Hey guys,

Show you guys picture first:


Today i noticed hot air coming from my aircond vent. But strange thing is.. that the hot air is not coming equally from each vent.
With the above setting "in picture" (Half aircond to feet, half to forward/face), the air going to the feet area is hot, while the air coming to the forward/face is cold.

Afraid i might damage the aircon, i turned it off, drove home, and started self diagnostics. Heres what i found:

1. When setting the air to moderate cool temp, as in picture, hot air will come at the feet. cool air blows at the face (forward 4 vents)

2. When switch setting to forward/face only, the air coming out will feel mixed, warmish-cool. The air from the left and right vent will be cool, and the air from the middle two vents will be warm.

3. when setting the temp to cooler.. all vents give out cold air. even the feet vent blows cool air. However, i notice the aircond smells different, slight rubbery smell? but not serious, such as smoky.

4. opened my hood to check the aircond fan and radiator during each setting. seems like the radiator is work as per Standard. no strange noise or smoke.

So guys. any idea? every encounter this before?
Im hoping it is a simple case of maybe... not enough gas pressure.
But it seems some cooling slits might not be working... giving off heat instead.

Any ideas?

Hey guys,

I changed my tires yesterday, and when driving home i found the steering to be very different.
When i turn my steering wheel to make a sharp turn, then let go of the steering wheel, instead of the steering wheel return to straight position, the steering wheel turns even more!

Have anyone encountered this before?
I called the tire shop, they said they only did alignment, and should not affect the steering.

The whole story:

1. My old front tires were worn out, reached the thread mark indicator.
2. I bought two tires, and the shop placed them in the rear. The two old rear tires were placed to the front wheels.
3. The Rear tires are slightly larger, 225/45R18, compared to the front tires 225/40R18
4. The shop did alightment and balancing for all tires.
5. they took the car for a short test drive before giving me the tires.
6. When i was driving home, i found the steering was strange, but expected it was due to new tires.
7. I went to pump air, and found the tire pressures to be all random, 40psi Front Left, 30 psi rear left, 35 psi front right, 38psi rear right.
8. They aligned my car with different tire pressures.
9. I adjusted tire pressure back to normal, but still felt the effect of "steering pull?"

Any of these reasons could cause my steering to "over turn / over rotate"?

Normally when i let go of the steering wheel, the steering will auto return to straight.
But after changing tires, the steering sometimes turns even more when i let go of the steering wheel.

I noticed it turns alot more when i carparks, making sharper turns.

The shop i called says they cant do anything about that.

Any ideas?

Ya, still ok. the old ones from rear still have thread.

hmm.. for 2+ years ive been driving the inspira, always will pull to straight wor.
So your car need to manually turn the steering back to straight all the time?

Today went to proton SC to check on my steering problem.
They test drove my car, and could not determine the cause of the steering not return to center. Anyway..

They heard a kruk sound when my tires go over small potholes or other uneven stuff. suggested to check my suspension.
They lifted my car, and saw one absorber had leaked oil. Or dirt.

The others had no noticeable leak.
The foreman said the front absorbers are Gas, so wont see any leak.
He told me the rear ones are hydraulic.

And they need to be changed every 5 years.

Total, they quoted me RM1300 to change all 4 absorbers.

Price below:
Shock absorber Rear RM 126 x 2pc
Strut Assy FR RM 195 x 2pc
Bump stopper FR RM 132 x 2pc
Bumpb stopper RR RM 108 x 2pc
Labour RM 95.40 x 2

You guys changed absorbers at proton?
Anyone changed to aftermarket? Any suggestions?

i searched thru the last 5 threads. so far i found that stock are KYB. and Grebber can be used. And the kluk sound is usually fixed by changing bump stopper.

So all 4 absorber are gas?

haha
Nooby me.

Any reccomendation on location or absorber?
Google doesnt seems to help.

