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NST's CBT portal

Esky — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:30:15 +0800

For the past 2 weeks, I haven't been able to access the www.cbt.com.my website... before this, it was okay. Is it just my company's broadband's problem or something? I have no problems accessing other sites.

Oily spark plug thread

Esky — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:20:05 +0800

Hi all,

1 of the Iswaras at home, a 10+ year old, 140+k km mileage unit, used to have 1 cylinder which always made the spark plug threads oily, but not the firing area, since a few years back. Recently found out that now all 4 plugs get oily threads. The car is neither spewing white smoke nor having noticeable oil consumption. The spark plugs are gapped properly.

The spark plugs show brownish side & central electrodes, while the area surrounding the central electrodes have thin layers of carbon buildups which can be easily chipped off with my fingers. No heavy carbon buildup whatsoever. Changing to another set of spark plugs gives the same oily thread problem, so it's probably not a spark plug problem.

This car tends to jerk when it's not driven for 1 or more days. The jerking sensation feels like 1 or even 2 spark plugs are not firing properly, with accompanying power loss, during the trip to my destination. But usually during the return trip, if the engine is still somewhat warm when started, the jerkings doesn't happen. Is it time to change the valve seals, or maybe do a top overhaul? Or could there be other problems?

Eneos CVT fluid

Esky — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:02:01 +0800

hi,

anyone knows if the local Eneos store is selling this CVT fluid? it's suitable for most CVTs, and suits the honda matic (honda city) and mitsubishi CVT available locally.

Eneos CVTF

[WTS] AMSoil,German Castrol,Royal Purple,Mobil 1

Esky — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:42:59 +0800

The oils are in stock now, and at promotional prices!

Concerned about using thin (low viscosity) oils? Read the Thin Oil Myth

Looking for highly-regarded and sought after engine oils frequently discussed and praised in oversea car forums, but either not available locally or sold at unreasonable prices? The following oils are now available at competitive prices:

1. AMSoil XLF (Extended Life) 5W-30 (RM36/quart)
-- Exceptional protection for 12,000 km/6 month oil-change intervals and regarded to be as good as Mobil 1
More product info: XLF 5W30

2. German Castrol Syntec 0W-30 (RM40/quart)
-- The ONLY German-made fully-synthetic Castrol oil with synthetic (PAO, poly-alpha-olefin) base oil (all other Castrol fully-synthetic oils are made of highly-refined mineral base oil while being sold at fully-synthetic prices)
-- This oil is so good that it has its own dedicated discussion threads supported by its fans:
>> GC FAQ
More product info: Castrol SYNTEC

3. Royal Purple 5W-30 (retailed locally at RM48/quart) (RM35/quart)
-- Fully-synthetic oil with great value-for-money yet highly regarded & trusted for its great performance from its proprietary synthetic Synerlec additive technology
More product info: Royal Purple

4. Mobil 1 0W-30 (retailed locally at RM233/4L) (RM38/quart)
-- THE premium fully-synthetic oil which needs no further introduction
More product info: Mobil 1 0W-30

5. Mobil 1 5W-30 EP (Extended Performance) (RM40/quart)
-- Recommended by Mobil for up to 24,000 km/1 yr oil-change intervals, as proven by their Las Vegas taxi field test
More product info: Mobil 1 EP 5W-30

1 quart = 0.946 litre/946 ml, prices listed are for self-collection within JB (group purchase discount available). For other states within Peninsular Malaysia, the transport charges will be waived for orders of 4 quarts and above. Transport charges applies for lower quantity. The transport charge starts from RM5.

Other oils available: Pennzoil Platinum, Chevron (Caltex) Supreme Synthetic, Red Line gear oil etc. Check XLIQ.blogspot.com for full details.

RedLine[COLOR=red] oils (5w20, 5w30, 10w30, 5w40, 10w40 & 15w50) available on request, at RM55/qt (market price RM62.5/qt)

Motul[COLOR=red] 300V Power series (0W-20, 5W-40) at RM125/2 litre bottle (market price RM145/2L) & 8100 series (0W-30, 0W-40) at RM45/litre available on request

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