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U know U can't avoid it, it's too late, too dangerous to swerve out.... Small animals like stray mongrels, cats, lizards and mynahs tends to be knocked down very frequently almost to the tune of 100+ animals every 2 weeks. (NZ is about 5 Kangaroos a day on average) Have you knocked anything down before apart from that tree? (juz joking) I have accidentally murdered a mongrel once, felt very bad for weeks.... Felt even more worst when I realised I did not track back and clean up the mess... Come! Share your experience....

hi, newbie here not sure about running in....what are the standard things/procedures to follow during running in and how long is the running-in process? Another thing: Should i be using mineral oil or semi-synthetic oil when i go for the first serving at 1000k? Heard from a friend that it's best to stick to mineral first before switching at 5k.......Can recommend the engine oil to use and where to buy it? Thanks a lot!!

How do you run in the brakes after the rotors have been skimmed and new pads installed? Thanks!

Hi all , May i know which car is more running cost friendly ? ( Insurance / Fuel / Maintenance / Road Tax/ Spare Parts etc ) . Please do put down some figure if possible .. Thanks !

hi all, is there such a thing? has this been posted b4...can't find info on it ..i know there is the proper way for new engine and new brake pads but tyres?

Too lazy to do a search so can anyone tell me what is the VAG usual running procedure for new cars? Thanks

Hi to all car lovers here. U guys sure have lots of info here. Anyway, just wanna find out what is the proper way to run-in my new car? Like when to ram the car and when not to. Can't really find a proper info on this in the resource folder. Anyone can help? Thanks

Just wondering if that's ok as it felt better cruising and taking off...

Hi fellow skodians, Heard conflicting info on the mileage for the run-in period and first service. (sorry first time buying new car lah). Mine is a Octy 1.6l. a) Run-in - is it 1K or 1.5K? b) First service - 5K? Please advise, thanks.

Hi, I am running the Rubicon 604 (4-channel) amp driving 4 corners. (front and rear fill) Could anyone tell me if there is a loss in sound quality if i were to run the amp as a 4 bridge into 2 channel amp? Using it to drive it fully for the fronts. Reason is because i got another amp sitting around and thought of conneting that for the rear fill. Alternatively, would anyone be able to comments on the advantage of running full active up front? My fronts drivers are Boston 6.4x Thanks

--- hi guys... i'm reposting this thread from the delphi forums... hoping for a better suggestion/s here... thks!!! -------- err... the first poster that's me sdfr. ta! hey dudes need some help here. I've put in a cone filter with diy heat shield and a FSE PBV set to 3 bar, set of RPM jetracing cables and plats (that's all the mods in my engine bay). My plats are burnt out already after 13k km only. previously i had iridiums with FSE at 2.7bar, same thing 13k km all burnt out. (the car is a proton wira 1.5 manual). anyone got this problem with either the proton or the lancer? i hear this is due to too lean mix. The thing is I wanna know which mod is causing this -- the cone filter or the PBV? I'm guessing the cone filter but am not sure. Anyway the PBV have just been set up to 3.2 bar (and I changed to cheap plugs since i'm gonna be throwing them away after 8-10,000 km anyway!) since my car uses an OEM ECU, i can't tune the fueling or the timing unless i go the piggyback way (not something i'm seriously considering at the moment). I don't mind my changing the plugs more often, but i think it may be causing damage to the internal combustion chamber and pistons as well. any suggestions? any help appreciated. thx! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited 5/20/2002 5:51:34 AM ET by SDFR From: LANCERCK May-20 6:59 pm To: SDFR (2 of 20) 8478.2 in reply to 8478.1 Hi, me also have abt the same setup as u except I dun have the PBV. My iridium plugs' insulator broke down at abt 25k kms, so I have to change them all as the sparks created r flying all round inside the combustion chamber, causing power to drop, rougher engine. And I've also send my car for a tune up and also the diagnosis is that my engine is running lean. I'm using a plug that's 1 notch cooler than recommended (IW20 instead of IW16). Plug tip is still very good but the ceramic insulations got broken down. My guess is that lean burn produce a lot of heat, thereby causing the plugs to break down faster. Chers Cheers From: SDFR May-20 8:41 pm To: VTEC2295 (4 of 20) 8478.4 in reply to 8478.3 No no man. I think my problem is more serious than what you wrote. See, platinums should last at least 20K if taken care of. THe shop i took it to, the mechanic try his best to save my plats. He clean with the steel brush / scrub. But one or two is totally gone, have to change. remember, 13k km, the tip of the plug like kanna eaten by metal cockroach like dat. it's quite bad. From: SDFR May-20 8:44 pm To: LANCERCK (5 of 20) 8478.5 in reply to 8478.2 hi man thks for your input. since your idirium last quite long (25k sounds ok ) so it seems more likely the PBV liao, altho I really don't understand. since i put the pbv my consumption gone up a bit, so if i'm regularly using more petrol (due to the pbv) how come the engine run lean? btw wat cone filter u use? From: EX6 May-21 12:42 am To: SDFR (7 of 20) 8478.7 in reply to 8478.4 Hi, Longlife platinum can last at least 100,000km. My OE platinum plugs in my car are 92,000km already and still going strong. An aussie magazine conducted a dyno test for over ten brands of spark plugs. Ironically, the worst performance plug is the most expensive iridium and the cheapest Champhion copper plug is the best. From: LANCERCK May-21 9:11 am To: SDFR (9 of 20) 8478.9 in reply to 8478.5 Me oso not too sure how ur engine runs lean. As for my cone, I was using the RPM brand as bundled by Mcwell. Just changed to a K&N recently. Will monitor my new set of iridium. Cheers