The current Altis below 160kmh you feel like not stable, but if you press over 180kmh will be back to stable liao, because another gear already, if you stay at 160kmh consider the peak of the gear thats why you feel not so comfortable and floating. Tried 190-200kmh from Malacca to Sungai Besi toll, the steering can feel under control after 180kmh and not floating after 180kmh. Feel floating 150-170kmh.

Cold start after a few hours of parking, if on ac after engine start, even i drive for 1 hr, the rpm stay at 1.5k until i off the ac or the car. 😅😅

This seems to work....I don't feel the engine rpm slow down....ahahah..weird shit, ....

found an excellent video to explain possible brake noise issues....1 of my fren did explain the vibration that causes the noise....also possible the 2 bolts need grease..just that many shops shit lazy to grease it....

Brake noise explained

This post has been edited by butthead76: May 19 2019, 10:08 PM

same problem with me now..
ask the workshop guy, he say no problem, then this few days become aircond no cool air when idle, i suspect the rpm problem is the initial symptoms to show that the aircond motor spoil soon, i encounter this aircond motor problem few years ago then i change Denso motor at outside workshop (another shop, the uncle macam aircond pro). Maybe I go back the shop to do checking.

but so bad, after 1 month now, the "adjust temperature" not work for me already, the rpm only slow down if i off aircond.
now i have 2 different problem, 1 is keep up down rev the RPM, another 1 is keep rev at 1700rpm-1850rpm (estimate).

1 is keep up down rev the RPM
I need to off aircond to recover normal rpm.

1 is keep rev at 1700rpm-1850rpm (estimate).
I cannot solve this problem. Tried put gear D, tried off aircond, tried rev abit the rpm. Cannot solve this issue.

The brake noise i think so is brake pad problem...
If i use original toyota brake pad, after 1000km or above (travel few times kl-jb-kl 600km), it will have "brake noise issues" until I change another brand. Tried few brake pad already. Currently using Brembo economy brakepad, not performance brakepad

Last year July 2018 go do inspection, workshop guy say remains left 30% right 25%
Sept 2018, he say remains left 25% right 25%
Dec 2018, he still say remains left 25% right 25%
Feb 2019, his senior check for me, say remains left 35% right 35%
Until now May 2019 almost June 2019, I lazy go check already, they simply say the %. Everyday still drive very fast and brake like normal, ignore the brakepad thickness.

New avanza good or not?

Love the front

drive very fast need to brake hard bro

as good as old model with new face, blind spot monitor , touch screen HU with reverse camera.
if u are from klang valley , u are welcome to contact me test drive

Bro, change other brand brakepad, dont use ori brakepad, useless, easily overheat

my brakepad now got "yiiiiiiiiiiii" noise when the car almost stop.

so chg the brakepad ? what brand u recomand?

Everytime also have the sound or sometimes ?
Usually every morning I use will have the sound, but use after some distance then okay already
I using Brembo brand, economy brakepad, forgot the price, the price same as normal economy brakepad.

and labour cost too.

labour cost no more than rm100 la also.

Change this will increase stability and comfortably ? or ?
I think so I havent change until now, maybe need to go workshop check liao

stability, in theory yes, because the link and the bush is the thing that holding the anti roll bar securely to the strut, if the link or bush kong, then the bar will got free play meaning loose.

Avanza fan club! hahahehe. i'm using 2008 1.5G

- Overhaul after water damage a couple years ago - suspect it's from the petrol.
- Gear system change due to slipping - any of you have this problem? sadly it's still happening a bit now even after using the recon set.
- Drop-in air filter and Bosch Super 4 plugs; haven't gone full mod yet, thinking about lightened pulley and exhaust header
- Today changing all 4 absorbers to KYB RS Ultra, should help with the lousy handling with standard set-up.

Superbly happy with this as a family car Goes everywhere, no troubles, reasonably fuel efficient.

This post has been edited by ericcc: May 31 2019, 03:56 PM

how does gear slip feels like in avanza?

i also chg all 4 absorber to rs ultra, no bounce two three times already but the ride is stiff though, i suggest u install a rear anti roll bar at the rear axle, made whole lot of difference on the car.

Update for this problem
Problem : RPM auto rev 800-1200 unlimited times until off temperature.
Day 1 (01062019) - I went to one of the aircond workshop. The boss uncle say it might be my valve or throttle body dirty, so he remove it and wash it, then wash the front radiator as well, total charged me rm8x. But after I reach home, if i use aircond the engine also rev up down again, if i no use aircond the engine RPM go down to 300-500 the car keep shaking, like manual car no press clutch .

Day 2 (02062019) - Before I go to workshop again, early the morning I start the car, the car keep RPM at 500 and no cold start feeling means no high RPM while I doing cold start. if i use aircond the engine RPM no go up and no aircond means the compressor stop function because RPM too low, until I press pedal, the aircond comes immediately but once I stop at traffic light then RPM low again and aircond automatically shut off.

I went there and ask him again, then he say maybe the RPM set too low, let him adjust abit, so after adjust, without ON the aircond, the engine keep at 2000 rpms, when ON aircond it will magic drop until 1000 rpms, after half day, the auto rev problem not occur again but the RPM will suddenly keep at 2000 rpms.

I dont want to adjust the RPM to forever 2000rpm, it is ridiculous, he say put higher in order to dont shut off the compressor. But how come all the while no this issue. Only happen after he do something on the engine part on the day 1.

idle in 2000rpm is too much even with compressor kick in, the factory idle rpm for avanza is 750rpm, u can see this inside yr hood. normally if compressor kick in, it will rise to about 1000rpm, in early morning cold start engine is about 1.5k rpm, after engine heatup, it will drop to 750rpm. i suggest u adjust back to 750rpm, sry but i cant help much on the aircond issue though, have u chg the compressor as well?