Yes, cooling system is very important,once rusted it would be hard to repair

true, RO and distilled good enough for coolant usage.

malaysian consumer just refer "battery water" as distilled/deionized water.

tomato tomahto.

yes agreed, alot of workshop 'professional' also thought RO water = distilled water, just scolded those mechanic earlier

I was being charged RM80 for radiator cap, is it normal? I brought my own parts, replacing all the hose, waterpump and thermostat, charged RM300 for labour alone. I know I was overcharged, but what to do ? Already questioned the workshop boss earlier, he insisted high quality so it's expensive. Can someone advise what's range of expensive radiator cap ?

What car and what brand he change for u? Can just search on shopee. Workshop of course will jack up price abit. Workmanship i think it depends on what kind of car. If replace hose, water pump then he have to add in coolant etc. Some car parts are harder to replace too.

Proton Persona 2016 only, was charged RM300 for labout alone

This post has been edited by kiTZss: Jan 5 2025, 11:48 AM

Shop nowadays many thing is expensive , since they have no part sell you to earn margin they can only charge you more labour charges

Nowadays you need to learn how to diy, many sell parts over online also hard to tell fake or original even price like original also hard to tell is 100% original , can only tell if stock camber is accurate during alignment, the welding thickness, the rubber smell etc way to identify, the best way still visiting official website check for authorized seller.

Then reliable tools set 1/2 or 3/8

That's why i prefer to get my own parts and let the shop to fix. Even the boss cant tell the stock they source is genuine or not

This post has been edited by kiTZss: Jan 5 2025, 12:11 PM

RM300 usually the cost of replacing the radiator top and bottom plastic cover that is cracked. If the RM300 is just for labour, that is very high.

Unless the mechanic did the radiator cover replacement and did not tell you about it? You can check if they did that if the radiator cover is very clean and new.

My old corolla that has japanese radiator car cost RM25 that i bought myself from parts store in Puchong.

No, I replaced all the rubber piping on top and the metal piping that comes with thermostat at the lower part. Labour cost alone is rm300

Yes understand. Definitely overpaid.

Sorry, waterpump as well. I am just very unhappy for the price paid for radiator cap