Driver side, rear wheel well

rear wheel? inside the rear wheel arch at driver side or underneath the car? funny location

Go squat down and see first la

2nd gear jerk normally tb dirty. open up and clean it up.

tb- trottlebody.

Hi Everyone

I have a 9 yrs old savvy (manual), the first version. Used it for my uni days, before it was passed down to my brothers. I'm thinking of giving the car a makeover and use it as my ride to and fro office. I have some budget allocated for this project. nobody use the car now.. Kene jemur aje hari2...

I want to start with engine and transmission checkup and repair... Where should I go? Read about rs auto and renau tech, which one is better? For parts i.e headlamps, power window switch etc, where can I buy it? The antenna already gone.. Also need to buy new one.. Does R3 performance pack for savvy still available?

Looks like a lot of question, really wish some otai here could help me out, anyone who can take this project can pm me as well..

For most revival projek, these are the few keys to checked on. 5 oils, 3 waters:

Oils
1) Transmission lubricants
2) Brake fluid
3) Engine lubricants
4) Fuel (make sure you put in petrol before try to start car, if the car has been ditched there for more than a month)
5) Clutch hydraulic oil (not applicable as Shawie uses kabel)

Waters
a) Windshield washer reservoir
b) Radiator coolant
c) Battery water (not applicable for maintenance free)

Once you have the above all checked, then you're safe to start the car. Do remember, you can't messed up with item no.4 and item b regardless. Cranking a car with blank fuel tank, it's 99.99% confirm it will fry your fuel pump. An engine running without coolant, max 10 minutes it can stand it's 400'C combustion heat(from cold start).

It's better to get a technicain to help you replace all those fluids before the crank start. If don't have that money, it's better just leave it there until you got enough juice to replace all those things before the start, or it's gonna cost you more.

I flushed my coolant, thanks for your info... Now I worry the coolant leak because I open the hose at engine and flex it to drain very hard to access radiator bottom hose... Where was your leak last time? What pipe?

Engine mount, engine oil, coolant, brake oil, transmission fluid for gear and power steering, engine gasket, clutch, evaporator clean, cabin filter, engine filter, drain PCV oil, water pump, timing belt, clean entire fuel system, and check exhaust leak, parts can buy at Jalan Ipoh, antenna buy from eBay cheap...

This post has been edited by xxyxx92: Oct 18 2014, 08:38 PM

Filter kat luar, ade beza, powah up 2 kuda

tu dia. pigi test dyno. FPR suda masuk ka?

battery kong sekali dua2 kereta. manyak berlubang poket. dekat rm400 utk dua kereta.

my openpod sekali lagi cabut. mau tgk bateri sekali nampak openpod jatuh lagi.
time for a standed box setup la cam gini. asyik cabut saja.

Good morning everyone.
It's a good day to kaput.
My rear wiper cannot stay on rear windscreen behave, it keeping jumping when I turn it on.
Do I need to replace the wiper arm?
And also the original clarion cd player makan my cd as breakfast, maybe it's too hungry, refuses to vomit out. Jammed inside and showed "no disc".
Any cd or dvd player recommended? Can i mod to 2 Din dvd player with gps rear camera functions?
Sorry for such idiotic questions, I'm dummy of In Car Entertainment.
Afraid becomes my fren situation, drive inspira into accessories shop, towed by towing lorry out from there.

That's the common faulty of our Clarion player. It's either the spinner motor malfunction or the disc detector sensor damaged.

You can use whatever kinda player on Shawie, as long as not short circuit, it will be fine. For cosmetic purpose if you choose to use single DIN, you may purchase the fascia plate from mudah/lelong/international seller as many UK owner had done that, price range between RM45~80 depend on luck. Got mine for RM50. The stock player is normal computer CD ROM with shockproof lens. Hence, after removal of the player, simply remove 4 screw at the back of the casing, the top panel can be removed. Inside the "tray" has a roller, use your finger to grip it and wind it counter clockwise, then the spinner motor will be released and the disc will be eject out as long as you continue to wind the roller.

Please further elaborate "jump". Try to lift up the wiper up and turn on the rear wiper again, see whether the "jump" is still there when the motor swing the arm. Can try to lubricate the motor mechanism to see if it can still be revived.

Let us know the outcome.

to all sifus,

Need help...


Savvy got 3 engine mounting right? 1 at the left..1 at the right...and the last one at the bottom which attach to the gearbox. My problem is the screw hole for the engine mounting at the gearbox pecah..
cannot screw anymore...last time already sent for welding but it didn't last long...now the mechanic recommend to change the gearbox...but he told me no need to change the whole gearbox..just the housing only...i've already asked him to search the housing for me but still couldn't find one...anybody got spare gearbox housing? quote me your price..

fyi..my car is AMT...year 2008...


really need help cause right now i borrow my brother in law car as i dont have 2nd car..

This screw thread broke inside the transmission housing when I remove it to clean TDC sensor, I saw savoc ppl has experienced the same tragic, I remove carefully still break


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may look for brand Alpine or Pioneer

hi all pro masters,

may i know what kind of engine oil rating are recommended ?
and my budget is quite limited for now, so do give suggestions on engine oil choice, thx alot!

Tesco oil, semi synthetic RM48.50 during sale, normal price RM78.

hi,thx for yr reply.

actually, does brand matter in using engine oil?

coz when i was using my last family charade car, i used only cheapo engine oil la..
not sure whether savvy is capable of consuming unbranded engine oil~

what oil rating is recommended for savvy?

10w30 SL grade. Most available in the market already SM/SN, hence when u purchase these API standard oil, they're already better than the recommended spec. For those cheap oil that doesn't came with API SL/SM/SN grade, use at your own discretion. Engine oil is too much of a talk, rather than actual lubricating function, it's now more of a brand conscious die heart support fans protecting their brand and having war between known brands.

As for me, anything with the API standard and above SL standard I have no problem with that.

great, apreciate yr piece of thought!