Ssangyong Actyon: Poor Man's CX7?

[atc1688]

mga bro. na banga Actyon ko nasira ang grill san ako makabili nun. im sure mahal sa casa. help naman

[arbe]

Yeah it's to protect the transmission. In fact, it you try to shift from PARK to NEUTRAL with engine off ay di mo siya talaga mashift maski apakan mo pa ang brake pedal. I don't know sa ibang unit especially those with 4-speed trans.

Natry ko sa MS ko and yes it does work..I just don't know if it's the right thing to do or not...

[jeanpierre]

pnu mo napaship yn dito sa pinas ung accesories? just curious

Hand carry ko lang kasi maliit lang naman pero yong front bumper protector na chrome pwede din sana dalhin kaya lang pina TNT cargo ko na lang. Nakabit ko na yong una pero yong huli dumating 1st week ng Jan lang

[miaerr]

Hand carry ko lang kasi maliit lang naman pero yong front bumper protector na chrome pwede din sana dalhin kaya lang pina TNT cargo ko na lang. Nakabit ko na yong una pero yong huli dumating 1st week ng Jan lang

pictures naman dyn sir

[jeanpierre]

pictures naman dyn sir

Okay here are some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47512456*N02/4356119879/

[32mcute]

pero ang GL namin, gnun dn eh...hindi mo rn maaring machange from park to neutral during engine off. once nga, nka neutral ung gear ko taz hindi ko matangal susi ko

Mga pare koy.....bad trip....yun Actyon ko....nag kakaron ng vibration pagdating ng 60kph to 80kph....i can only compare the vibrations to running over small but succeeding pedestrian humps.....meron ba sa inyo naka experience nito. My Actyon is the diesel 6 speed variant.

[rhilario]

Mga pare koy.....bad trip....yun Actyon ko....nag kakaron ng vibration pagdating ng 60kph to 80kph....i can only compare the vibrations to running over small but succeeding pedestrian humps.....meron ba sa inyo naka experience nito. My Actyon is the diesel 6 speed variant.

Mine is a 4 speed diesel. Mag 1 1/2 years na actyon ko pero have not experienced any vibration. Sometimes I experience annoying rattle sa door but can be fixed by spraying some oil on the rattling part. Mine at 0-120Kph smooth ang takbo, have'nt pushed it beyond 120 though.

Saan ba nanggagaling yung vibration? (engine, chassis, body, steering etc.)

[dvhembrador]

Wow, ngayon ko lang nakita itong thread....got my Black Ssangyong last year and so far wala naman akong naging problem. Learned a lot from you guys!

[actyonman]

Hi guys. Have any of you had your oil changed elsewhere? Im finding that the casa is charging too much for service. Im due for a 20,000km checkup. Any suggestions?

[rhilario]

Hi guys. Have any of you had your oil changed elsewhere? Im finding that the casa is charging too much for service. Im due for a 20,000km checkup. Any suggestions?

Have done this already during my 10K & 20K oil change. Your right, price in casa is high and thats a given especially the labor. If you want to do a DIY this are the things you need to consider the oil brand, oil filter, air filter, and aircon filter. How to do it this are the steps.

1. Before doing the actual oil change make sure you have the consumables like oil filter. This one you can buy this in Banawe the store is Hybrid if they have a stock it should cost you around 420-460. Otherwise you can buy this in Wheels E Rodriguez between 500-600 pesos.

2. You then need to buy your oil, in my case I am using Liqui-moly a german brand recommended for ssangyong actyon. Check their website. I'ved already used 5w-40 & 5w-50 and its fully synthetic. In my case my actyon is diesel, so get the right oil for your engine. A 1 liter bottle will cost you around 470 pesos, in actual you will be needing 8 liters as opposed to the 7.5 liters in our actyon manual. The oil spec should be MB 229.1 or MB 229.3 applies to gas & diesel, just read the label before buying.

3. After or during the change oil make sure to include the cleaning of the air filter & aircon microfilter. The air filter should be easy to spot by your mechanic and the aircon filter try reading thru your actyon manual on how to remove. In my case I also bought a spare air & aircon filter in Wheels, since I cannot find one in Banawe cost is 900+ for air filter and 1600+ for aircon microfilter. And I just replace the filter with my stock, and before keeping the old ones it should be cleaned by spraying compressed air. Your mechanic should know how to clean filter. Then i just rotate this every oil change. Its up to you when to dispose depending on your visual inspection if it canot be reused.

4. The oil change can be done by any gas station which offers the service. In my case I have tried getting the service from Total located near SM sucat. Reason being they have a complete tool especially the oil used to remove the oil cap for our actyon. Take note the oil cap is plastic and you do not want to damage this not using the right tool or kung di madiskarte yung mechanic. Once you spotted the right place then the labor should be around 100-200 pesos only plus tip if you have extra cash.

So in the end the big question is will DIY void the WARRANTY? The answer is NO. Why, Ived experienced two warranty claims already with ssangyong e. rodriguez after my 20K oil change when I first complained the first problem what they did, they checked the unit, asked some question how and when it happened. Other than that the maintenace was not raised up especially I have no record of the 10K & 20K maintenace with them, only for the 1K & 5K they have a record(which labor is free).

As to the warranty claim 1st problem was a defective oil seal(500pesos) near the propeller shaft. Second was a recurring check engine in the engine itself initially the EGR valve was cleaned after which it was decided to replace the vacuum regulator(responsible in providing air to the engine) cost around 4600 pesos. Since it was classified under warranty did not spent any on this and the labor is free also. It was done last january & february this year only. So you only need to allocate time in sending and getting the unit after service. So in my 30K its still DIY, I'm now 24K odo reading. The service manager & warranty staff of ssangyong e. rodriguez are very professional and approachable. And they see to it your taken cared of and will discuss to you whats the real score. So di sila gaya nang ibang dealer where they use the maintenance not to honor your warranty cliam.

Hope this helps.