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  1. Anyone has done gearbox overhaul or repair before ? (fil car) due to sound coming out from car, workshop says it is gearbox spoilt, and recommend car to be sent to gearbox overhaul specialist. any workshop to recommend ? what is the estimate price ? Thanks !!
  2. Occasionally, the car needs to step harder to reverse and there will be a jerk before reversing. Driving forward is smooth. From your experience, could you advise what is the likely problem? I emailed 2 workshops and they quoted S$2k plus to overhaul the gear box. Not sure I want do that as the problem does not happen frequently but I am worried that the car will not reverse at all one day.
  3. What is the different between overhaul and top overhaul? Can someone help in listing out what is done during overhaul/ top overhaul? Will gladly appreciate all inputs.
  4. COME next Monday, prepare to fork out as much as 49 per cent more for a cab ride, now that ComfortDelgro, Singapore's biggest player, has unveiled its 'overhaul' of the current taxi fare structure. This follows what it says was an 'in-depth review' of the taxi industry to address commuters' concerns, simplify the fare structure and encourage call bookings 'to better match the demand and supply of taxis'. City Area Surcharge - Up First, to incentivise more cabbies to ply the Central Business District during peak hours, the city area surcharge, which is now $1, will be raised to $3 between 5pm and midnight from Mondays to Saturdays. The lack of taxis in the city at the end of office hours on weekday evenings is a frequent complaint from passengers, the company noted. For drivers who are afraid of paying Electronic Road Pricing charges to enter the city and risk not getting a passenger, ComfortDelgro says it will even pay an 'ERP rebate' to cabbies who cannot land a passenger within 15 minutes of entering an ERP zone. Late Night Surcharge - Up The late night surcharge between 12am and 5:59am daily will be revised back to 50 per cent of the metred fare - instead of the staggered 10 to 50 per cent surcharges now in effect. Will this revive the old problem of 'disappearing taxis' between 11pm to midnight? The company says no, 'given that the City Area Surcharge will be in force right till midnight, giving little reason for taxi drivers in the city to 'hide'.' Peak Period Surcharge - Up Instead of the standard $2 peak period surcharge now in effect between 7am and 9.30am on weekdays and 5pm to 8pm from Mondays to Saturdays, passengers will have to pay an added 35 per cent of their metered fare during those hours. A detailed breakdown of this extra 'premium fare' will be shown on each receipt 'to ensure transparency', the company says. Flag down, distance rate, waiting time - Changed As hinted earlier, the flag down fare will be raised by 30 cents from $2.50 to $2.80 for the first kilometre. But the distance rate and waiting time will also be adjusted to 'more accurately reflect the cost of travel', it added. So instead of upping fares by 10 cents for each set distance or waiitng time, this will soon go up by 20 cents each time. Specifically, every 385 metres for the second to 10th kilometres, and every 330 metres above 10 kilometres. The waiting time will also be raised from the current 10 cents for every 25 seconds to 20 cents for every 45 seconds. Call Booking Fee - Down Bucking the trend of the increases, call booking fees will be cut from $4 to $3.50 during prime time hours, which are 7am to 9.30am and 5pm to 11pm on weekdays. It stays at $2.50 for all other times. 10 to 49 per cent more in overall fares Under the new pricing structure, ComfortDelgro says, the bulk of its passengers who travel during off-peak hours will pay 10 per cent more in fares. All other passengers will be expected to pay between 18 per cent and 49 per cent more. The biggest jump in fares will affect those who take cabs out of the city from Mondays to Thursdays, between 8pm and midnight. Instead of $7.65 currently for an average 9km trip, they'll have to fork out $11.40. With all these changes factored in, ComfortDelgro explained, peak-hour cab fares in Singapore are about the same as Hong Kong's but still only half that of Sydney's. Local fares are also only about a quarter of London's. 'Better match supply and demand' Refering specifically to the current difficulty of getting cabs in the city during peak hours, ComfortDelgro's CEO (Taxi Business), Mr Yang Ban Seng, said: 'We think this fare revamp will better match supply and demand of taxis. Our aim is to try and ensure that more taxis will go to areas where they are needed most and at the times they are wanted most.' Mr Nah Tua Bah, president of the Comfort Taxi Operators' Association, added: "The higher city area surcharge will act an an incentive for drivers to make that trip back into town." Welcoming the increases, a joint statement by six taxi operators' associations called the latest fare adjustments 'fair and timely'. The associations said cab fares should 'reflect the operating cost of the taxi business' and that the primary consideration should be the 'income stability' of drivers. The group urged other taxi companies to follow ComfortDelgro's lead and also adjust their fares 'as soon as possible'. Summary of Fare Adjustments Basic Fare Current Revised Flag Down: $2.50 for 1st km* 1km to 10km: $0.1 for every 210m Above 10km: $0.1 for every 175m Waiting time: $0.1 for every 25sec Flag Down: $2.80 for 1st km* 1km to 10km: $0.2 for every 385m Above 10km: $0.2 for every 330m Waiting time: $0.2 for every 45sec Peak Period Premium $2 flat rate Mon-Fri, 7:00am-9:30am Mon-Sat, 5:00pm-8:00pm (not applicable on Public Holidays) 35% of metered fare Mon-Fri, 7:00am-9:30am Mon-Sat, 5:00pm-8:00pm (not applicable on Public Holidays) City Area Surcharge $1 Mon-Thu, 5pm-8pm Fri & Sat, 5pm-11:30pm $3 Mon-Sat, 5pm-midnight Late Night Surcharge 11:30pm-11:44pm 10% 11:45pm-11:59pm 20% 12:00am-12:59am 35% 01:00am-05:59am 50% Midnight-05:59am 50% of metered fare Current Booking Fee Prime Time: $4 Mon-Fri 7:00am-9:30am 5:00pm-11:00pm Non-Prime Time : $2.50 All other times including Sat, Sun & Public Holiday Prime Time: $3.50 Mon-Fri 7:00am-9:30am 5:00pm-11:00pm Non-Prime Time : $2.50 All other times including Sat, Sun & Public Holiday * For Toyota Crowns and Nissan Cedrics
  5. Would like to know if anyone can recommend a workshop which could do a overhaul of the carburettor. Tried using the carburettor cleaner, but the response of accerelation is not good and suspect to be due to a dirty or faulty carburettor However, do not have the knowledge or tools to DIY...
