I get my oil from leftover oil from scrap oil bottle that people throw out, so yeah is free
Oil filter i rummage for free from closed down workshop
Disc rotor i found from besi buruk, that fella that come and sell scrap drive waja also, old one still good shape, throw away cause changed to evo 3 twin pot.

the honest workshop still survives, my regular workshop has been expanding since I met him in 2008. Only the scamming workshop opens and closes, especially those tyre workshops that are known to charge exorbitant prices and add unnecessary parts.

less confident to use their engine oil on cars, compared to those with Shopee Mall. I dont know, will only stick to Shopee Mall Engine oil atm

I bought most of my car parts, engine oil, filter, atf so on online.
Overall, I save around 30-40% after factor in labour charge to workshop for installation. Oil so on buy Mizu where there is less likely to get fake oil.

Pro tip, choose workshop run by the owner himself. If you have to choose workshop where the workers do all the job, choose workshop that is very open with you bringing one part. For example, workshop that display harga bawa Barang sendiri.

If there is issue, just accept the fate and buy new part and pay labour again. No need argue, no need play with workshop mental game telling you your part no good so on. If they say barang not ori when you thought it is ori, just put up your poker face say yeah, I know. Cheap price.

This post has been edited by staind: Dec 15 2025, 11:01 AM

Most oils n small parts frm online, more than 8yrs frm some shops only like Vanli,Shinan, Vr Global,Tulen sakti

From the recent Facebook event, even workshop are cheated by spare parts company.
I believe most of the shopee item we see online are all fake.

but femes TypeR enthusiast in /k day in day out rekomen
dalam tered ini pun sudah rekomen

Spare parts company said tulen
But HQ said all are fake, a big slap to all spare parts company

there is no genuine oil called BOLD...is a rebranding of something....so no la
Engine Gong d...also you cant find their supplier to give you guarantee

You like Tony Stark, soon you will built IronMan Mk1

If buy online price is much cheaper than workshop means workshop potong kaw kaw lor ..... kan ? Hihihi.

or buying fake parts thinking its genuine?

I did but I don't have any recommendation

Bought engine oil a few times, some are repacked oil and once I bought a bucket. Bucket one the seller is a distributor with actual physical business.

Then I regularly buy oil filters from shopee. This one seller dime a dozen, so I just pick which one on sale saja.

Last I bought a used brake pump from a chop shop on shopee

for car spare parts is better to buy from Official seller.

i buy my engine oil from castrol and oil filter from Bosch.

even battery i get it from shopee. same day delivery and installation. quite good service

i bought my own parts is to get quality parts.
if depends on the workshop sometime, they just get crap oem part that last only a year, rubber keras or bad workmanship on those components.
few time myself kena, lower arm less than a year kaput, drive shaft leaking grease very quickly, absober bocor less than a year and the worst of all, fan belt putus in like less than 2 years (very old item that bengkel sold)

if you buy yourself and the item breaks quickly, its yourself to be blame.

This post has been edited by zerorating: Dec 15 2025, 11:40 AM

There are few categories of car parts, factory original, OEM, parts from kereta potong and of course fake low quality parts marketed as genuine factory parts. Most of the time for average Malaysian, wallet dictates which category but the last category is the worst one, the cheapest is the one you paid the most.

for comparison, bought Tesco, Aeon, Lotus Shell Helix Ultra fully synthetic 5w40, cost rm89-109 (depending on offer, usually rm99), send workshop add rm15 for oil filter, maybe rm25-40 for upah.

if change and bought the same oil at workshop, standby rm249 for the Engine oil alone

If helix ultra, min rm300 right? I see petrol station selling >300

ah forgot, yup, heading rm300, sometimes rm289 at workshop after "sales"

Too much fake online, for official online store oil and filter can buy la,

how to buy mounts and other major parts ask Foreman to install? , if defective or installation skill issues, they sure deny..very troublesome