wrong reply...

Not sure of the cost, as I have not done it before... also whether need to change whole set or not...
maybe other members here can help....

There is some discussion in a thread here :
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1914856/+2280

Ok. I went to shop just now. They said switch rosak. They replace a switch, everything work as normal again

Nt fuse problem.

When the lights are not working, the fault can come from many things: fuse, switch, bulbs, wiring etc. In your case the fault was the switch (at the gearbox), not the fuse, or bulb, or wiring.

For DIY troubleshooting, if the reverse light & sensor are not working, the switch is the 2nd thing to check, after confirming the fuse first. Because in terms of dismantling/checking it is easy to check the fuse. The switch checking needs a multimeter to confirm either continuity, or the supply at the socket, all these are best left to the workshop.

So if you want to DIY, the most you can do is check the fuse first, if fuse is ok, go to the workshop for them to use suitable equipment to check the others. They have the equipment to check the wiring supply & the switch.

(From your earlier info, the reverse sensor stop working after the accident, so we try to link this event... the switch in front will not be damaged by the impact at the rear. This shows it is difficult to trouble shoot using info like this without actually working on the car...)

This post has been edited by Albert B: Jan 21 2015, 08:21 PM

Thanks for the tip! Then I assume that if I have enough money, full overhaul will be my first choice in servicing the car? How much will it cost roughly?

And I am thinking of doing maybe transmission fluid flush or brake fluid flush while I earn more cash for the overhaul, are they recommended?

Thanks!

The cheapest oberhol I did was about RM600. Took me 24 hours to get the job done That was my 1st ORION 8Valve 1986 GaGa. Nowadays, it should be around RM1000 depending on which magician u go to.

Brake fluid flush, yes pls go ahead. Transmission fluid, change will do. DO NOT FLUSH. You wouldn't know what kind of rubbish flushing agent your magician gonna put in, later housing leak oil lar, driveshaft leak oil lar, flywheel leak oil lar, then u not only need to oberhol injin, gebox oso need oberhol liao

Ok, thanks for the info. Are you a mechanic? I dont know the car very much, cant do DIY myself.

Alright, thanks again!

No I am not a mechanic. I do not work with cars or vehicles.

Just having interest in DIY and understanding how a car works.

how do u learn how the car system works? where do you learn it ?

Start DIYing, for example... car wash itself is a phone book thick subject

full overhaul these days are in the 1-2k range, depending on part (ori or oem etc) and labor and whether mechanic is honest/competent or not (eg: some parts no need to change, mech says change anyways)

in addition to what bro david mentioned, ok to do transmission flush, however only use reputable products like lubegard ATF flush. not cheap btw
for manual transmission i believe not required as they aren't as sensitive as automatics.

if you're on budget, actually just using cheap proton ATF SP3 at very short intervals (eg: 500 or 1k km) will be sufficient for a "flushing" effect.

your car is auto or manual again?

google and the heart/motivation to learn would be a good starting point

Car got "borrowed" away again Dunno how many moon kenot see her. Last clocked 645km, left 2 bar on the fuel indicator. Can't be traced liao

Wow, u pump full tank can go up to 645km arh?

I pumped my car with petron 97 petrol yesterday . I can feel the difference. The car experience less engine vibration and less engine noise.

Sry posted in wrong type of SAGA thread

This post has been edited by Cloudx: Jan 22 2015, 03:46 PM

Finally sent my car to check for the roof lamp problem,

The mechanic did some checking and tell me that I must install back the roof lamp in order for the door unlock icon to work properly. However, the shop don't have stock currently. He quoted me RM35 for ori roof lamp including workmanship.

Here's the thing, he don't know when is the stock coming, so I was wondering if I can just go Mr DIY and buy one that cost RM15 and just plug it in myself?

kon9lan7fem can lah. wayar korek will do

good advise ...now that i have a spare car ...

will send the old timer for an overhaul too in jb ... but it's been reduced to driving once a week for my daily work drive ....

from jb sentral to tmn daya ....

i kinda miss the smoothness and ruggedness..