Strada PMS thread [ARCHIVED]

[Ohmme]

* Sir Arvin or other BoSBs,

How do I get rid of the water marks on my truck's windshield and other glass surfaces?

Elbow grease and Chrome Polish!

[tancho_kuhaku]

Sa mga mag pa check up ng strada.. request nyo na buksan yung EGR for cleaning. Sa akin kasi may nagadvise na mekaniko na pabuksan ko dahil dito na iipon yung carbon deposit.. from engine to intercooler then back sa manifold, kaya strainer ito ng carbon. supposed to be na 2 inches yung diameter ng EGR upon opening mga 2 cm nalang ang butas at tumigas na carbon ang andun.. kailangan pa ng small grinder or polisher para matangal yung carbon deposit sa EGR. pag hindi natanggal siguradong sira ang EGR nyo. Lalo na dun sa malapit na mawala sa warranty. sana makatulong ito sa inyo

thanks sa tips sir alain,
ill be doing my 30k pms very soon na, any advice on what to let the mistu people check? anong oil na ginamit mo? im planning na royal mpurple yung gagamitin ko.

[Pol-pol]

hi sir pol!

may nabibili ako sa ace hardware....parang baygon yung lalagyan nya...

bondo glass cleaner ang name...para syang foam pag inispray....nung nagka water mark yung windshield nung strada tinadtad ko then I let it sit for 2 to 3 minutes...then ok na...wala na yung stain hehe

Elbow grease and Chrome Polish!

* Lcrc777 & Ohmme - thanks for the inputs.

Will look for that bondo cleaner...

Saan nakakabili ng elbow grease? Baka pwede pahingi sir Ohmme? Hahaha... Will try the chrome cleaner first since I have it my garage.

[ThePatriarch]

Thats the problem TP, I had glass detailing done on it a week ago. Nawala naman. Pero when I had it car washed today, bumalik ulit.

bro, baka puede pa ibalik yan sa nag-detail...

[Boz]

Sa mga mag pa check up ng strada.. request nyo na buksan yung EGR for cleaning. Sa akin kasi may nagadvise na mekaniko na pabuksan ko dahil dito na iipon yung carbon deposit.. from engine to intercooler then back sa manifold, kaya strainer ito ng carbon. supposed to be na 2 inches yung diameter ng EGR upon opening mga 2 cm nalang ang butas at tumigas na carbon ang andun.. kailangan pa ng small grinder or polisher para matangal yung carbon deposit sa EGR. pag hindi natanggal siguradong sira ang EGR nyo. Lalo na dun sa malapit na mawala sa warranty. sana makatulong ito sa inyo

Thanks for the advice, sir. I also heard about this EGR cleaning from my SA. Regarding your 40k PMS, ang dami namang extra income generating tactics na di naman talaga kailangan like gas/diesel treatment, engine flushing, etc... Yung car care kit at engine protector, mas mura pa kung sa suking car wash na lang... Ano yung shop consumables? Yun ba yung free coffee dapat... Sa presyong P234, sana may kasamang clubhouse sandwich o pasta...

Was also wondering bakit ganoon kadami, since I always check on my dipstick regularly (engine cold) and it seems halos wala pagbabago level ng oil. I overheard the other day at diamond fairview one of the SAs telling the other customer (montero) that 2 liters is needed for the top-up. so I guess SOP nga nila ito. But could somebody enlighten us how the 1.5 gets consumed? By the way, I remember that only once did they give me back the excess oil from the top-up. I did not demand it na because I don't have a need for it at those times baka mai-dispose ko pa improperly, mas masahol pa kesa sa tambutso lumabas.

Just had my 35k PMS. I observed and asked the mechanic while he was filling the engine block w/ oil. Only 8.35 liters of oil was needed for 3.2L engine. So may 650ml na natira. Checked the dipstick, medyo lampas lang ng konting-konti sa max line. Pero I had to ask for the excess oil. Para sa next oil change, 8 liters na lang bibilhin ko. P600 then kasi 1 liter.

[totoy_22]

tanong lang mga bossing...

1. had change oil on my 1k then top-up sa 5k...when do we change and top-up? sa 10k ba change oil then 15k top-up ulit?

