Car Servicing
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ShinTutor:
that could be true. you only don't get the ABS working, the brake still works; and if you jam hard in wet condition, you may skid, that is all. on dry condition should have no problem, without ABS function
yes i did ask a workshop about it but they say they do not have the computer specialized for it that's why i was hoping there might be some kind soul who chance upon such a problem and manage to find a workshop regarding it and maybe the price range of fixing. There was another workshop in sinming who told me that no worries can carry on driving no issues with it. lolverykiasu2010:
if one headlight is not on while the other is, that means the bulb has fused. any workshop who sells the bulb can change for you for free
if the ABS indicator is on and you are not braking, then it is the electronics managing the ABS that has got problem. Nothing magical of ABS. the electronics make the brake on and off at high frequency when it detects a slippery braking condition - it does it faster than human could, on the same concept of human stepping on the brake and let go quickly BUT repeatedly to avoid locking up of the wheel which could cause skidding. so, may be the chip with the ABS software is faulty ? hardly any layman can service that without specialised equipment -
ShinTutor:
how do u know it's the ABS that's not working?
hey, thanks for the info. basically one of my headlights can't switch on while the other can. as for ABS it seems to be on at times when i don't really need it and it really cause me some heart attacks when it don't allow me to break at times.
If u can't brake when u need to, then it's a serious matter!!! -
Eh, I went to Mova (Queenstown) long long time ago. That time, the aircon wasn’t cold and the mechanic suggested I change one part costing $300, and do chemical wash. lo and behold, after about 4 months, the whole aircon broke down. I had to change everything inside (costed about 1K plus then).
was very pissed becos the $300 plus part had to be replaced again and they said it was after the ‘warranty’ period.
Since then, have never visited Mova.
Aside from KM, I got to service kiosks at petrol stations - the one at Shell newton is not too bad. Also got a regular uncle at Ubi whose service I find is quite good and prices reasonable. but have to dig to find his contact. if keen let me know. -
hquek:
some of the service centres at Shell station are authorised honda service agents - so there is some standard there, minus the agent's (Kah Motor) in-house costEh, I went to Mova (Queenstown) long long time ago. That time, the aircon wasn't cold and the mechanic suggested I change one part costing $300, and do chemical wash. lo and behold, after about 4 months, the whole aircon broke down. I had to change everything inside (costed about 1K plus then).
was very pissed becos the $300 plus part had to be replaced again and they said it was after the 'warranty' period.
Since then, have never visited Mova.
Aside from KM, I got to service kiosks at petrol stations - the one at Shell newton is not too bad. Also got a regular uncle at Ubi whose service I find is quite good and prices reasonable. but have to dig to find his contact. if keen let me know. -
We used to drive a Honda ody and used Kah Motors throughout the 7 years. The servicing range frm S$400+ - S$800k depending on how major is the servicing.
Also, as our mileage is very high, we usually based on 3 months time frame to service rather than 5km or 10km.
For tyres, we do rotation every 10km so that it can last better. Our tyres lasted for 60,000km. Usually they say it's around 40,000km.
Just before we were about to sell our car eg. weeks/ days before, our ody died on us. The starter cannot start. :gloomy: Hubby asked toll truck to toll it to nearby workshop (the place we usually get our tyres) and they wanted to charge us around $800+ for a recon starter. :yikes: We thought outside workshop is cheaper. Dh tried his luck with kah motor and surprisingly they got recon starter too. In the end, we had to ask AA to toll our car to kah motor but we change the starter for $300+ recon set. We were supposed to hand over the car to the dealer in few days/ week's time. So we had to do it.
Our current car is a estima from PI. Going for 1st servicing this friday. We decided to go to comfort delgro as part of their authorised workshop. Not sure if it is good but sounded \"reputable\". They said the servicing is S$138 if we choose mobil oil iso in house oil. But I thought $138 sounded \"cheap\" compared to our previous servicing. PI kept telling us that outside servicing is very cheap only. Have yet to experience it as so far we only went to the distributors' workshops. We even did that for our 1st car which was 7 years old when we bought it. Even then... we still get unpleasant surprises almost every other month.
But we had a tyre situation last year. A jagged tool got stuck to our tyre when we were on the way to the kids' school. No choice, we managed to drive to comfort delgro as it was near the school. The tyre was not cheap. -
21st century auto service at boon lay is quite ok.
Can consider, don’t go Kah, too expensive and they also kinda hardselling too.
If you dont take, they will show you face…never like going there. -
oh my thanks all for the good advices.
will share if i manage to find some good lobang
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Always avoid maid washing your car…
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Got a Cefiro - 8 yrs already
Small oil leak detected in the morning (after car has been parked overnight)
Brought to a couple of workshops and now am confused:
1. One workshop says not problem this is wear and tear and not serious. Come back when it is serious. May be your power steering and your compartment gasket leak - May cost $1.5K tto do
2. Need 2 days can cost you $2K - better get it done
3. Power steering rubber hose is the problem Will take about 3-4 hrs to fix. So far has not got back to me on getting the genuine rubber hose that he will be using. Still chasing him.
Any good and reliable workshop for recommendation? -
Hard Truth:
send it back to Tan Chong to find out the real problem, then decide to fix it or notGot a Cefiro - 8 yrs already
Small oil leak detected in the morning (after car has been parked overnight)
Brought to a couple of workshops and now am confused:
1. One workshop says not problem this is wear and tear and not serious. Come back when it is serious. May be your power steering and your compartment gasket leak - May cost $1.5K tto do
2. Need 2 days can cost you $2K - better get it done
3. Power steering rubber hose is the problem Will take about 3-4 hrs to fix. So far has not got back to me on getting the genuine rubber hose that he will be using. Still chasing him.
Any good and reliable workshop for recommendation?
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