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edison1437
post Nov 10 2013, 09:56 AM

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QUOTE(ckk125 @ Nov 10 2013, 09:42 AM)
exactly, happens to toyota, honda, proton, mitsu and such.

they even stated it is optional, but some people had to have the ego that i can pay so i wanna do everything,

only to come back to forum to whine
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when talk with them i tell them if you want to change i have no problem but i'm not paying for it whistling.gif

QUOTE(6UE5T @ Nov 10 2013, 09:45 AM)
Yes actually they should brief first and get agreement from the customer to do or not. Tan Chong Nissan service advisers always inform first, not just simply sneak in those stuff and charge later.
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this is the professional and responsoble way

1st time is naive 2nd time is stupid whistling.gif
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post Nov 10 2013, 10:05 AM

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QUOTE(Papercut117 @ Nov 9 2013, 05:15 PM)
I just got a major service quotation from Mitsubishi for my Lancer GT and I feel that most of these things are way overpriced. Labor costs are reasonable but part prices are not. mad.gif
Mitsubishi Engine Oil 5W40 1L - RM209  They don't even let me bring my own oil.
Oil system care - RM45    What is this?
Oil filter - RM38.80
Engine Drain Plug Washer RM2.70
Transmission Drain Plug Washer - RM7.10
Air Filter - RM143.90 WTF so expensive for paper filter?
Brake Fluid - RM36.00
Transmission Oil CVT (6L) Diaqueen - RM300.18
Coolant (1btl) - RM24.90
Oil system cleaner - RM45.00 What is this?
Optional CVT flashing - RM300.18 What is this?
Labour (2.70 hours) - RM175.50
CVT transmission fluid price seems reasonable as I compared it with Eneos & Redline prices.
Engine oil is more expensive compared to other retailers. Aeon is selling the same oil for less.
Air filter price if a ripoff.
I read somewhere that to enable auto lock after a certain speed, something needs to be set in the ECU but the person is quoting approx RM300 as he says some hardware needs to be installed. Is this true?

My 5 year warranty ends soon. Just wondering if I should still go to Mitsubishi or to other reputable workshops. Please advice.
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My lexus service cheaper than your's leh.. laugh.gif doh.gif
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post Nov 10 2013, 11:17 AM

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QUOTE(Papercut117 @ Nov 9 2013, 05:15 PM)
I just got a major service quotation from Mitsubishi for my Lancer GT and I feel that most of these things are way overpriced. Labor costs are reasonable but part prices are not. mad.gif
Mitsubishi Engine Oil 5W40 1L - RM209  They don't even let me bring my own oil.
Oil system care - RM45    What is this?
Oil filter - RM38.80
Engine Drain Plug Washer RM2.70
Transmission Drain Plug Washer - RM7.10
Air Filter - RM143.90 WTF so expensive for paper filter?
Brake Fluid - RM36.00
Transmission Oil CVT (6L) Diaqueen - RM300.18
Coolant (1btl) - RM24.90
Oil system cleaner - RM45.00 What is this?
Optional CVT flashing - RM300.18 What is this?
Labour (2.70 hours) - RM175.50
CVT transmission fluid price seems reasonable as I compared it with Eneos & Redline prices.
Engine oil is more expensive compared to other retailers. Aeon is selling the same oil for less.
Air filter price if a ripoff.
I read somewhere that to enable auto lock after a certain speed, something needs to be set in the ECU but the person is quoting approx RM300 as he says some hardware needs to be installed. Is this true?

My 5 year warranty ends soon. Just wondering if I should still go to Mitsubishi or to other reputable workshops. Please advice.
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Ouch

So many unnecessary items sweat.gif

I serviced my car at proton, brought mitsu eneos japan full syn, no issue at all

They only charge me oil filter, nut and labor happy.gif

On a good news, since ur car almost 5 years edi, y not change car to vios trd flex.gif
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post Nov 10 2013, 11:36 AM

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Your servicing got no booklet? For my car, got a booklet, so each time service i'll know edi what to be done

Most probably alignment will be suggested but i'll decline and did it outside
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post Nov 10 2013, 01:18 PM

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DId you just leave your car there and wait, or worse, collect it after some time?

In Toyota Puchong someone will come to you and put on a list, of what to do, and what you wish to skip. ALWAYS, ALWAYS ask them what is the estimated price and ask them to write it down.

When paying, ask them anything you are not sure what you're being charged of as well. It's your money. You get to decide on how to use it.
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post Nov 10 2013, 05:13 PM

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QUOTE(s@ni @ Nov 10 2013, 11:17 AM)
Ouch

So many unnecessary items sweat.gif

I serviced my car at proton, brought mitsu eneos japan full syn, no issue at all

They only charge me oil filter, nut and labor happy.gif

On a good news, since ur car almost 5 years edi, y not change car to vios trd flex.gif
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What car do you drive. How much did they charge you for the other parts & labor?
I will void my warranty if I service my car elsewhere other than Mitsubishi itself. But my warranty ends in a couple of months, so it doesn't really matter.