2. having problems with my keyless entry. winterpine ang supplier ng stock. ilang beses na din binuksan pero parati bumibitaw ang cable so di gumagana ang keyless, kelangan pa susian. anyone who has the same problem?

many thanks! andy

[av8or5]

TSCP members who wants to use K&N filters, fellow tsikoteers XTO is selling, PM him for the price. Good price for TSCP and MSCP members!

He will soon have Royal Purple oil at a good price din for the two clubs.


totoy_22: yup, you got it correct regarding oils.

[nismo26]

post ko later yung PMS ng strada from PDI MOTORING SECTION.

and also king of the river crossing ang strada sa column na yun.

[beni23]

tanong lang mga bossing...

1. had change oil on my 1k then top-up sa 5k...when do we change and top-up? sa 10k ba change oil then 15k top-up ulit?

2. having problems with my keyless entry. winterpine ang supplier ng stock. ilang beses na din binuksan pero parati bumibitaw ang cable so di gumagana ang keyless, kelangan pa susian. anyone who has the same problem?

many thanks! andy

regarding dun sa di gumagana yung keyless entry, nangyari na rin sa akin yan pero casa ang nakasira. inayos nila agad, mga 10mins lang ayos na. may nagloose lang po na lock, yung maliit.

may I know kung anong year model po yung sainyo? kasi magkaiba na daw ang lock nung cable sa mga naunang model ng strada sa newer models ngayon.

[totoy_22]

regarding dun sa di gumagana yung keyless entry, nangyari na rin sa akin yan pero casa ang nakasira. inayos nila agad, mga 10mins lang ayos na. may nagloose lang po na lock, yung maliit.

may I know kung anong year model po yung sainyo? kasi magkaiba na daw ang lock nung cable sa mga naunang model ng strada sa newer models ngayon.

sir beni, 2009 model. kaya lang parang 2 months pa lang sa akin to nung unang lumabas problema.

kanina ng home service ulit winterpine, kumalas nga ulit yung cables. hopefully, di ko na sila makita ulit hehehehe

[jarx]

GL 1000km check up at Citimotors Las Pinas

1 kit Car care kit - 234
1 can Engine flush - 399
8 ltrs Mitsubhishi Turbo XP - 4480
1 can OWS 220 Engine protector - 399
1 can OWS 360 Gas/Diesel Treatment - 399
1 pc Oil Filter - 1042.72
1 pc Gasket - 40.32
less discount on parts - (108.30)
free labor

Total 6,885.74

[dadz]

mga sir's one question is it normal diyan sa atin na gumamit nag engine flush even sa mga bagong sasakyan. Because my truck is 70K na ang odo and never use engine flush.

[t3kk3n]

*jarx
Ilan oras nila na service ang unit mo?

GL 1000km check up at Citimotors Las Pinas

1 kit Car care kit - 234
1 can Engine flush - 399
8 ltrs Mitsubhishi Turbo XP - 4480
1 can OWS 220 Engine protector - 399
1 can OWS 360 Gas/Diesel Treatment - 399
1 pc Oil Filter - 1042.72
1 pc Gasket - 40.32
less discount on parts - (108.30)
free labor

Total 6,885.74

[Pol-pol]

GL 1000km check up at Citimotors Las Pinas

1 kit Car care kit - 234
1 can Engine flush - 399
8 ltrs Mitsubhishi Turbo XP - 4480
1 can OWS 220 Engine protector - 399
1 can OWS 360 Gas/Diesel Treatment - 399
1 pc Oil Filter - 1042.72
1 pc Gasket - 40.32
less discount on parts - (108.30)
free labor

Total 6,885.74

+1 Sir Dadz,

Are the highlighted items really necessary or just a dealer tactic to increase their revenues? Specially the Diesel Treatment, the Petrol Companies already claim their own diesel additives

[mdksael]

mga sir's one question is it normal diyan sa atin na gumamit nag engine flush even sa mga bagong sasakyan. Because my truck is 70K na ang odo and never use engine flush.

bro raket yan engine plush na yan, i hear somebody engine plush ay delikado minsan sa engine natin yan......pero pati ako nilalagyan din nyan...dapat nga di na dahil bago engine naten at twing change oil yun mga latak ay nasa oil pan yun the lowest part ng pan at yun yung unang matatapon during change oil, even the air plushing bad talaga yan sa engine naten dahil ang air me kasama water yan at didikit yun sa gears ng engine natin......haaaayyy

