em..
u r rite bro, never tot of that...

@gizmodo,headlamp has steam inside,seems like there is a little leak across the seal of the lamp. Can go to SC there to get some advice form them before taking out and seal again.

@dctrue,which type of engine oil are you interested with?

@Krools,year 09 on 2nd hand? Maybe just a little bit cheaper than the new price?

If you're taking a large sum of loan, it's better to get a new car as the 2nd-hand car loan interest will already be more than the drop in price.

Agree with your suggestion,if big amount of loan then go for new car. New car interest is 3% currently?

jst got 2005 idsi last tue, and done 700km in just 3days. Question i would like to ask HC idsi owner is, whenever you use S mode, or even D, the RPM meter will not going over 3k rpm?

i press all the fuel pedal, and it jst refusing to going up more than 3k rpm (not in idle state) before change gear. i understand that idsi max power is under 3k rpm, so i wonder if idsi is designed like that?

my bro driving a vtec, and when he press all the fuel pedal, it will hit to 4.5k rpm. im not comparing idsi with vtec as vtec only kick in at 4.5k rpm.

so my question for idsi is, you will not hit over 3k rpm even in S mode / D mode, except using 7 speed manual transmission?

How about calibrate cvt gearbox and resetting ECU? This is because it's very slow to overtaking when speeding under 3k rpm. FYI, im staying at east malaysia. So its normal for idsi?

Other than that, i read somewhere mentioned that its adviced to put to N if the car been put in stationary for more than minutes, yet other mentioned better to put in D all the time?

Beside that, where is the ECU located in the engine? I'm concerned about the ECU as i wanted to wash the engine.

Need advice, as im proton wira manual driver/owner for over 5yrs =)

zenobia, S mode without touching 3k rpm? How about your speed? What's the max that you've hit?

Sounds not right to me. Any warranty given by 2nd car dealer?

ISDI engine can go more than 3k rpm regardless of D or S mode. You may just floor the pedal to feel the power.

neato4u, doesnt matter if im start from 0, whenever i floor all the pedal, it just dont hit over 3k rpm.. max hit is around 3.2k 0.o. when i'm cruising around 60-100km/j, i floor all the pedal, and the rpm jst dont hit 4k.. max is 3k. i thought its normal? 0.o resetting ecu or needed to recalibrate cvt? =]

i guess something wrong with the ecu? i can hit 4k rpm if im using 7-speed mode manual transmission.. :/ i just dont understand why i floor all the pedal in S / D mode, the RPM jst wont going over 3k rpm 0.0

i dont think my GB jerking though, the GB jst like refusing to drop another gear, its jst like only drop 1 gear when i floor the pedal. Eg. cruising at 2k rpm, floor the pedal, and it only go up to 3k rpm only.

edit: i meant in d/s mode, the rpm only hit 3k rpm @ 110km/j.. when im cruising around 60-80 @2k rpm or so, and wanted to overtake, i floor the pedal, and i can feel the torque but rpm only hit 3k rpm, it jst refusing to hit 4k rpm except if im using 7-speed mode.

So my question is, i wonder if any idsi owner outthere, when in D / S mode @2k rpm, floor the pedal and max rev only up to 3k rpm? It jst refusing to perform like my bro vtec, whenever he floor the pedal at 2k rpm, his car simply can rev up to 4k rpm in D mode.

Not sure if im need to calibrate CVT. i guess ECU/GB is fine.?

This post has been edited by Zenobia: Nov 14 2009, 08:35 PM

I think that your car has something abnormal and the ECU/GB refuse to rev. more than 3k rpm. IDSI can rev. until 5k+ rpm when floors in D mode.

tested on the way back home jst now. in s mode, it can rev up to 3k, and rev to any number if im using 7 speed mode, still, when im floor in D mode @2k rpm, it will straight going up to 3k rpm and stay there tho.. what i wanted the car to perform when i floor in D mode, it rev to 4k rpm, but seems it refusing to rev that high, but only to 3k.

