Btw, my 4500KM mileage Persona automatic now having this "tak tak tak" sound (not very loud though) during idle after start up. But it disappears after a while. Is that the sign of a failing IAFM module? I can't really tell because i am used to a noisy timing chain based MyVi 1.3 engine driven for almost 4 years.


Another question:

I am sure many heard and read that the horror stories of crankshaft breaking on earlier Campro engines for those loving high revs all the time. What about the current Campro engines? Have Proton rectified this matter? Any happenings still?


Review:

After few months of driving my new Persona automatic with IAFM Campro 1.6 DOHC engine... i find that the power delivery at speeds excess of 90kmh and above are quite decent. Reaching 160, 180kmh was quite easy during cruising on highway. Initial stand still pickup wise is a tad heavy and slow (can this be improved by means of changing to aftermarket headers?).

But since its just a regular old tech DOHC engine (Campro name that means nothing at all...other than just another name for an engine) without variable valve timing etc.... i find that going uphill is slightly a struggle whereby i need to press on the accelerator much more compared to a car with vvt / variable valves timing etc. I am used to driving MyVi with dvvt / vvt engine so i can really tell the difference between a non vvt and vvt engine...

This post has been edited by 2fast2furious: Nov 20 2009, 12:02 PM

I think my 4650KM mileage old Persona automatic is having this "tak tak tak" engine sound already... what the happen?!

any recurrence of the IAFM after 1st time warranty replacement? I am going to do warranty replacement on the 6 January @ 8am.

My IAFM became really noisy at just 4k total mileage.