Disadvantage of 3 cylinder engine

Bring car go SC, car got bunyi kruk kruk kruk.
Tak tau la apa pasal, bearing pecah ke, skru cabut ke, got Barang longgar ke, Gua tatau. Mau kasi SC check

Bunyi come from front engine bay, left side. Happened when tekan minyak
Gua kasi record video to show SC while driving, but bunyi engine so noisy
The kruk kruk sound can barely hear

Showed to SC they say itu bunyi engine lor.
Eh abang, bukan bunyi engine itu. Got bunyi pelik there. They say cannot hear

Aiyooo

Frust pulak Gua

1st

pertamax!!

Disadvantage - More vibration, engine mounting wear faster.

Same across many different makes from Perodua, BMW, etc usually 3-cylinder engine mounting the first to go and cannot last long compare to 4-cylinder

This post has been edited by littlefire: Sep 10 2025, 08:47 AM

Tanya SC dia punya telinga mungkin tersumbat.

Everything is a disadvantage on a 3-pot engine.
Avoid it all costs.

bring the engineer go test drive.

last time i force the honda engineer to sit beside me when i drive..

What's the outcome?

Ultimate solution: save up enough to buy a car that has a 4 cylinder engine.

Ya ke, i tak dengar Lexus 3 cylinder berbunyi mcm tu. Volvo XC40 1.5 ada kah bunyi gitu?



This post has been edited by giftfre: Sep 10 2025, 08:50 AM

Advantages for 3 pots? Better emissions (to quell the tree huggers) and lesser moving parts (supposedly cheaper maintenance). Apart from what, nothing else.

took a proton saga grab last time

the car sounded like old isuzu invader

Guys stop spreading fake news. You not even qualified and certified engineer. LOL.

but GR yaris 3 silinder seems powderful

More vibration, engine sound like diesel especially bmw and those cars using hydraulic mounting can be costly to repair

my 22 years old kelisa 3 cylinder engine still ok lor. Recently got idling issues also engine die, fixed it already, it was bad connection on the MAP sensor, just unplug and replugging the connector fixed it, engine smooth again.

literally anything that is in odd number is imbalance

you see when you order soft-boiled egg set also come in two what

SC everything also ok one, if cannot then need to check with HQ

This process that months and usually outcome is as predicted. Claim rejected

I love 3 cylinder man....

The torque is at the sweet spot.

The sound of 3 cylinder triumph also sedap.

Proton saga is 3 cylinders? I tot is 4 cylinders.

Also some of the krak krak sound is common for direct injection engines. Sounds a bit like diesel.

The old daihatsu van after decades, engine still ok.

Think TS jinx!
TS best u sell the X50 cheap cheap!

lighter

another another seisohei car /ter

3 pot's biggest problem is it's vibration problem
and they also don't last like a 4 inline engine

Straight road pun boleh oversteer

Myvi can do better

mainly is engine will more vibrate ..if engine mounting start wore ..it will goes into your car cabin..u can feel the vibration or steering is shaking when idle or initial start


but of course if u dont mind that vibration ..reliability of the engine is close to 4 cyl

i just check, yes its 4 cylinders, donno why its sounded like 3 pot

Likely engine mounting since Grab… mileage high and wear and tear

Toyota/Lexus chose 3 cyl. kek

Mesti salahan user, conti car 3 cylinder is perfect engine, not like CCP 3 cylinder is sampah engine!!

Engine mounting expensive to fix

Whole dashboard vibrate like earthquake

well engine vibration is not much since i do change the engine mounting. Used original ones and it do last a long time.

Mana. Geely/plotong head engineers said in order to reduce the 3 pot vibration go yinside cabin…

got like extra 20-40 mechanism/stuff they install to reduce the vibration what?…

And profitable. It is like a wet timing belt. The belt will disintegrated before 50k km and new belts cost a bomb to buy. Labour is another killer.

Yes, more potential problems and expensive repairs.

Pretty sure they used fluidic engine mounts.

Aiyoyo cukurlah anneh new car no more deal with engine, mounting and this cylinder2 stuff

padan muka beli kete 3 cylinder celup CCP

then they found the source of the sound finally.

lighter, smaller (shorter), less parts so cheaper


GR Corolla even more powerful
heavier and bigger car, so they set higher boost, stronger more forged internals, etc

then jiok for

oh birthday ya

save up enough to buy a car that has 0 cylinder engine (aka electric motor)

This post has been edited by machomama: Sep 10 2025, 09:48 AM

My sister’s old Viva used to have this annoying problem. Whenever we stopped at a traffic light, the engine would die off if we didn’t keep revving it. So we always had to step on the pedal just to keep the car alive.

