Buying exact price for petrol

Have you wonder how to pump in exact amount of petrol if you are paying by credit/debit card. I sometime try to play with the fuel nozzle but can never get exact amount. Below what i learn how to do it after messing around with the panel.

1. Insert your customer loyalty card in slot (A)
2. Take out your customer loyalty card once prompt by display.
3. Insert your credit/debit card in slot (A)
4. Take out your credit/debit card once prompt by display.
5. Wait for the confirmation to start fill up fuel displayed on the screen, DO NOT pick up the nozzle yet.
6. Press the preset at (B). You can choose RM10,RM20,RM30, RM40 or RM50.
7. Pick up the nozzle and start filling your car. You can lock the nozzle lever and let your hand free to do other things. (clean windshield, take out rubbish,etc). Use common sense. Do not leave your car unattended. The pump will stop pumping at value you select in step 6.

Background story. This what happen when you're paying fuel by credit/debit card at fuel pump kiosk.
a) Once you insert your credit card in step 3, the machine will check your credit/debit card. If you have enough balance, it will charge you RM150.00-RM200.00 as pre paid.
b) Once you finish pumping fuel, the machine will return the excess amount to your credit/debit card. Example: If machine charge you RM200.00 in step 3, it will return back RM150.00 if you fill in RM50.00 in step 6.
I can see this transaction in my Maybank2u onlne statement. I'm not sure about other bank.


Note:
Above step mostly work with Shell fuel pump. Other brand fuel station will require slightly different steps. I leave it to you all to try it out.

AUTOBOT kini di Klang. DECEPTICON ada bran?

Terserembak dengan AUTOBOT nie masa nak pegi keje kt Klang. Best gila lambang dia.

Gearbox oil

Time to change gear box oil is coming. After looking around the web, below are the suitable candidates:


1. Proton ATF-XP3- Price:RM30.00
2. Mitsubishi ATF SP3- Price:TBC
3. Pennzoil Multi-Vehicle ATF-Price:TBC. Currently using this oil. No complain yet.

Proton ATF-XP3

Mitsubishi Diaqueen ATF SP III

Pennzoil Multi Vehicle ATF

DIY - Radiator Top Hose Replacement - Proton Gen 2

Date 29/09/2011

 During  routine radiator coolant top up activity, i found out that my top radiator hose leaked.  This call for short trip to car spare part shop. Below steps I did to replace it.

Spare part:
1. 1. Hose radiator up- PN PW823117- 1 unit. RM17.00

Tool:
1. Long nose plier. (please get a minimum jaw length of 2 inch).
2. Philips head screw driver. (I'm using the standard philips head screw driver that come with the car.)

Precaution
1. Do not perform this while your engine is still hot. Wait until the engine cool down.
2. Remove the key while working. You do not want somebody turn on the engine accidentally.

Steps.
1. Use the long nose plier to loosen the clamp grip on the hose to radiator.
2. Remove the hose from radiator.

3. Use philips head screw driver to loosen the clamp at the engine.

4. Remove the hose from the engine. Picture below showing the engine with hose removed.

5. Take out the new hose from its packaging. Ensure you have the correct parts.
6. Insert both clamp to the new hose.

7. If you have gasket maker. Apply it to the outside of the holes and inside the hose where contacts will take place. Best to use a high temperature gasket maker as picture example below.

8. Identify the hose end with the smaller diameter. Insert this end to the engine.
9. Push the clamp close to the end. Leave 1-2 cm clearance from the hose end.
10. Use philip head screw driver to tighten the clamp.
11. Identify the hose end with the bigger diameter. Insert this end to the radiator.
12. Use long nose plier to loosen and adjust the clamp. Position the clamp close to the end. Leave 1-2 cm clearance from the hose end. Below picture with new hose installed.

13. Top up the coolant into the radiator.
14. Close back the coolant cap.
14. Clean up the work place. Ensure all tools are not left inside the engine bay.
15. Start the engine. Observe for any leaks while the engine is running for 2 minutes.
16. Turn on the air cond. By this stage, your engine will be running hot and your water pump will start circulating coolant to and from your engine to radiator.
17. Observe the water temperature gauge in your meter cluster. You do not want to see the temperature going into the red zone. Mine showing the needle pointing almost near 90 degree celsius well below the red zone. Remember, RED ZONE = ENGINE OVERHEAT.

