T3march Neutral Newbie December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Hi all Just want to share with u guys what I've encountered and hope u won't repeat the same mistake as me. At almost 5yrs' milege, my car suddenly experience engine startup difficulties. I then go change the battery (anyway its time to change) but problem don't go away. My second option was to service the throttle body. Just as i was abt to do so, engine check light turns on and off during my drive and eventually, my boost meter shows Zero bar. Immediately i suspect there is a leak. However I couldn't spot any loose hose and have no choice but to drive to the Distributor Workshop. I drive back to them because 6mths ago, they did my timming belt change. Here comes the main part of story. SA told me my throttle body may need to change and my ECU need to change. Total damage over 5k. I was shock. He mentioned, after replace with their new ECU, everything becomes okay, and later put back my ECU, engine check light turn on. I told him ECU seldom spoil, the most burnt out cannot work only mah. I then ask him how many ECU he replace b4, he said mine is the first case. I'm definately not convinced. I drove my car out to my other workshop and seek for expert's help. Then a vacuum hose was spoted hanging after a full throttle at neutral gear. The sudden high rev actually forced my semi breaking hose to totally break off and come loose. The hose was refitted and everything goes back to normal. So much for our local Distributor Workshop. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondacub777 6th Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Can name the distributor ?i think its good that u went for 2nd opinion,i do believe that that alot of owners rather believe the SA than to other workshop coz they always think the distributor wont go wrong . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstart 1st Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Agree, should name the shop here, no point helping them to hide their name. Let's disgrace them and let the bro/sis here be aware of such shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 I have these 2 problems with C*C with my 2006 kia rio. I need to visit their workshop multiple times to solve simple problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porche 5th Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 most of the distributor workshop don't know what they r doing...belly common, the most they do everyday is servicing only. even there is a recall, i think there is job instructions for them to carry out the job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroomtattat 2nd Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Thanks for sharing with us, bro. Can give us some clues? You know, so that we can be careful . . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomazsky Clutched December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Hello... Care to share what ride you are driving??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 becos most of the experienced mechanics have gone out to open own workshop or go somewhere where their experience are more appreciated.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondacub777 6th Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 seriously speaking,i bought my brand new car abt 1 1/2 yrs ago,i only did 2 service at the so call distribuitor workshop,it really sucks big time .have been servicing my car at outside work shop which is cheaper and more reliable .by the way,i find most outside workshop can deal with normal jap or korean car and the spare parts are much cheaper .anyway this is my own opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 if its a vacuum hose leak, how come their "new" ECU still works fine.. strange. Unless they pull it out when replacing back ur "old" ECU? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porche 5th Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW320i Neutral Newbie December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Similar to my father's experience. Unstable idle, service advisor suspect drive by wire faulty. $6000 out the pocket turns out to be Air flow meter. Nice one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyboy 1st Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 after reading posts like this, i'm almost certain i'm getting my next ride from a PI on MCF or my dad's PI contact i dun think they will give full warranty like AD, but then again, i dun have much faith in the warranty from AD either. the cost of "maintaining" the warranty isn't worth it. think of it as "mechanical insurance", but unlike motor insurance which can be more cutthroat, u dun actually have to buy this "mechanical insurance" from the AD besides, i'd mod my ride Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW320i Neutral Newbie December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Your insurance is only useful if the man behind the job knows his stuff. If you have a look at BMW, Mercedes, ABC forums, there will always be people complaining about servicing issues. You need to know the right people and stick to him/her for all your servicing requirements. Wouldn't hurt to know a few mechanics too. They always have interesting tales to share about the management and service advisers. If you don't intend to keeping your car stock, you won't need the warranty. In most cases outside mechanics are more knowledgeable than dealers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King 1st Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 halo, reply lah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 I think experience counts. Anyway the SA gives you a solution based on the problems you had mentioned. So your description is kinda important also. Very much like seeing a doctor. You have to give info on your condition, the symptoms you are experiencing before he can prescribe a cure. But if even you yourself can't put a finger on what's wrong with yourself, the doctor will have to run many test just to find out what is exactly wrong. So unless you have technical knowledge and experience on cars, your life will be much easier with the authorised workshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3march Neutral Newbie December 18, 2008 Author Share December 18, 2008 the clue is. one of showrooms with most tc models. me driving slow car, pai seh to mention . my technical no gd. maybe explain no clear.but engine check light turn on. sa should be able to guess at 50% wat fault is based on error code Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toalson 1st Gear December 18, 2008 Share December 18, 2008 Not really, my trusted mech eventually turned on me and cheated on me. If u read my post on idling and AT you would know that at lousy times like now some of the most trusted ppl can turn on you. Maybe I was just plain unlucky. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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