[ianmitsulancer]

+1 Sir Dadz,

Are the highlighted items really necessary or just a dealer tactic to increase their revenues? Specially the Diesel Treatment, the Petrol Companies already claim their own diesel additives

posts from 2008:

korak sir! syn oil pa lang kasi nasa 4K na, tas gear oil pa saka sandamakmak na additives!

i thought that (non MMC/MMPC sourced) as-on-seen-TV products are a no-no sa casa?

Yes, standardization of PMS procedure IS needed to be fair.

to this date... MMPC and its franchised dealers haven't standardized their PMS procedures. Let us continue to be vigilant with whatever ka-engotan they have in mind!

[jarx]

*jarx
Ilan oras nila na service ang unit mo?

2 hrs. ako yata unang dumating kaya nasimulan kaagad.

[jarx]

+1 Sir Dadz,

Are the highlighted items really necessary or just a dealer tactic to increase their revenues? Specially the Diesel Treatment, the Petrol Companies already claim their own diesel additives

palagay ko, dealer tactic lang. ang problema, wala namang option para makapili kung ano gagawin/hindi gagawin during PMS. so, other than reading from the forums, trial and error kung alin ok na dealer. Sa Citimotors ako pumunta kasi nagbaka sakali ako na dumating na plates ko. Kaso ang bagal ng LTO, almost 2 months na, wala parin.

sa Carens ko naman, every 5000km palit ng air filter na php 1000+. So next pms, sa ibang dealer naman kahit mas malayo.

[jarx]

posts from 2008:




to this date... MMPC and its franchised dealers haven't standardized their PMS procedures. Let us continue to be vigilant with whatever ka-engotan they have in mind!

Agree.

Mixed blessing/curse na 3yrs warranty na mga sasakyan ngayon, with some even going up to 5 yrs. Tagal nakatali sa casa magpa-service para hindi ma-void yung warranty.

[Arvin Cristi]

just some info for the members and readers....

my strada is 3.5 years old, 2006 model - odo is tripping at 80K already, relatively low for me but, what the heck.... any ways regarding the issue on engine treatments, and flushing, etc....

• engine flushing before change oils - a big no no!!! the flushing agent is actually run through the entire engine for a few minutes and then drained again, what this does is that it cleans the entire engine and everything in it up to every nook and cranny that it can get into. why is this bad? - well removing the very fine layer of oil that is coating the metal surfaces of the engine internals leaves you with - metal to metal contact, meaning more friction, meaning faster engine component wear. the usual retort to this, "we immediately put the new oil into the engine anyway".. so what? the new oil stays in teh oil pan/crank case until the engine is started again and the oil pump circulates the oil inside the engine again.... so what is coating the components during the first few seconds of the run in time? nothing!! sure it's just a few seconds, but a lot of few seconds adds up to a lot of few minutes which adds to a lot of pesos in the long run....

- so if you're still using the same old oil, shun the flushing fluids. don't waste your money and kill your engine at the same time... if you plan on changing oil brand/type, it doesn't matter. just let it drain longer.

• air cleaner replacement - there's alot of talk regarding when to replace your air cleaner - i haven't replaced mine, and i go to some of teh most ridiculously dusty places.... just make sore you properly clean your filter with compressed air every so often. or better yet, inest in the washable air cleaners"K&N". save the long run cost of buying the disposable and get one which will last the life of your vehicle.
• fuel filter - again a lot of people are giving their own opinions egarding when to replace - my personal opinion - replace when you feel that there is a loss of power, or if you go station hopping.
• differential oils - why change when there's nothing wrong with it? the only time you change your diff. oil is when it has been contaminated by water - and there is no way that a city driven vehicle will get water into the diffs ubless na ondoy yun!!! actually kahit nga na ondoy hindi pa din pinapasok eh.....

i know i will get a lot of flack for this, but bear in mind that these are just my opinions, you may believe me or not, it's your call. but bear in mind i've been driving diesels all my driving life and i deal with diesel engines in my life of work..

hope this helps!!