My Grand Livina inherit from my sis, that's y lots parts changes history is unknown (if u know how lady do car service). 2 biji is counterfeit, the workshop owner shown me when open up the engine cover, another 2 is ori Bosch, but due to the huge difference of voltage, hence the car keep jerking.

Yeah, at least solve 1 of the problem, and now need move to rear absorber replacement

This post has been edited by yhcyber: Jul 8 2020, 12:55 PM

Yes, i have the same noise also, i will go n change the absorber and see the outcome

The worst case will be the axle, let's see what the workshop recommend after diagnose

The worst case will be the axle, let's see what the workshop recommend after diagnose

Mine is 1.8 year 2008

With aircond OFF, when gear at
- "P", rpm = 0.5 - 0.8k
- "N", rpm = same as above
- "D" & car not moving, rpm = 0.8k to 1k

With aircond ON, when gear at "D" & car not moving,
- aircond compressor kick in, rpm = 0.8 to 1k
- aircond compressor not kick in, rpm = jump to 1.5k then go back to 1k after kick in

After sending into workshop for 3 days, the boss told me that - he only tighten up all parts from axle bush to absorber, then the noise gone

Total cost = RM20

Thanks for the highlight, i believe that was caused by the kick in, it is actually up to 1.5k, not fixed 1.5k, so most of the time it only slightly went up like 0.1 to 0.3 which is not significant.

Never did the rpm reset before, i saw someone shared the TY on how to do the reset before, but i don't think i need to do it for now

Mine is 1.8, so far the fuel consumption is good, roughly 10.xx km/L for city drive, 12 - 14 km/L if highway, 1.6 maybe can achieve better FC in city drive, but not sure how is the highway drive.

I would say the maintenance is quite ok compare to other brands, and the parts also quite easy to find also, even in online platform.


The only problem is, not much workshop willing to put effort to troubleshoot the problem if any, due to the design of the inner part, too much of covers, and the mechanic needs to unscrew lots to take out the cover - that's my experience at the outside workshop.

The workshop located at Sikamat, Seremban, which is near to my hometown

Thanks for the info, I kene chop dy, 1k for all the changes, the workshop located at Jalan Langkawi, Danau Kota, and will not visit again

The shop beside Michi Restaurant, Jalan Langkawi, with lots broke cars infront the workshop

Does the symptoms is like
- Morning engine starts, from P to D, it takes few seconds (starts from like 1-2 seconds, and become longer over the time)?
- When shift gear, it will like "slip" and not engage to the next level it suppose, and the time it takes become longer (like the 1st point)?

If your car have above symptoms, then it is mostly the gearbox issue, as my car also face the same issue last year

What had i done to solve the issue
1. Full change gear fluid, some workshop will only change partial (2 bottle instead 4 iinm), just do full flush and fill with brand new ATF, my recommendation is get the genuine unit to ensure that you had eliminate the factor
2. Gear treatment oil, there are a lot of brands in the market, from RM30 to few hundred, get a reputation brand or from the workshop that you trust and add it into your gearbox, unless you are familiar with car structure, you will need workshop engineer to assist on this.
3. The worst case - gearbox issue, which above 2 cant solve the issue after a week or 2, then you are in bad luck, the problem may only can fix by gearbox overhaul or replacement, the cost will be from RM 3k depends on the area you in.

For the points 1 and 2, you need to drive the car for a week or 2 to let to "recover", you can feel the problem is resolving (the "slide" time will reduced over the time and gone eventually)

Hope that above long story can helps you

Good luck mate!