Vios taxis with hoods open ?

[aejhayl17]

At pag umilaw yan, eh tumawag na ng tow truck hahaha

di naman siguro, it depends sa situation,

kung malalagyan ng tubig asap at di na ulit umilaw, no need for a towing service.

*chicks, ok lang yun, ganyan din ako dati nung newbie pa lang, dahil sa tsikot, naging siraniko este mekaniko(easy diy lang) pala ako.

[Revenant]

On my way to DLS-CSB awhile ago to get my grades ek-ek (graduate na rin sa wakas!), I chanced upon a vios taxi driver in Caltex Nagtahan so I asked him what's the deal with these Vios taxis and their hoods. He told me that he had been on the receiving end of some sudden "overheating" alarms as of late. He cursed at the warning light contraption that came with the car, saying that it doesn't perform its job as well as the old school analogue temperature gauge.

And then he finished his maintenance "check-up" with a bucketful of tap water. I could see through the transparent reservoir that he is not using either the "red" Toyota coolant or the reknowned "green" Prestone.

[tidus1203]

Regarding idiot lights the only subcompact that still has the regular temp gauge is the Suzuki Swift, the other already have the idiot lights!

[myas110]

wala din yata sa 1.3L

idiot light lang yung meron

baka yan ang reason kung bakit bukas ang Hood ng current Vios taxis. Siguro nung wala nga yung temp gauge at di malaman ng mga drivers na baka overheat na, para sigurado, bukas yung hood nila.

[Chikselog]

Sabagay oo nga naman. Dahil na nga siguro ito sa prevention of overheating. Pero kailan lang ba nauso to? Dati wala namang ganito di ba? Parang tsismis na kumalat sa mga driver ah. 2 years na mahigit ang 2nd gen Vios pero ngayon lang to nauso, funny :bwahaha:. Maybe because red coolant pa ng Toyota gamit nila noon :rofl:

[myas110]

sa init ng panahon up to now (it started in February pa, I guess), kaya ngayon nila naisipan ang ganitong pa-uso. mga Jejemon yata sila e. hehe

[MoonbeamTURBO]

di naman siguro, it depends sa situation,

kung malalagyan ng tubig asap at di na ulit umilaw, no need for a towing service.

AFAIK most new cars except the expensive ones don't have the temperature gauge na. Idiot light na lang. Cost-cutting measures siguro.

Pero mabibigla ka nalang dahil umilaw nalang yung idiot light, overheat na without any precautions.

Or baka may colors yung light? Example pag normal temp no lights, pag near "H" na or tumataas yung temp rapidly orange na yung ilaw tapos pag "H" na red na yung ilaw?

OT, Alala ko yung '99 VW New Beetle ng kakilala namin idiot light din. Pero pag normal temp blue yung light color. Pag overheat red na.

[aejhayl17]

Pero mabibigla ka nalang dahil umilaw nalang yung idiot light, overheat na without any precautions.

anu ba first aid ng overheat?

stop

turn-off the engine

let it cool

open the radiator cap

pour water (any water kase emergency naman)

close radiator cap

try to start the engine

test and observe

kung ok na lahat, good to go home agad kung may malapit na shop, ipa check up.

but observe pa din

ang mahirap diyan, pag di na nagstart ang makina. towing service is immediately required.

Or baka may colors yung light? Example pag normal temp no lights, pag near "H" na or tumataas yung temp rapidly orange na yung ilaw tapos pag "H" na red na yung ilaw?

nope, its only red sir for the vios1.5G.

nag overheat na kase dati yung vios namen, the culprit was, malfunctioning/non-functioning auxiliary fan dahil nalusong sa baha. cost us 8k for the aux fan at the casa.

[xda2jojo]

anu ba first aid ng overheat?

stop

turn-off the engine

let it cool

....

iba ang tinuro sa akin, nagamit ko naman sa isang sasakyan ko noong nag overheat.
1.) park securely the car
2.) turn off the AC
3.) don't turn-off the engine para continue ang ikot ng radiator fan
4.) monitor the temp gauge kung normal na, pwede na patayin ang makina.
5.) let it cool, kung feeling mo na pwede na buksan ang radiator cap, ingat lang dahil baka matalsikan ka ng bongang bonga na init na tubig.
6.) kargahan ng tubig ang radiator or coolant tank
7.) kung normal na ang temp, uwi agad, or diretso sa auto repair shop na nakapatay ang AC.

[Mile2]

Normal yan sa mga PU's, gaya-gaya

Sa mga jeepney's nauso noon and some still has the overhead water reservoir.

Sa mga FX, Adventures and Crosswind na PU's naka-angat din ang hood near the windshield.

Main reason for the overheating is the absence of proper coolant in these PU's, they are using plain tap water. Even large taxi fleets don't use coolants anymore - cost cutting.

And I would agree that it is a road hazard to run the car with pop up hood.