
Originally Posted by
17Sphynx17
Re Transmission. It's not a complete replacement of all, but a lot of things needed changing like the clutchdisc, the fixed ball joint at the gear level (broke twice bec of how the others drove), clutch master (primary and secondary) <-- if memory serves me right.
Reason for that was some of the one who drove the car force the transmission in gear even without depressing the clutch fully to engage it. So the first to give out would be the fixed ball joint of the gear level that "opens" the gear.
Problem surfaces where first gear slowly becomes more and more difficult to engage the longer you drive it (i.e. 20-30 mins drive). It the gear lever just wont get into first gear. Then problem slowly extends into the 2nd gear as well.
When we brought down the transmission, the technician showed us the clutch disc had "Scars" because of that. Anyway, to remove that issue completely, I am banning my parents from loaning our old beloved Revo. =) It's been good to us and I want it to last longer.
Oh, regarding speed, I got 2750-3000rpm before to clock in 100kph but that was on the Skyway/SLEX (Flat surface). But now, just 90kph and it's really noisy. I haven't got around to replacing the engine mounts as well to reduce vibration under load/high rpm. But I will get around to it maybe the end of the year.
Top speed I ever did was 140kph at about 4000rpm - Skyway about 10 years ago. But I had to stop pushing it because my steering wheel was vibrating violently. ALignment issue that time. =)
With regards to my FC. It think that is due mostly to the fact that I did drive it around 60-80kph during my last highway trip. Not only was I trying to get the optimal FC I could, the road was 90% highway (SLEX and Star Tollway) which was relatively flat, but also because I couldn't push it too much because of the door. At 80kph, any crosswind that hit the driver side door would cause it to vibrate and I could hear the wind whistling to get it the small gap because the door hinge badly needs replacing. =)
I have difficulty measuring city FC because 3 people drive the vehicle, me, my dad and our driver.
Just to inform as well, I did change over to Seaoil Diesel. I think that helped a bit (maybe) in the performance side at least. I didn't do it before from 1999-2013. But early this year, I started using Euro 4. And when I started, I poured diesel engine treatment/cleaner into the tank twice. And ever since, the engine performance was a bit smoother (Butt dyno style).
So hoping that helped in the FC department as well. =)
EDIT 1: I have not had the alternator replaced yet. But the radiator we have had. There was one time where it was registering it was overheating repeatedly eventhough it wasn't". So since it wasn't a mechanical issue, the technician just tinkered with the temp sensor/gauge. I haven't looked into it anymore but it now stays on the cold temp gauge for about 10mins before it starts to climb to the "normal" temp. I would just wait for a symptom to pop up first about the temp gauge before I do anything to it simulataneously. hehe!