How about service centers like EON, ENEOS etc? Or am I better off asking around to find a proper workshop around my area?

Just to clarify other members' responses, I did not service my car yet. The prices that I listed are just quotations that were given to me.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Nov 10 2013, 06:26 PM
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post Nov 10 2013, 07:50 PM

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QUOTE(Papercut117 @ Nov 9 2013, 05:15 PM)
Oil system care - RM45    What is this?
Oil system cleaner - RM45.00 What is this?

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i think both these are of BlueChem's product. the oil system cleaner is their engine oil flush product. oil system care is the engine oil additive which is added to your fresh engine oil..

many ppl disregard these kind of additives as useless.. but bluechem is actually officially carried by Hyundai Malaysia
http://www.hyundai.com.my/ServiceProduct.aspx
didn't know Mitsu service centre is also using it??
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post Nov 10 2013, 08:07 PM

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QUOTE(efaceninja @ Nov 10 2013, 07:50 PM)
i think both these are of BlueChem's product.  the oil system cleaner is their engine oil flush product.  oil system care is the engine oil additive which is added to your fresh engine oil..

many ppl disregard these kind of additives as useless.. but bluechem is actually officially carried by Hyundai Malaysia
http://www.hyundai.com.my/ServiceProduct.aspx
didn't know Mitsu service centre is also using it??
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Engine oil flush is ok, but additive IMHO is not necessary. Just use good quality engine oil is good enough already. Sometimes those so called additives actually may not benefit at all or even makes it worse. You'll never know how it will react with the engine oil until it's too late, so I personally will take the safe route and just use good oil, period. Good engine oil also should already contain the necessary additives.
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post Nov 10 2013, 09:19 PM

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May i know which SC you went?

They definitely overcharged you.
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post Nov 10 2013, 10:03 PM

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QUOTE(AveoHzq @ Nov 10 2013, 09:19 PM)
May i know which SC you went?

They definitely overcharged you.
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Is affordable ,NO overcharging nod.gif
Are you living in KAMPUNG? Speak like KAMPUNG mandarin
AveoHzq
post Nov 11 2013, 01:17 AM

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QUOTE(eeleesuperman @ Nov 10 2013, 10:03 PM)
Is affordable ,NO overcharging  nod.gif
Are you living in KAMPUNG? Speak like KAMPUNG mandarin
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Why are you so rude? Kampung kampung crap.

I know because i work for mitsubishi.


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post Nov 11 2013, 01:20 AM

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QUOTE(6UE5T @ Nov 10 2013, 12:46 AM)
Ok I guess the CVT flashing is like checking and reading error codes on the CVT ECU and then resetting it. Seems very expensive though at rm300.

Anyway next time when you go to SC, you must ask the item details and tell them if you don't want certain things. Many SC try to make money by selling unnecessary stuff to uninformed customers, so you need to be careful.
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It's to flash the TCU. Newer firmware and codes should improve the transmission reaction/ drive-ability / reliability. Early batches of proton CVT from punch was plagued with jerks and so hence there's so called CVT reflash done on most sagas. Normally, if there's is no problem with the current firmware, there is no need to reflash it to a newer version. Some time there's just some glitch in the coding which they've fixed but ultimately there's no change in gear change characteristics. TCU tuning is nitch, I know a few people who actually can tune TCU for CVT but it's more geared towards daily driven setup. If you're good in TCU tuning, you may increase the number of virtual gears or lock the gearbox to change at peak power rev. You will not over rev your engine unless you're at over drive / neutral / reverse whistling.gif
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post Nov 11 2013, 07:00 AM

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QUOTE(AveoHzq @ Nov 10 2013, 09:19 PM)
May i know which SC you went?

They definitely overcharged you.
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This a quotation from Target Orion Klang. Since you've mentioned that you work for Mitsubishi, may I ask how much would your SC charge for a major service like this? Minus the unnecessary stuff of course.

QUOTE(Vervain @ Nov 11 2013, 01:20 AM)
It's to flash the TCU. Newer firmware and codes should improve the transmission reaction/ drive-ability / reliability. Early batches of proton CVT from punch was plagued with jerks and so hence there's so called CVT reflash done on most sagas. Normally, if there's is no problem with the current firmware, there is no need to reflash it to a newer version. Some time there's just some glitch in the coding which they've fixed but ultimately there's no change in gear change characteristics. TCU tuning is nitch, I know a few people who actually can tune TCU for CVT but it's more geared towards daily driven setup. If you're good in TCU tuning, you may increase the number of virtual gears or lock the gearbox to change at peak power rev. You will not over rev your engine unless you're at over drive / neutral / reverse  whistling.gif
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Thank you for the detailed explanation. I drive a 09 model and there aren't any issues currently. Smooth gear changes and no lag issues. Asides from the jerking problem that you mentioned, what else would prompt a re-flash and is it worth paying over 300 bucks for it?

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Nov 11 2013, 07:12 AM
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