IMHO from your problem the steering "tak tak" or "krek krek" sound and off centred is from the damaged steering mounting bush...u can get it replaced at 40+ per side but there are 2 bush...bush itself is cheap, only 5/ pcs but due to workmanship.

If u get it done, ask yr mech to make it "tighter" by putting extra layer of rubber hose..my mech add a layer of timing belt which he said even better... last longer...

but if it is "ktak ktak" sound then its different matter altogether...means yr driveshaft already kong....

hope this helps...

has anybody's 4G18 waja's fuel pump died yet? cos mine just did.

i think most of the wajarian did too ....mine maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe next month....now every time i drive, i cross my finger and pray for the fuel pump to be OK ...already clocked 130,000km so far.....

Mine konk around 6years(100k km) in June.

Cost RM420 to change(original part plus workmanship.)

what happens when it does? what are the symptoms that i have to look out for?

for me it was jerking of the car when it was moving. also during gearshifts. my car's a manual. it died while i was driving up a slope. lol. actually symptoms might not appear. if one day your engine stalls randomly its most probably the fuel pump.

ive got another question... if i wanna change my air filter to k&n drop in... can i DIY? or do i need a mechanic to do it? how much would it cost including labour?

Drop-in air filter very easy maa...u can just do it by yourself....open-up the filter box, take-out the old one & replace with new...plug & play... .......original K&N retailing around RM200-RM230 here in lowyat garage sales......

yup.. RM200 - RM230 here.. outside around RM280 - RM320.. and beware of 100% look-alike K&N counterfeits..

About the same like me, but i did clock 120k km before my pump died..

anyone have gear problems with waja '03 models?

I'm having it now. Kinda hard to shift to gear 2 and 1 sometimes.

same here! it's always gear 1 & 2 for me.

Manual or auto?

auto

Have you service the tranny e.g. changing oils?

yup, have sent for servicing. have even changed to toyota oil when the original one wasn't showing improvement. i'm just afraid now that my gear's giving way, and would die on me soon...

This post has been edited by coyouth: Aug 4 2009, 04:36 PM

That could be possible. Maybe you need to do extensive gearbox service. Might cost you RM1500.

This post has been edited by b48753: Aug 4 2009, 04:38 PM

damn, that's really expensive. what about changing to another reconditioned gearbox? how much would that cost? i guess changing to a new gearbox is totally out of the question. how come gearboxes are sooo expensive?

erm i would like to ask if my waja 1.6 fuel meter sometimes functioning sometimes not functioning normally what is the problem a? isit fuel pump ? normally its only function when i start my engine that time after few sec it will drop to the empty bar.

why didn't you send it to the mechanic to have a look?