with Ori...same prob!
Put back Ori...no judder at all!

ps. Bro, that's a good one!!

Hi Bro...
Dbl signal blinking?
Normal...with ABL.

To disable it?
Remove ABL.

Reset button blinking?
Shows alarm armed. Normal.

Congrats on yr mods!!

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 5 2013, 11:06 PM

Hi Bro!

Dun say like dat....paiseh oni...bs nia..
Me kno nuts...

Yup, Pro RS.... +1
Used that brand b4 in ole gen Saga...abt 4yrs.
Improved stopping power!
No prob at all!

Also thinking of doing same 4Gaga...when budget permits...

ps. A good suitable time wld b when need 2change brake fluid...kill 2 birds with 1 stone?

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 02:06 PM

Juz 2share...

B4 me changeover 2ProRS hoses, there was DIY "Braided Hose" project in ole gen Saga/Iswara threads...
Juz use cable ties only. Need plenty of them. Short ones. Better Q if use black ones.
Juz tie them tightly side by side along whole length of rubber hoses.

Theory? To reduce/prevent unnecessary/over bulging of rubber hoses, thereby increasing pressure transmitted 2brakes.
Same theory as steel-braided hoses.

Effect was noticeable immediately esp on old brake hoses!

Anyone game to try this DIY?

ps. Cheap cheapo & Easy DIY...but need 2crawl under car!

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 03:35 PM

SS braided hoses, of course, are BEST!
However, cost of a set also BEST!
Abt RM300 +/- , correct? NOT incl labour charge...
(Last time for my ole gen Saga, cost was RM290 for hoses only IINM... )

Cable ties DIY?
Probably <RM50?
Also NO labour charges....only time & sweat nia! Haha!

Tightening?
If tightened enuf & using the black good Q cable ties, not need frequent tightening...
Me din hv 2tighten my set till me changeover to ProRS abt 1 year later....

Tip in DIY?
Do NOT cut off cable tie cleanly...but leave a short length of the cable tie to re-tighten if needed eg @OCI?

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 04:16 PM

UPDATE :
For Bros interested :
Cld not find ole pics of my own DIY on old gen Saga....so sorry...
However, managed 2search & found a posted pic of DIY braided brake hoses done on a Wira....

Link of page with pic ===> http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/968326/+2120
Pic only below :

Owner used both black & white cable ties...

NB. For better effects, cable ties shld b tied closer than in pic above...shld b touching one another, side by side, with the tie part in a spiral arrangement....

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 04:49 PM

Yup, Bro...they do! Really wan...
The drawback is those cable ties need 2b re-tightened as & when necessary (as Bro dares mentioned earlier).

Of course, SS Braided Hoses eg ProRS, wld b BEST! No doubt abt that!

(Note : Me hv tried both b4...juz a question of budget... )

Yup, me hv VS & GC.
VS is Zaptor Evolve.
GC passed over from ole gen Saga & modified 4suitable length.

Yup, Bro...DIY nia.

GC is from batt3 -ve to car body (also -ve). No error shld happen.
For Engine cyl head connection, suggest connect to connector @top LHS which is juz an anchorage point...not affect engine at all wan even uf removed.

Best wishes...

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 08:27 PM

Hi Bro...

Re pic/illustration in link given, the point @cyl head top is correct point as in my earlier post.

Hi Bro...
IMHO many ppl do not realise Distilled Water, by itself, is (with its own peculiar characteristics) deemed 2b kinda "corrosive"...

Using a suitable coolant wld prevent corrosion, rust formation as well as lubricate the water pump...IINM.
(NB. The anti-freeze property of coolant does not apply in our climate.)

This post has been edited by zeone: Jan 7 2013, 10:26 PM