Seems like vtec running at 2k rpm and directly can hit to 4k rpm when you floor the pedal eh?

of course, i still can going up more than 3k rpm slowly. i jst wonder if idsi is designed to rev to 3k rpm only when you floor in D mode, and slowly revving up? hope idsi owners may give me some advice. Other than that, frequent engaging S / D / N will damage GB? I wish i can afford to convert to manual tranny :|

If its the ECU, then im gonna look for someone whom know to settle this thing

I am an ISDI user here,doesn't my feedback useful to you? I have no problem to rev. up to 5k when floor in D mode,S mode will definitely do better than D mode. On gearbox,it depends on how you use your car daily.

Have a look at the warranty booklet..it tell u to go every 3 mth or 5000km whichever come 1st, the website say 6 mths or 5000km which ever come 1st.......try talk to their toll free line....they will make u vomit blood by telling u malaysia is more severe than severe condition....regret buying honda...

That is the normal engine oil change frequent if you are on mineral base oil. Are you doing your car service in SC?

This is nice...is this original New Honda City dashboard meter?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6x0GY6eqbs

huh...i thought this one is the Vtec dashboard meter?
nothing new what...

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Added on November 22, 2009, 12:27 pmfolks...

anyone from Penang here who can recommend a good workshop where they can tear up the internal dash and respray the dashboard?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by kevyeoh: Nov 22 2009, 12:27 PM

Dear raymond,

I tested the car again last week sunday. I'm not sure if the steps i taken from website to reset the ecu solve this or maybe because the style i floor in the pedal. driven over 700km in 4days still cant find the reason why only rev 3k rpm when i floor the pedal.

I try reset the ecu (not sure if its actually succeed to reset it), and tested and found it can rev easily to 4k-5k =) i floor the pedal fast instead of flooring the pedal with "normal fast" speed. oh well.. kinda not get used to drive auto yet. its my first time to own foreign car =]

Anyways, after sunday, im enjoying to drive this car even though its not vtec =)

By the ways, a seller informed me to use CVT oil for the gearbox but not ATF-Z1 oil? Now, which oil is suitable for CVT? I remember is ATF-Z1 right?

BR
zenobia

This post has been edited by Zenobia: Nov 23 2009, 11:01 PM

I have no idea with the engine/GB why it certainly can't rev. more than 3k rpm. I suspect something is not right there. But after you have reset the ECU and it can reach 4k-5k rpm,then it is normal. ISDI model isn't that weak in the sense of pick up. On CVT oil,you can just take the Honda CVT-F. model number have already forgotten. A reminder,check out your CVTF from time ti time if you are traveling frequently.

hi zenobia,
congratulations on your discovery! it's a bit weird to change from manual transmission to auto.. i know because i drive both (time to time i change with the missus). but once u get the hang of it, should be ok. don't be afraid to press the pedal harder. generally, that's how u go about the gear shifts on auto transmission cars.

could u share the link on how to reset the ECU (that u took from website as per ur post above)?

1. temple of vtec


RESET CVT MEMORY (from singapore forum)
a) Start the car till it's normal temp
b) Do not switch on your air-con, radio, and other electrical stuffs
c) Apply handbrake (throughout this whole procedure)
d) Apply footbrake (do not release)
e) Put your gear to N for 2 mins
f) After 2 mins, put your gear to D for 1 min

RE-CALIBRATE CVT GEARBOX (IF CHANGE BATTERY) - autoworld forum
a) Starts the car and let it runs until the engine cold indicator is off.
b) Switch off the engine and restart again.
c) Switch on the front lights.
d) Shift the gear to 'n'. while stepping on the brake
e) Shift the gear between 'n', 'd', 's', 'l', 's', 'd' and back to 'n'.
f) Repeated this process about 3 times about 1-2 seconds between the
gears.

2. http://www.hondaclub.com/forum/articles/20...formance-2.html
3. http://www.insightcentral.net/forums/probl...-procedure.html
4. http://www.c-speedracing.com/faq/02.php

Basically im using #1 step, as im unable to unplug the fuse, cant find any playar @home and too lazy to disconnect negative terminal battery. =]

Hey I notice too that I find it difficult to rev above 3k rpm. ):

But when I sent my car for service the other day, the Sc fella who drove it around was revving it like nothing, I didnt notice if it did hit over 3k rpm or not but he didnt say anything so shld be okay??

And that memory reset thing, does it rly work? seems fairly simple to do