Discussion
1. This replacement work take me one hour to remove old hose and install the new hose.
2. I am a bit surprised that I only use very minimum tool for this work. 1 plier and 1 screw driver only.
3. Radiator hose is made from layers of rubber with some steel wire in the middle for structure integrity. Rubber is susceptible to damage from high temperature (brittle) and oil (dissolving).
4. Age of the car is a factor that may be causing the broken hose.

Buy new spare part & tools

I bought new spare part and tools for my Gen 2.

Spare parts:
1. Hose radiator up- PN PW823117- 1 unit (for radiator hose leaking). RM17.00
2. Valve cover- PW811-811- 1 unit (for engine oil leaking). RM33.00

Tools:
1. Spark plug removal tool PN 25677-08- 1 unit . RM5.00

Next post will be how I change the radiator hose.

DIY Removing radiator fan assembly Proton Gen 2

Date 15/05/2011

One day my wife complained that my Gen 2 overheat with the temperature reaching the RED Zone. I suspected the radiator fan malfunctioned. So i try to open up the radiator fan assembly to perform trouble shooting.

Precaution
1. Do not perform this while your engine is still hot. Wait until the engine cool down.
2. Remove the key while working. You do not want somebody turn on the engine accidentally.
3. Wiring colour coding.
a) From radiator fan motor: RED  = (+). BLACK = (-)
b) From engine wiring. GREEN = (+). BLACK = (-)

Tools

1. Wire stripper
2. Adjustable spanner
3. Long nose pliers
4. Test pen
5. Socket wrench set size 9mm-12mm.
6. Spare wire
7. Heat shrink tubing
8. Electrical tape
9. Multimeter (optional)


Steps

1. Remove coolant reservoir bottle and hoses.
2. Remove 2 air intake bolts (blue arrows) and push air intake up away from you.
3. Remove the incoming top coolant hose from engine to radiator top.
4. Disconnect the radiator fan connector wiring.
5. Remove the assembly bolts. There are 3 bolts (orange arrow) in total.
6. Push the fan assembly away from you and pull upward.

7. Take note of 3 pin on the fan assembly and 3 holes at bottom of the radiator.

 

8. Check the wiring of the radiator fan. In my case, i found out that my wiring are broken from the connector.

9. Cut 2cm of both wires from the connector.
10. Strip the wires and attached to spare wiring. I am using spare wiring that i get from new speaker purchase. Recommended length is at least 3m.

11. Attach the wiring directly to battery. Observe the radiator fan.If the fan rotated go to step 16.

12. If the fan is not turning, try to swap the terminal. If still the fan not moving, the fan is confirm spoilt. Get a new radiator fan motor.
13. Remove this nut (yellow arrow) from the front to remove the fan blade.

14. Remove these bolts (yellow arrow) from behind to remove the fan motor.
15. Attach new motor and install fan blade.
16. Check the fan direction. Correct direction is clockwise. Feel the wind. It should blowing air into the engine compartment. Swap the cable if the direction is wrong.

Correct fan rotation a video on Flickr.

17. Reattach the wiring. You can take out the blade terminator from the connector.

18. I add heat shrink tubing for added strength and protection.

19. Install the radiator fan assembly back to the radiator.
20. Connect the radiator fan connector wiring.
21. Install water hose from your radiator top to engine.
22. Install coolant reservoir bottle and hoses.
21. Turn on your engine and air conditioner. The fan should turn on immediately. If not, check your wiring.

Discussion
1. Radiator fan will rotates once the engine temperature reach a certain set temperature. It is part of your cooling system other than your coolant, water pumps and radiator.
2. What to do if the fan still not moving even after you confirm the fan rotates in step 11. Check radiator fan fuse in the fuse box.
3. If still not rotate, call a mechanic, probably you got a wiring problem or wrong temperature setting
4. I had a previous experience whereby a mechanic remove the whole radiator assembly with the fan assembly to change the fan motor. I do not know why he did this. But it is possible to remove the fan assembly without removing the whole radiator assembly.
5. I only spend 3 hours to remove, trouble shoot and reinstall the radiator fan assembly. Good way to spend a weekend.