Peugeot 206 @ Naza 206 Bestari

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Mileage: 49,318KM

As usual, GeotAuto was the service centre for this 50K maintenance interval. Nothing much has been done to my car from the last service to be shared here the experience (no DIY for the past couple of months).

It was done one day before this year Chinese New Year. I reached the service centre at around 8:30AM. I was there a day before but the queue was long, I've to leave it for almost 4 hours if I want to do it that day.



Since I'm early today, so I decided to give them some extra work (money also :( ahahaha) and my car is almost 2 years old. Changing radiator coolant would be a good idea. Furthermore, there is a squealing noise emitted from the front right hand side wheel, more likely from the brake system. Another one for them to rectify.

The front disc rotor

After a 5 minutes of brainstorming with the mechanic, we unanimously agreed to skim the brake pad (the edges not the surface ;)) as brake disc / rotor is not recommended. The latter part is advisable to be replaced only.

Bleeding time

This was the longest time to wait. Roughly 45 minutes wasted on time and petrol.

The bill

The damage for the wallet and a token of appreciation from the oil company. Looks like a smartphone but actually a slide up calculator with clock function.

The coolant part is a bit confusing. Just noticed it after I reached my office. It was written as "Coolant Liquid/1 Liter" and the total cost was RM20. But they poured in a 5 liter pre-mixed coolant. Strange, or is it the actual price for the coolant?

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Mileage: 39,944KM

Done at Geotauto, Petaling Jaya. Arrived at 3:45PM and service completed at 4:50PM. 40K service excluding the "free wash" service, did not want to get caught in Pasar Ramadhan traffic jam. Grand total RM409.20, a bit cheaper as I've done transmission lube service in 30K service.

Usual diagnostic check, no fault recorded

Here are the parts changed in this service apart from the lube and oil filter....

• fuel filter
• air filter
• spark plugs

Part 1 of the bill

Part 2 of the bill

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Mileage: 36,630KM
Do It Yourself: Yes
Difficulty: Easy

Today, my car battery was out of juice. I've been using the original battery for almost 16 months. It started yesterday with a single chime and unsuccessfully fire up the engine when switched on the ignition. Today it was totally flat...



Notice the date on self made sticker. My car registered in March 2009. The battery has been in the engine 3 months earlier.

The replacement battery.

The replacement battery is GP-Atlas. A Din 44 maintenance free battery for the cost of RM330. The price tag is in DIN 66 range. The price that I have to pay for a rare battery size in Malaysian automotive scene.

I was not too picky on the brand, anyway, I have another Din 66 GP-Atlas in my other ride. Still good till today, almost 2 years now. Rule of thumb when finding a car battery for me is to buy it from the nearest workshop from my home as it will be easier for me to claim the 12 months warranty (except if I'm stranded in the middle of nowhere).

The workshop owner did asked me what car it is for as he never order this type of battery before. Luckily he managed to source out for me. If anybody wanted a cheaper alternative, a Din 55 is a suitable source which is cheaper but you cannot use the original battery cover thou.

Other Din 44 battery brands that are available in Malaysia are Century and Delkor (happy hunting). Imported brands are Bosch and Varta. Expect to pay a hefty price for the latter (found one in Eneos 1U, a Din 44 Bosch battery is at RM460).

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Mileage: 35,802KM

Today, I went to three service centres to make claims. Three is enough to call it "Marathon". Spent almost a full working hours to get everything back to order.



At 10AM, reached Geot Auto to claim for the most famous bearings failure on 206. Before that, I made a call in the morning to ask them about the stock and to report a new problem discovered last night.

My bearings started to emit the pulsating sound since 31K KM in the odometer. Just imagine, drove another 5K KM, with the turbo spinning sound but without the "kepishhhh"

"Sir, we have stock for the bearings but not the fuel pump"

When I'm there, made another query about it. Still have the same reply in fact they have two customers in the waiting list.

"Do you think Blue Box has it?" I asked the SA. "I'm not sure, you have to go there and make a new claim" He replied.

My new bearings, top and bottom (covered with black plastic). Photo captured at home

45 minutes later, I drove off from Geot and heading to Blue Box. When I reached there, I was hampered with the news....

"Sorry, you have to go to our Batu Tiga branch. We're no longer service and do any warranty claims for Bestari"

Supplied with a photocopy of Google Map, given by the SA. The hunt for the Batu Tiga SC begins.

When I'm there, there are a lot of Bestari, a few Sutera and Forza. Hmmm, this gonna take a while or maybe they can't fix it by today.

Met the SA. A nice lady. Explained to her the purpose I'm coming here but sadly....

SA:"Encik kena buat appointment dulu ye"

ME:"Ohhh ok, bila next available slot? Nak check pun kena buat appointment dulu ker?"

SA:"Next slot hari Jumaat atau Isnin next week, bole ke?"

ME:"Hari Isnin baru nak check? Emmm macam nie laa. Saya call hari Isnin utk confirm stock fuel pump, kalau ada baru saya datang. OK?"

SA:"Confirm kaa fuel pump?"

ME:"Confirmed, Geot dah check tapi diaorang takder stock. Lagipun dalam keta dah bau petrol. Anak saya nie alah habuk, so kena pakai air-cond tapi kalau dah bau petrol dalam keta camner nak pakai air-cond. Nanti apa jadi kat anak saya tak pasal-pasal saya kena dakwa"

I do not know how I can came out with this lame excuse but it worked, plus a couple of eye winks hahaha.

SA:"Camnie laaa encik, saya check dengan store dulu kalau ada saya buka job sheet, tapi mungkin ambil masa sikit. Bole ke?"

ME:"Ok, saya boleh tunggu sampai tutup kedai"

The Service Invoice

The new fuel pump and new oil ring (not visible) but saw it in the part replacement sheet

Arrived at SC around 11AM. The job started around 2PM because waiting for the part to arrive from their warehouse. Plus with some miss communication, I collected the car at 5PM. Supposedly, I can pick it up around 3:30PM. 2 hours wasted.

Alas, there are few PC to surf with, wifi available, Nestle machine for the free flow, Astro (tv leper lagi) to watch... and sofas to doze off so it kinda cool down my nerves.

This SC is wonderful, only the supplied engine oil (Petro...) and restricted access to working bays area would make me think twice to have my schedule service here.

Tomorrow, I will pay a visit to Blue Box Sparepart Department. During the early troubleshooting of the fuel pump leakage, I accidentally broke off one of the fuel pump under seat cover's latch. The cost is RM30 for the part.

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