HELP: Kia Pride CD-5 Questions

[Khawen]

Hi guys.

Need help. I really dont know anything about cars, I just drive them.
I have a Kia Pride CD-5 '98. My last change oil was last 2006 pa so I think dapat na ata magpa-change oil. So my questions are:

• saan ok magpa-change oil?
  
• anong oil ang ok for my type of car? I've read some forums kse and they say na pangit raw ung oil from shell/petron coz mabilis mangitim?
• could you give me a price range and brand for different type of budgets meaning (cheapo-middle-expensive) chaka kung saan ok magpagawa? I'm from QC.
• also, ano ba use ng tune up? If umaandar naman car ko, need ba ng tune up? Ano meaning if difficult magstart ung car twing umaga? (twing umaga lang naman)
• saan ok magpa-tune up?
• What's the best gas for my car? I've used unleaded and xcs, but parang same lang, konti lang ata difference/effect?
  

Sorry if I have too many questions ha, wala talaga kasi ako alam w/ cars, as long as umaandar, ok na sa akin. hehe!

Thanks in advance!

[coiter]

alam ko nasagot na ng iba sa ibang thread, pero sagutin ko na rin dito lahat hehe

saan ok magpa-change oil?

unless may suki kang talyer/service center, it's ok to have a change oil at your nearest gas station. hanap ka lang ng mukhang malinis na service bay at yung medyo madaming customers. ibig sabihin nun kumpleto gamit nila at tiwala sila sa mekaniko.

anong oil ang ok for my type of car? I've read some forums kse and they say na pangit raw ung oil from shell/petron coz mabilis mangitim?

no problem naman kung shell/petron/caltex oils basta regular palit ka lang (every 3-5k kms). kung pang everyday lang, no need for high grade oils. just go for the middle grade (shell helix, caltex havoline, etc)

could you give me a price range and brand for different type of budgets meaning (cheapo-middle-expensive) chaka kung saan ok magpagawa? I'm from QC.

change oil inclusive of 4 liters of oil, oil filter and labor can range from a low of 700 to as high as 2k (kung fully synthetic). so mid-range oils can cost up to 1k all in.

also, ano ba use ng tune up? If umaandar naman car ko, need ba ng tune up? Ano meaning if difficult magstart ung car twing umaga? (twing umaga lang naman)

tune up usually involves replacement of all filters (air and fuel), sparkplugs, cleaning of distributor cap and rotor and checking of timing. sometimes they can check the valve clearance din.

regarding hirap magstart, what do you mean? it cranks pero ayaw tumuloy? or wala talagang cranking? parang click lang? a tune up might help. but there are a lot more reasons to this.

saan ok magpa-tune up?

again, kung wala ka namang suking talyer, a good gas station with a good mechanic will do.

What's the best gas for my car? I've used unleaded and xcs, but parang same lang, konti lang ata difference/effect?

daming debate dito. just use regular unleaded. hindi ka naman high performance car so higher octane won't have any effect. just don't use e10. hindi pwede sa carb-type yan at sa stock engine natin.

sana nasagot mga tanong mo and hope this helps!

[Khawen]

Hi Coiter,

Super thank you for replying to all my queries, really appreciate it!
Regarding hirap magstart, ang nangyayari, edi masastart ko diba, tapos bigla mga after 3-5secs, mamamatay, pero di sha mamamatay kung tuloy2 tatapakan ko yung gas (naka neutral syempre) parang may mga barado..parang uubo ubo habang nakatapak ako ng madiin sa gas...tapos pag nawala na yung "bara" na yon, ayun, ok naman na sha, di na mamamatay. nagtataka lang ako bakit twing umaga e ganon, need ko bombahin ng gas para mawala yung parang phlegm nya... ano pwede problem non?

Btw, nagtry ako magpafulltank ng E10 once...ok lang ba yon? ndi ko kse alam na di pwede eh...di man lang ako sinabihan ng gas boy i asked if pwede sabi naman ok lang daw..

[coiter]

ah ganung hirap magstart ba? common naman yun sa klase at edad ng sasakyan natin hehe. unlike most new cars kasi, pagcold starting, automatic na tinataas ng ecu ang rev para mabilis uminit yung makina. so hindi pansin yung 'ubo' or 'plema' sa cold starting. sa atin kelangan mo munang 'alalayan' yung makina sa unang start sa umaga. kasi since overnight hindi nagamit, may tendency na mawalan o matuyo yung gasolina sa carb (may parang 'tasa' or reserve kasi sya dun para sa pagstart) kaya kelangan mo ring ibomba para malagyan yun at umandar.

that's also the reason kung bakit hindi pwede ang e10 or any ethanol-blended gas sa carb-type engines. ang ethanol kasi parang alcohol. madaling matuyo. in addition, though hindi pa talaga totally tested, matapang ang ethanol sa mga rubber parts like hoses/fuel lines, gaskets, seals, etc. so hindi immediate ang bad effect nyan sa non-ethanol compliant engines. usually long-term. that's why they have conversion kits for it to make it e10-e85 capable. syempre hindi alam ng mga gas boys yan. alam lang nila bawal ang diesel sa gas at vice versa hehehe

anyway, a good carb cleaning and tune up may help the 'hirap magstart' syndrome. pero hindi rin 100% sure. hth :D

[tianong]

if you say tune up does it really mean na they'll open up the top of your engine and ayusin nila timing?i've ask na it will cost me around 7k for the top engine timing thing.....

[pobreparin]

*tianong
- engine tune-up is entirely different from engine top overhaul....
- tune-up may consists of all or some of the following
- oil change
- oil filter change
- sparkplug cleaning or change
- aircon belt checking/replacement
- radiator belt checking/replacement
- fuel filter change
- air filter cleaning/replacement
- total amount of tune-up will vary depending on type of items
you will use....oil, sparkplug, filters