mazda is not some super rare exotic brand, pretty much all 3rd party workshop can do basic oil change maintenance on your car.

seems to be that something is slipping inside, but not something really major to the point of changing the whole transmission.

maybe you can lookup with transmission specialist to help you :
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3006799&hl=

That means you're quite hard on the pedal to let 1st gear hold so long

On the other hand, i myself find that the programming upshifts to 3rd gear from 2nd too early.

I drive 90% on manual mode now

The minimum upshift speed from 1st to 2nd is 15.5km/h. Too fast upshifts can be a nuisance at times though.

You so funny lor.....you're more kick ass in this forum than i do

2nd to 3rd at around 23km/h
3rd to 4th at around 38km/h
4th to 5th at around 48km/h
5th to 6th at 68km/h

I don't remember there's a sport mode button.

If use steering shifters, will hold the gear for about 5 seconds, then revert back to auto mode. The steering shifters can also shift gears even when the transmission stalk is placed at full manual mode.

What i know is if put the transmission stalk to full manual, the engine and transmission response a little different, very apparent on 2nd gear. Can get up to full red line but not sure whether can hold on to redline without auto upshift as the most i hold at max rev redline was only 2 seconds and i ran out of road.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jun 20 2018, 02:17 PM

gua punya pre facelift ckd tak de leh

gua hanya tau mazda6 got

2 months is quite safe; 3 months, you're pushing your luck; 4 months is just damn lucky. Just get it changed la for peace of mind...

If you want an "adventure", refer mine where i pushed the battery to the limit to prepare yourself :
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=86109015

Just look around mudah.my website and type in q85 in the search column.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jun 25 2018, 05:30 PM

latest with the largest capacity :
https://www.lelong.com.my/varta-q85-efb-sta...8-06-Sale-P.htm

Not all the SC willing to sell at such reasonable pricing.

That fellor that quote you 850 really want to potong you

Sick of it already, change twice already, 2 months later will go in again to claim warranty for the suspension noise.

Maybe change to this part could solve the lower arm issue for good :
http://www.hardrace.com/Product_detail.asp?id=3725

Group buy anyone?

yes, you experiment put to coldest setting, the istop led will not show on the dash.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jun 29 2018, 05:27 PM

I changed mine to hankook v12evo2, differences are noticeable. All roads surfaces sounded like newly paved roads on the factory fitted tyres. My radio volume now turned down by 2 points on my favourite channel and can talk with passengers without raising my voice a lot now. Wind noise exceeds tyre noise by around 130km/h, when previously the toyo so damn noisy after 60km/h. Very surprised that it made such a difference.

Rolling resistance also a little lower, so can improve acceleration and fuel consumption a little bit. It really changed the driving refinement in city speeds quite drastically.

If you can wait a little longer to change (after september), i would suggest the soon to be released falken fk510 which has even better rolling refinement rating than the v12evo2 while selling around similar price range.

So my rant to mazda : Please rid yourself of fitting toyo tyres at factory. If you want to support japan products because you're japan company, fit it with falken fk510. It is cheaper yet better than the toyo in both price and performance metrics!!!

it is about RM1800 if refer australian website, but likely around 2500~3000 when installed. Seriously considering this but not in a hurry at the moment. Thinking of maybe changing it on the 5th year of ownership.

The kruk kruk noise can also be contributed by :
1) the strut bearing
2) the strut mounting
3) the top of the coil spring hitting the strut mounting
4) brake caliper movement

For me, i've done warranty claim on parts 1 to 3, but didn't resolve till date. Point 4 was discovered by a neighbourhood small franchised dealer. The mechanic there dismantled the front caliper and added more lube on the caliper pins and the pin chambers. It reduced the noise occurrence drastically, but only for a short 1 to 2 months period Seems like a similar incident to a number of previous generation's mazda3 due to caliper pin design. Not sure whether this is an issue to the facelifted GVC version.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jul 2 2018, 11:47 AM

Falken fk510 doesn't have size for 16 inch rims.

v12evo2 and ps4 have tyres for 16 inch rims, but for 205/55 instead of the OEM spec 205/60 profile.

Here's the indicative pricing online :
v12evo 2 : https://www.mudah.my/Malaysia/hankook+205-f...k+205&so=1&st=s
ps4 : https://www.mudah.my/205+55+16+MICHELIN+PIL...ar-64512381.htm

But seeing the price difference, i would personally just get the ps4, but the hankook has slightly better rolling refinement with reduced grip performance (but not by too much).

For my size with 18 inch, the difference between the 2 is approaching 1000, so quite a hard swallow for me to get the ps4.

lowering the car involves changing the lowered coil springs/adjustable absorbers.

The main issue is that even cheapo china cherry brand also don't have this kind of problem. The question is why the heck mazda can't solve it after multiple times and it occurred for multiple models...

For your size, the difference not that much, you can easily stomach the difference between v12evo2 and ps4.

As for me with 18 inch tyres, the difference becomes quite significant and i don't feel that few extra points of additional performance (actually not really that tangible unless driver really know how to exploit the handling of the car to the fullest) is worth ~RM1000. So hankook v12evo2 is more a value for money choice.

If not for the unavailability of stock in the near term, i would have picked the falken fk510.

100% compensation of agreed value
no premium loading up to 15 years
no betterment up to 10 years
no excess up to 10 years
free towing and roadside assistance up to RM400

That was last year, better to inquire berjaya sompo to check whether these benefits still applicable.

Wah.....you lagi geng.....i guess for your car, they rugi already as replaced so many parts

How old is your car now and what's the mileage? Are you scheduling another warranty job?

I guess i'm even more inclined to get the after market lower arm set from hardrace in the mid term.

If the strut mounting change doesn't help, i guess either the strut mounting material or the absorber top design wasn't done correctly. Further you mentioned that you changed the caliper pin also....

If my budget allows, i'm going to get a mini 4 pot for the front (should fully eliminate brake caliper movement/knocking) and also a set of bilstein b6 for a slight upgrade (and hopefully the strut top design is better).

Sometimes, don't know why cars like that can pass for QC. My car first day, got suspension noise already...

Wah....who is your SC, so good guide you reset istop. Can let me know who you contacted?

My place damn kedekut, reset istop error code also want to charge $$$. Battery price very reasonable.

Technically, should be able, but why spend more money on odd size? Wait a while for the larger list of sizes to be available. There is size for 225/45/18 for the primacy 4 as listed in michelin uk website. 225/45/18 is one of the more common 18 inch size, the price will be a little more favourable also.

mazda infamous for no discount among the car market. They don't want to end up like VW and korean brands where people always sit at the sidelines waiting for durian to drop.

At best they give RM1000 discount + free tint (low end reputable brand). Maybe you can try to negotiate a little more with your sales advisor.

If the engine tuning don't support higher for such RON rating, putting higher RON petrol is no difference then regular fuel. It is akin like driving a ferrari at 110km/h speed limit; can go higher but limited.

At really hot temperatures, it is slightly more noticeable, but really not worth it. I even tried RON100 before, the difference also can be felt slightly at really hot weathers. But the engine revving sound was a little different.

The only real benefit for RON97 is for the lower sulfur content, which can slightly extend engine oil life and lesser sulfur dioxide emissions.

How much they charge for the carbon cleaning service? RM300?

There is definitely added cleaning and lubricating additives. But as you say, the end result is quite "dubious", not really worth the money.

In actual fact, the current factory tune still didn't fully take advantage of RON95. Can further advance the spark timing and some added VVT mapping to increase power, torque and responsiveness.

You mean they passed you the empty threebond bottle?