Saturday, July 25, 2009
Contributed Sightings 2 - MTUC Strikes Again!
Spotted at Jalan Ipoh by MTUC... a rare sighting indeed! I think its the same as this sighting of mine.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Contributed Sightings
This comes from mtuc, THM forum. Spotted it at plus highway near tapah yesterday @337.5km.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Moar sightings today!
One taken from my wife at Jalan Gasing, near La Salle school. It looks like a THM member with the sticker on the number plate:
An elderly couple got into this silver X20 parked at SS2:
An elderly couple got into this silver X20 parked at SS2:
Finally... a sighting.
Haven't seen X20 on the road since 2 weeks ago. Finally get the lovely car on the road:
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Service time...
Quick, go to Tesco and buy Shell Helix Ultra FULLY synthetic engine oil at RM 135 only. Some say retail price is RM 199, some say RM 209. Online selling around RM 140-150.
So happens its also time for servicing my X20. Will be jumping from Eneos 5W-50 to Shell 5W-40.
Links:
BMW discussion forum
88db.com
Lowyat
EDIT: Hmm... I opened the bottle today, and found there is no tamper-proof aluminum foil. No wonder there was 1 bottle leaking oil at Tesco...
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sime takes back All Hyundai Distributorship
This is actually old news, but I didn't cover it before.
Sources:
Sime Darby to distribute all Hyundai models
The Difference between Hyumal and Kah Bintang
Forums:
Motor Trader
Team Hyundai Malaysia
"Sime Darby’s Motor Group, through its Hyumal subsidiary, will fully acquire Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd (OHSB), a joint-venture between Hyumal and the Oriental Group involved in the distribution and sale of locally-assembled Hyundai models. According to statements made to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Hyumal will be offered Oriental’s 60% share in OHSB for RM19.8 million, as specified in the conditional Share Purchase Agreement between the two parties."
Some history:
1992: Berjaya established Hyumal Sdn Bhd representing Hyundai in M'sia to sell CBU cars through leniently applied APs, with the intention of setting up Hyundai CKD cars.
1997: Hyundai Motor, Renault & Hyumal had a JV in Inokom Sdn Bhd.
2001: Hyumal & Oriental Holdings had a JV called Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd (OHSB). There was no investment by Hyundai Motor in OHSB. OHSB setup Kah Bintang to sell Hyundai CKD cars (Accent, Elantra & Sonata).
2004: Sime Darby buys Hyumal (CBU) and Inokom (CKD)
2005: Sime bought Hyumal & Inokom from Berjaya. Hyundai-Berjaya Sdn Bhd is now known as Hyundai-Sime Darby motors. Sime also inherits OHSB from this purchase.
2009: Sime fully aquires OHSB.
However, the warning to journalist as below is ridiculous:
OHSB warned that 'Hyundai Motor, is extremely sensitive to negative write-ups'; in one instance in 2005, a journalist who had made some negative comments about one of the models in his test report received a serious note from a marketing guy on OHSB telling him that Hyundai would take legal action against him for such comments!
What does this mean to Hyundai car owners? Will we have more service centers? Better and more professional service? Improved technical competency? Faster warranty claims processes? We'll have to wait to find out.
Sources:
Sime Darby to distribute all Hyundai models
The Difference between Hyumal and Kah Bintang
Forums:
Motor Trader
Team Hyundai Malaysia
"Sime Darby’s Motor Group, through its Hyumal subsidiary, will fully acquire Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd (OHSB), a joint-venture between Hyumal and the Oriental Group involved in the distribution and sale of locally-assembled Hyundai models. According to statements made to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Hyumal will be offered Oriental’s 60% share in OHSB for RM19.8 million, as specified in the conditional Share Purchase Agreement between the two parties."
Some history:
1992: Berjaya established Hyumal Sdn Bhd representing Hyundai in M'sia to sell CBU cars through leniently applied APs, with the intention of setting up Hyundai CKD cars.
1997: Hyundai Motor, Renault & Hyumal had a JV in Inokom Sdn Bhd.
2001: Hyumal & Oriental Holdings had a JV called Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd (OHSB). There was no investment by Hyundai Motor in OHSB. OHSB setup Kah Bintang to sell Hyundai CKD cars (Accent, Elantra & Sonata).