We brought it to a workshop to check, when it was there, the car is perfectly fine. It didn’t stall at all, so the mechanic couldn’t find anything wrong. We even test drove it with them sitting beside us, and still, the car ran smoothly without any issues.

But once we drove back on our own, the same problem happened again. Then we went to another workshop, and this time they managed to find the cause, it was just one wire that had come loose.

cut cost selling same price

That’s why don’t buy EV cars….eh, salah topik

The fung tian 3 cylinders keng

Let me help you. Just add grounding cable?

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16p5XvUfnd/

ooo... itu macam ah? but my car already more than 3 years dy. meaning no more warranty

hope it doesnt cost much

ycs your X50 got kena?

We have 3 cylinder engines from Kancil days. They are still running today. Cannot be so teruk till self destructing right? Maybe less refined or more complicated damping or have balancer shafts to make it more refined but still......

Can visit zordaq bangi. They're supposed to be experts in proton.

car no problem

driver problem

for city driving, 3 cylinders ok. For outstation high speed driving it lacks the smoothness as 4 cylinders. Sure la...3 dogs doing the work of the 4th missing dog... how can the 3 dogs be happy?? Sure la not as smooth.

Geely engines are copy cat of VW engines so I am guessing the symptoms is also similar.
in my experience with a VW, kruk kruk sound when tekan minyak could be timing chain hitting the timing chain cover or the water pump bearing.
if you have one of those mechanic stethoscope, you can put the probe on the timing chain cover and the water pump to check where the sound is actually coming from.

X50 3cyl should be using timing belt.

TS just go total lost it like this awek. Then he can buy 4 pot engine.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5538798&hl=

but yam cha a lot come in 3

Kturds said no engine vibration and roaring sound tara feel…

go trade in your car with carsome while u can lah

then get myvi

never see 3 biji wor, either 2 or 4

Proton and their epic SC.
Not sure if pronet got same issue

P1 got ice krim van ROAR sound so kira settled
vibration wise..... smol issue, no advice required here

didnt notice yet; is it a loud sound or not, cant tell from the video

My car siap. SC says they suspect flywheel

But cannot do now. So they’re giving me another appointment to come.

Have to go again, jibai
It’s a krek krek krek sound from the front left side when driving

Gua fear safety, so bring SC check

U go try inline 6 first la. You will be blown away.

Unless u taking about motorbike.

that's not yet practical for many people.

I dunno mang.
3 cylinders engine feels pretty smooth and super fun on the mt09, street triple and even 675sr.

i know, totally understand
statement wasn't meant for public consumption
mainly to simply poke ts

Bising

aaah i see

Very shaky

many years ago, kawasaki motorcycles released 250 triple ( cylinder), that too didn't bode well with the cyclists...
for god knows why, cars too launch triple cylinder??..

I'm talking about motorcycle

Hello, yamaha and triumph use 3 cylinder no issue at all.

People love the engine

Some ppl like to mod exhaust loud
Some ppl like to mod rev loud
Some ppl like the 3 pot sound vibro
Some ppl like dif taste
Kekwa

>datang lagi dengan tered joek bodo nya topkek
Nearlee

3 cylinders sound not too bad ma,sound like 6 and 12 cylinders,

Normally flywheel issue. Your car warranty 3 or 5 years? Need to pay?

Ayam wondering too, how come flywheel issue can be solved by installing grounding cable.

Cheaper to replace new engine

TS is like Ukeke but for cars.

car warranty 3 years. engine and gearbox 5 years.

SC says flywheel is part of engine, so can replace free under warranty.

bad news is they asked to send the car and leave it for 2-3 days

Normal then say no parts or new problem car stuck for few months

Pakai EV, no apa lancau cylinders or cubes.

my 3 cylinder perodua engine still running strong after 21 years with minimum maintenance fee. My other inline 4 and 6 turbo charged engine non stop asking money on monthly basis.

your statement if null. Close topic please

But I thought your first post says SC tatau apa problem?

Ts kasi korek sama dia punya telinga la...

Shit . Now ayam worry bout ayam tebu car down the road

The engineer was raped

Hebat lebih pandai dari SC technician

Hear sound only, already know the engine got problem

my mom punya 23 yr old kelisa 1.0 with 3XXK KM still kicking...except leaking engine oil which norm... based on what ppl say 3 pots not lasting???? Vibrations that crack internal parts???..kekeke...

Kelisa 2002 model? Same here, mine 2004 model still running strong. Yes vibrate alot but who cares by the end of the day this car serve me most of the time. I think twice to start my modern car as it might cost me bomb once brake down.

Not to mention you simply can park between tight place in busy area and full tank easily 400km. Other cars stay home mcm biawak hidup.

side effect from driving like a maniac...