  6. Juz checking...What constitute one and whether anyone had theirs done before? Is it recommended for COE car or what kind of car? Please share the details so I can pass the info to my friend. Thanks for your explanations.
  7. Today when to an auto trans workshop for a checkup because my car encountered an incident recently where there is difficulty in shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. The problem has since disappear by itself. Workshop recommends me to overhaul the auto trans since my car has already hit 110k mileage. Like to hear from members here, have you ever overhaul or replace your auto trans before? If so at what mileage did you overhaul. Anyone has driven their car for many years without an auto trans overhaul? If so, what is your car's current mileage or if you have sold your car, at what mileage did you sell?
  8. hi everybody,my mileage going to reach 100k for a coming 4 yrs ride..is it a must to overhaul my engine?
  9. Hi, Some of the guys here may have already known that I'm driving a 2nd hand cheongster car. Its a car with certain... annoying problems. Within the first week of collection, I went for the first servicing at a certain workshop. All the braking, steering, engine oils were changed, including coolant fluid. The mechanic also opened the engine cover and manifold. The inside of the engine was... grostesque. (pic coming later) Accumulation of carbon was unbelievable. Finally, when the engine suffered from a certain coolant leak, I had no choice but to send the vehicle to fix the leak. The source of the leak was located beneath the engine manifold. It was a rather difficult spot to reach. Engine had to be dissambled to replace the leaking component. The workshop which did the work was located in JB. (pm me for details) The general misconception people had about jb was that repair work is cheap, but quality is sometimes dubious. I had the same impression, until I was referred to this workshop. They mod and tune drift cars for competition. But, lets get back to the story. The coolant leak was initially fixed with an industrial grade gum. I had little faith in the gum, so hence told the jb workshop to commence works on replacing the leaking part. The work took a painful 10 days. When i went back to collect the vehicle, I was late. The owner of the workshop was very nice to wait back for me to collect the car. Great service attitude. In fact, I called him on a daily basis over the 10 day period to find out the status of the repair works. He was still patient enough to update me. In fact, he went further to overhaul the engine + cleared out all the carbon accumulation in the engine, since the repair works required disassmbling of the engine. The vehicle drove great, after the overhaul works. All fluids and some gaskets were changed and stiffness of the steering wheel was deliberately adjusted harder, for firmer handling. Workmanship is awesome, though it was the first time he handled a celica ss2. If u r driving a cheongster car and need help with certain annoying issues with ur car, do drop me a pm so that i can arrange for u to visit his shop. Cars he did before include 200sx, evo, euro r and others.
  10. Hi, My car has just turned five and I intend to keep it for another five years. Is there any major overhaul needed to take it to the next lap. e.g. timing belt, brake disc etc? Thanks
  11. Hi all, for those of you who have followed my saga, here's the latest news that'll be the final chapter of my car's fate. Went to another mech to do a compression test on my car. Found our that the first 2(from left to right) of the 4 cylinders are below specifications.. ie cylinder 1 & 3 are 150 (not sure if psi or BHP) while cylinder 2 & 4 are 170. Mech says this is still ok, but only in the short term, as sooner or later, the parts will wear off and white smoke will appear. So my choices available are: 1)Top overhaul - maybe the problem is just at the surface. ~ $500- 800 2)Complete overhaul - just in case more parts are worn and need replacement. ~ $1k-2k 3)Import new engine - heard in Nippon land that the engine's only 3 yrs or less. ~ TBD 4)Live with the problem - Hard start and really bad FC. spend more on petrol and get angry. 5)Sell the bluddy car. ~ sell and yet refund to finance company at least $4k. bear in mind that the current market dun favour resell of a COE car, I still owe the finance company a 5 figure sum and that I am in danger of being part of umployment statistic. So if the bros n sis out there have some good advice, I'd like to hear it out. Thanx a million and happy lunar new year.
  12. Hi, What does overhauling of an engine actually do to the engine? Does it actually improve anything or just a last min desperate measure to "extend" the life span of the engine..? Appreciate any feedback here. Thanks
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