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.

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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.

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 =)

Interesting No. Plate

Saw this X-trail on Jalan Tun Razak with an interesting no. plate. It reminded me of a car I saw in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (in front of Jasima) which was PEN 15.


What the duck?

Black X20 WSD 9612 spotted at CIMB TTDI now! Too slow to take pic.

Mud Guards

I park beside a construction site near my office. This is why I need mud guards.

Mobile sightings

In the last 30 minutes, I spotted 2 grey x20s, too slow to take a picture. Anyway, this is posted from my new toy, nokia e63.

New toy - Nokia E63

This is quite off topic, but I don't wanna start a blog for my Nokia E63 handphone.

I have been using a Nokia E65 since Oct '07. Bought the business-styled slide phone at SS2, for RM 1,400. Original full box Avaxx set with screen protector. I knew little about push mail, but hoped to be able to download my e-mails using my handphone.

The phone served me very well, like my previous Nokia phones, which are amazingly reliable. Nokia introduced Mail For Exhcange, which provided push mail service to Nokia phones. However, the phone slowed down tremendously, as the number of SMSses and E-mails kept coming in. Also, I failed to configure the certificate on my device. That was really really stressul.

More to come tomorrow... ;)

I spy with my eye... two X20s...

Had lunch at Pudu area in KL, spotted this fella parked by the road side. The first time i saw this guy, was also around this area, but the driver was in the car:


On the way home, saw a grey one on D'sara Highway, going to Taman Tun Dr. Ismail:


TWO sightings in ONE day.

Avante in Hotel Istana

Saw a black avante with black rims parked in Hotel Istana car park:

Hyundai Elantra 2009 vs. Toyota Prius 2009

Just stay out of the way:

Alamanda Putrajaya X20

Contributed from a stressed Honda City driver:

WRC Plate - Petaling Garden

My wife saw a Silver X20 with WRC plate, nice number plate too, in Petaling Garden:

Antenna Stolen...

My antenna was stolen last week, parked in Petaling Garden. I hope the person who stole it had a great time using it, for whatever purpose.

In the early 90s, some friends were into stealing car tyre metal nuts, for our bicycles. We would gate-crash high-end condos and make away with a few sets, especially from expensive cars with nice sport rims. I guess its payback time.

I was thinking about the bosch in-car antenna (about RM100 including installation) or getting a motorised one (RM 180-200 : including relays and installation). After some consultation, I got a Waja replacement antenna from Elegance Auto, for less than 20 bucks.

Should I superglue the antenna? hmm...

Red X20 Sighted!

A X20 is not a car u can see everyday (well, except your own). A red X20 is even more rare than ever. There were test drive cars that came in red, and I also understand that these test drive cars were sold below market value. Enjoy: