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If I drop from 6th gear to 5th gear at 140km/h to gain more speed and acceleration, will this hurt my gearbox ?

140kmh at 5th gear like siput sedut wooo...
I'm using 3rd at 150kmh when someone chasing me from the back...

my forte already 27 months and never went for polishing/ waxing. can recommend me a good shop that provides those services in ampang area? and the most important question is when do we need to go for those services?

My previous kancil, wira, avanza and now forte nvr servis aircond...
Just refill gas only...

Few tips frm my previous pomen :-
- Dun touch ur ekon if no prob
- When u start ur car, start frm lowest fan speed, let it be around 30sec - 1mins before full blast
- Dun use auto ekon frequently
- Off ekon, before off engine

No 2 is difficult to do... Normally i open car windows or start engine early, then lepak isap rokok dulu...

hey guys, am wondering if you guys have any guides for Kia Forte front low beam aim adjustment manual or video or something?

Does the Kia Forte have horizontal and vertical adjustment?

I'm driving a Kia Forte 2011 - 6 speed and recently just made a replacement bulb with a workshop outside but he didnt seem to do a proper job.

The aiming of the replaced bulb is too low.

a very strange incident just happened to my 2010 1.6SX Kia Forte.

start engine, air con cold. start moving, can feel air con getting hotter & hotter (eg. start with temperature 22°C, then slowly decrease until 19°C), still got cool air and not js fan blow air. then when stop for traffic light, can feel that the coldness drop. had to stop engine, start engine, then air con cold again.

went to workshop check, gas sufficient, fan running, tube no build up ice.

on the way back home from mechanic shop, frustrated and turn the temperature to hottest until 31°C and HI (I was thinking "let the air con spoil, then can replace whole unit. if not keep cold/no cold/cold/no cold very frustrating").

after a minute or 2, cannot stand the hot and adjust back to 22°C. since then, the air con has been behaving good, always cold whether car moving or stop at traffic light.

any of you face this problem before? izit because ice built up inside the pipe causing blockage, then the hot temperature got rid of the ice? still wana find a permanent long-term solution if possible.

oh ... erm ... thanks but sorry bcoz I have no idea what is a flapper motor  . you have any idea where is the motor located (eg. need to dismantle dashboard?) and roughly the cost?

i also looking for kia forte year 2012 mileage around 50k or below is good.
how much you guys think i can get?

hi guys, i couldn't start my car today. when tried to start, the dashboard lights all show up and keep blinking few times..tried at least twice then gave up.

I think the battery is kaput already, even the side mirror when flipping is slower...about 1 week ago I think got a similar symptom but i was able to start...

Is it recommended to change the battery at SC or call someone to come over to change it? If I have to change at SC then I need to jump start my car...(dont have cables but I can get them). Car is at home though, so not too bad...now driving my wife's car to work.

Any thoughts?

Other cars got change battery before, not my first time own..I got called the "battery guy" who will come over with the new battery and replace it..but never changed my forte battery outside of SC before (previously changed in SC as they found out it was close to depletion).

My previous car all max can go 18-24mths only...
But dun understand how come can last long coz people said car not moving, bateri kong more faster coz alternator not charging it...

So I can prove that their theory is wrong...

Then I have 2 factors that my bateri should die quickly...
- Panas enjin twice a week n drive 1-2 times per mth
- Always drive a lot at night to avoid speed trap

But still not die faster...

Contradicting ?

For statement 1
During weekdays, use my kapchai to travel to ofis
During weekend, use my wife's car for short distance
Unable to use my car coz double parking.
My car in front, my wife car at back.
Too hassle to reverse both.
Therefore, my car only panas enjin twice a week

For statement 2
In a year, there're few times holiday like :-
- school holiday 4 times
- hari raya 2 times
- short public holiday 2-3 times

Above is time where I used my car to balik kg at Kedah.
To achieve 3 hrs frm KL, I need to travel often at night

70k km / 61 mths

But once jalan sometime took 1-2k km per week...
Recent trip KL - Donsak = 2k km
KL - Krabi = 2k km
KL - kedah - kelantan - pahang - KL = 1.5k km
KL - jb - mersing - pahang - KL = 1k  km

Everytime KL - kedah = 1k km (6-8 trips / year)

runing on my first battery, mileage now at 45K, getting weak signs of startup is longer...any recommendations ??

Guys need help, we lost one key now using spare so would like to get a replacement, how much would it cost and can we disable/remove the key from recognise list in our forte computer?

hi guys, im deciding between a vios and forte for a daily driver.
getting a used unit, budget below 50k so im looking at 1.6 sx 6-speed model 2010-2011.
ive driven the car for a few days and i liked it.

want to ask fellow forte owners - anything i need to be worried about owning this car? issues with engine and gearbox? any commonly known problems with the car?

thanks guys!