2004: Sime Darby buys Hyumal (CBU) and Inokom (CKD)
2005: Sime bought Hyumal & Inokom from Berjaya. Hyundai-Berjaya Sdn Bhd is now known as Hyundai-Sime Darby motors. Sime also inherits OHSB from this purchase.
2009: Sime fully aquires OHSB.
However, the warning to journalist as below is ridiculous:
OHSB warned that 'Hyundai Motor, is extremely sensitive to negative write-ups'; in one instance in 2005, a journalist who had made some negative comments about one of the models in his test report received a serious note from a marketing guy on OHSB telling him that Hyundai would take legal action against him for such comments!
What does this mean to Hyundai car owners? Will we have more service centers? Better and more professional service? Improved technical competency? Faster warranty claims processes? We'll have to wait to find out.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
How to check ATF level by MTUC
Step1
Park your car on level ground and start the engine, leaving the gear in neutral or park. Wait for the engine to warm up. Unless your owner's manual directs otherwise, allow the engine to continue running throughout this procedure.
Step2
Find the ATF dipstick, located at the back of the engine. The ATF dipstick is often shorter than the engine oil dipstick but otherwise looks similar. If you're lucky, it will be labeled.
Step3
Pull on the dipstick and completely remove it. It may be very long.
Step4
Wipe the dipstick with a rag, replace it in the engine, push it all the way in and remove it again.
Step5
Look at the dipstick's tip. Observe whether there are two different full markings: one for cold readings and one for warm readings. If so, read the one for 'Warm.' If the ATF does not come up to the line marked 'Full,' add ATF.
Step6
Add ATF (see Tips) into the hole that the dipstick came out of (yes, that little tiny hole). Use a funnel with a long, narrow neck. Add only a little at a time, and check the level with the dipstick after each time. It's easy to add ATF but fairly difficult to take it out if you add too much.
Step7
Put the dipstick all the way back in when you are done.
Visit the THM forum thread HERE!
Park your car on level ground and start the engine, leaving the gear in neutral or park. Wait for the engine to warm up. Unless your owner's manual directs otherwise, allow the engine to continue running throughout this procedure.
Step2
Find the ATF dipstick, located at the back of the engine. The ATF dipstick is often shorter than the engine oil dipstick but otherwise looks similar. If you're lucky, it will be labeled.
Step3
Pull on the dipstick and completely remove it. It may be very long.
Step4
Wipe the dipstick with a rag, replace it in the engine, push it all the way in and remove it again.
Step5
Look at the dipstick's tip. Observe whether there are two different full markings: one for cold readings and one for warm readings. If so, read the one for 'Warm.' If the ATF does not come up to the line marked 'Full,' add ATF.
Step6
Add ATF (see Tips) into the hole that the dipstick came out of (yes, that little tiny hole). Use a funnel with a long, narrow neck. Add only a little at a time, and check the level with the dipstick after each time. It's easy to add ATF but fairly difficult to take it out if you add too much.
Step7
Put the dipstick all the way back in when you are done.
Visit the THM forum thread HERE!
Mud Guard III & Car wash
I'm not going to drive to work (in KL) with X20 anymore. Parking beside the construction area is bad for X20's paint. Just washing the car took 2 hours this morning. *sigh*
The mud guards are INSTALLED! It was harder than I expected, maybe coz of 17" and wider rims. Also didn't have the right tools (right-angle screwdriver), so I used a small adjustable wrench and IKEAs screwdriver "head". Anyway, here are some pics:
1. Without mud guards, you can see the dirt below the bumper.
2. Left mud guard, rear view.
3. Left mud guard, inner view.
4. Two screws on the left into the bumper, 1 nut on the inside secures the mud guard to the car body.
The mud guards are INSTALLED! It was harder than I expected, maybe coz of 17" and wider rims. Also didn't have the right tools (right-angle screwdriver), so I used a small adjustable wrench and IKEAs screwdriver "head". Anyway, here are some pics:
1. Without mud guards, you can see the dirt below the bumper.
2. Left mud guard, rear view.
3. Left mud guard, inner view.
4. Two screws on the left into the bumper, 1 nut on the inside secures the mud guard to the car body.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Mud Guard II
Thanks MTUC for passing me the mud guards. These are original hyundai parts from Korea. Now just need to install them tomorrow morning =)
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