Hey guys,

i found in a thread in 2011 that the stock spring rate is:
Front 5.5kg. Rear 3kg.

Anyone know if this is correct?

considering coilovers.
Im thinking that if Kayaba/Greber have shorter lifetime (6 months warranty), and shortened lifespan with agressive driving, i might as well pay more for an upgrade.
GAB SS perhaps?

oh, i was quoted a higher price from one of the proton SC. perhaps their prices were hiked up coz they are the "authorised vendor" workshop.

Anyway, i changed to Sachs absorbers, 4 pcs.
Changed all 4 bump stopper.
Changed my mounting, 2 pcs, ori mitsu japan.
The workshop tested the car, still had sound, and suggested to change the absorber link and bushing.
Changed those as well.
Finally no sound.

And my steering is back to normal, it pulls back to straight all the time now.
Dunno which of the items fixed it.

Overall cost was pricey.. Total sum = 1338

this month really poor liao.
Recently changed two Tires, Rm 700
Next will need to change fuel filter ~RM400
And oil change.. ~RM 140

Still 20kkm before change gear oil and sparks.
=( poor die me. haha

Did you only change the fuel strainer?
Can share the contact of the workshop that does it?
=)

thanks, but i couldnt read a single word on that website. lol
Small fear that the strainer may be wrong size.

Really?
Ever since i bought my car, my car starts like this. I thought its normal that the car will turn off everything for starting the car, then turn back on..

been 3 yrs now.
maybe @bluecar is describing something different

Hey guys,

is our windscreen still cost RM~1800 for 1.8m?
i saw from the old old parts list that windscreen alone cost RM 470+? haha

just wondering how much i need to insure to cover the windscreen replacement.

Last week, felt lots of vibration when driving at 120kmph on Highway.
Went to tire shop for on-wheel balancing, and they said my rims are bent.
So searched for a rim repair shop, found one in Kepong, YR auto.
Quoted RM85 per rim repair. (18 inch price)
After checking the rims, they found 3 are bent, and 1 is cracked.
=(
Needed to pay RM340, or choose new rims.
Since i needed them urgently, coz tomorrow travelling long distance, i choose the least unlikeable rims i could find.
Their selection is wide, but none caught my eye. Only one set that i found acceptable.
RM1850 to change all 4 rims. According to the salesperson, it is ori japanese rim. But when googling the brand, almost couldnt find it at all. Ferretti.
and the rim was repainted from chrome, according to the salesperson.

Anyways, i liked the rims, so got them. Found them to be heavier than my old rims, significantly.
Drove for about 5 days now. i found the FC increased from average 8-9L / 100km to now 10-11L / 100km.
Quite significant increase. =(

Apart from that, the car feels slower to accelerate. I dont know if it is psycological or placebo affect tho. But the fuel consumption looks clearly increased.

Will consider lighter rims in future. Heavy does not seem worth it.

wow, good savings!
I may consider

I would get the 2015 one. coz after 5 yrs of driving, alot of stuff in the car gets worn out. Needs to be changed out, could cost you 5 to 6k in the first year.

Brought my car to the authorised SC, Senaxis at Pj Taman Mayang Jaya. to check on the Clutch problem.

They could not see any leak on the pump. but they said the pressure is low.
They asked if i want to bleed it, and they highlight the risk of bleeding will blow the spring in the "upper" pump.

Now waiting on the quote from them

3.8 yrs old.
90kkm mileage

Proton SC quote me labour rm350
"lower" pump + Master Pump + adapter + gear oil = 1311

Total RM 1661 !

Wonder if this is ori or not. almost RM200 cheaper than selling at proton
http://www.mudah.my/Mitsubishi+Original+Cl...ra-30323348.htm

looks like the part number is different by one number, 2324A081 instead of 2324A080
http://www.mudah.my/Mitsubishi+Lancer+GT+I...al-46249870.htm

This post has been edited by win44: Jun 21 2016, 10:26 PM