Hi there,
Thank you for your sharing your experience. Hope you get your car fixed bro

Thanks for the link to. Really appreciate it.

Are you suspecting the jerking came from the gear transmission from not having the fluid change?

When it comes to repairign cars, its based on the cheapest to the most expensive way to fix it.

So, For gearbox, its

1) Change Transmission Fluid first - cheapest way

2) if Change fluid, problem still persist - Change Clutch Plate - more expensive than (1) but cheaper than (3)

3) If change Clutch Plate problem still persist - Overhaul Gear Box. I always recommend to overhaul your existing gear box cos u still know its history and existign condition and if your mechanic does a good job, it will operate as good as brand new. Problem is many if not most mechs don't want the trouble of opening a gear box and changing the individual parts as it could be a 1-week 2-week job depending on availability of parts but swap to a gear box from a chop shop is just 1-day job.

Cost wise, it depends on your car and model, which is cheaper. If you want a reliable mechanic around Puchong area, I can PM you. I have another in Sg Long area who does not cheat newbies, no camber tricks on people who does alignment. So, depends on which area you want

Hi all,

I didn't want to start a new thread for essentially the same problem, I hope it's ok if I carry on here.

I drive a 2007 Avanza, about a year ago the radiator burst.

I was able to stop before the car overheated, and managed to replace the radiator myself.

Of course, idiot me never tried to figure out why it burst, believing it was old age/lime buildup etc.

Summer is here, and the fan is not working. I've checked the fuse with a multi-tester, it seems fine.

And I've now exhausted my mechanical ability :/

Please, how do I test the fan motor/circuit/thermostat without dismantling the entire cooling system again?

Any advice is welcome, thank you.

Advanza rear wheel drive isn't using fan belt and viscous clutch meh?