Motoring For Dummies - All Your Car & Driving Questions Answered H

[marvino]

mas maganda ung may alam na basic pm para kung tumirik ka makakatikoy mo ung alam mo

[hondacity]

hahahah radiators are made of plastic? wow..what a dum dum..ehheheh

[madz_raymund]

ahhh engine braking i do that when i approach corners too fast....

 

nakapag drive na ba kayo ng nasa 5th gear lang,

 

kasi po ngyari sakin yun galing kami katiputan we attended a x-mas party

 

nung pauwi na kami ayaw na pumasok ng kambyo from 1st to 4th gear

 

sa 5th gear lang napasok, i tried switching off the engine then put it in 1st gear, it started namn pero ang hirap talaga ipasok to other gears

 

so nilagay ko na ulit sa 5th, i was like that from katipunan to Quezon ave.. buti nalang walang masyadong sasakyan..

 

Try mo bleed clutch mo, then try running it again, if it still doesn't work, bleed pa konte ng isa pa, pag hindi parin, then have your clutch check.. baka dumikit, and since checheck na din clucth, pasabay mo na pababa tranny mo, baka may problema mechanism niya..

I tried running in 5th gear, kaso trip ko lang un dati, nakakaubos ng clutch pag lagi naka half clutch..

[eumorphoburnek]

i usually do my own wrenching with the car.

but once i feel that it'll be a tiring "DIY session", i just let my trusted mechanic do the job.

if the car can't make it to my trusted mechanic, i'll let the mechanics of the nearest shop do the repairs... but with my supervision.

[24seven]

yeah.. fix the wiring of my card and some minor problems.

[hitman531ph]

Basically I just check brake fluid, washer fuild, power steering fluid, oil levels.

 

I do specify some parts.

 

Oil Filter - VIC (works best)

Spark plugs - Champion (a lot cheaper than original NGK and a lot of fake NGKs floating around)

Battery - Motolite (Convincing! Other brands I tried do not last as long)

Motor Oil - Top 1 Synthetic Oil (has Liquid Molybdenum for superior protection)

[Barricade]

Last DIY I did I did with my car, aside from changing a flat tire and fluid checking was the fixing of light bulbs and cleaning of brake pads and discs.

Gives a sense of satisfaction in some way.

Makes you feel that you are a genuine car owner, hindi lang driver.

[simplejoys]

last DIY i did with my car:

 

took off the bumper to fix the fog lights (ayaw mag on eh)

ayun, bumukas naman. hehehe...

 

but i have to take out the headlights to have access sa mga wirings. ayos!

 

ako na din ang naglatag ng cables for my sound system. budget meals lang yun.

[m777]

if i can do it myself. one way to save money :cool:

[Average Joe]

most of the plastic top radiators are made by Nippondenso.....

i had the top replaced at Denso in Quezon Ave. to keep it original....

[jasondy]

what's wrong with plastic rads? afaik they're made of plastic so when excessive pressure builds up, your radiator goes ka-poot. better that than your engine.

[istufeed]

what's wrong with plastic rads? afaik they're made of plastic so when excessive pressure builds up, your radiator goes ka-poot. better that than your engine.

 

x2...talagang designed sila ng ganyan, mas mura nga naman radiators than cylinder head...

[wolfpak]

hahahah radiators are made of plastic? wow..what a dum dum..ehheheh

 

 

not only radiators are made of plastics, marami narin parts ng engine using plastics.

 

plastics has come a long way

Edited February 29, 2008 by wolfpak

[parsimony10]

never man. i might screw it up more.

[muskabeatz]

mga minor stuffs lang pero pag yun di ko alam and kaya dala ko na agad sa shop!

[kenshin11]

if light scratches and you know how to use it, try rubbing compound. If deep, son't try.

[boypachu]

try 3m rubbing compound. but if the scratch is to deep, bring it na lang to the experts

[disk_4_sale2]

Mga bros ano bang mga gamit niyong car shampoo na talagang maganda at saka yung magandang liquid solution sa salamin.

 

Try mo Mothers Car Wash, nabili ko for P485 sa Blaze. 946ML siya. I use 3M Foaming Glass Cleaner naman para sa salamin, it's P219.75 sa ACE Hardware. medyo mahal pareho yan, pero sulit =) btw, puwede rin yung Mr. Muscle glass cleaner, it's cheaper compared sa 3M. 99petot lang ata sa blaze.

[c32]

For light scratches, I use 3M Scratch Remover.

 

If it fails, I use 3M Rubbing compound.

 

If it fails again, I let the professional fix it nalang hehe.

[azayco]

The Petron Katipunan (near La Vista/dela Strada) has a detailing shop in its basement. I tried their quick detail service. It's cheap for P600 and quite impressive.

[fiasco]

The Petron Katipunan (near La Vista/dela Strada) has a detailing shop in its basement. I tried their quick detail service. It's cheap for P600 and quite impressive.

 

bro, ano kotse mo? kun adventure kaya mas mahal?

[azayco]

Yes. It is more expensive. They classified vehicles according to class. Mine is a sedan so Class 1 = P600.

[diego kulafu]

i'll try. just downloaded autorepair for dummies

[tik]

hanggang salin lang ng fluids, minor adjustments, palit ng minor parts lang ang ginagawa ko. Mas madalas sa talyer.

[tik]

nag-crack 'yung sa akin dati kasi plastic lang naman talaga ang radiator ko that came with the car. I bought one (Evercool) na local lang pero two rows naman so mas maraming laman na tubig. So far, ok sya.