Semakan Raya

Setelah semakan dibuat, rupanya beta punya rim 14 inci Racing Turismo yg bermasalah... berlaga dengan brake calipers. Selepas ujikaji di jalanraya dengan mengenakan rim 15 inci, masalah tidak lagi dihadapi. Walau bagaimanapun, semakan selanjutnya tetap dibuat pada bahagian bawah kenderaan.

Imej 1: Bush Lower Arm Kanan

Imej 2: Bush Lower Arm Kiri

Dari kedua-dua imej bushing yang ditunjukkan, kedua-dua getah bushing itu sebenarnya berkeadaan baik, cuma besi housing getah itu saja yang terkepak sedikit. Kena sesuatu kot. Jadi, tak perlu ditukar. Instead, bila dah check rupa-rupanya lower arm kanan tersebut memang longgar sikit pada absorber arm mount (aku belasah je istilah ni).
Bagi meningkatkan lagi keyakinan beta yang masih amatur, beta juga dinasihatkan untuk menukarkan bush 'sate'. Bush 'sate' ini adalah getah alas untuk besi pengikat lower arm dengan sway bar (lihat gambar dibawah);

Imej 3: Bush 'sate' yang agak lemau keadaannya

Imej 4: Bush 'sate' yang segar bugar setelah ditukar

Kini pemanduan beta adalah lebih bergaya & lebih rempit-able di selekoh-selekoh favourite.

Idling matters

Apart from having certain errands being forgotten, I had my car undergo an MUT check (possibly tuning) but halted when I was informed the idling stepper controller (or idling stepper motor) possibly out of order.

Without A/C (Normal: go around 12++ step)
On Idle: 0 step
Idle with 2nd fan initiated: 0 step

With A/C (Normal: go around 60++ step)
On Idle: 17 step
Idle with 2nd fan initiated: 39 step

These are readings from MUT-II, and standard figures based from the attending mechanic's explanation.
















Stepper motor | Throttle opening | Idling motor

As advised, few possibilities might have contributed this error:
1. Bad wiring
2. Dirty ISC
3. Disfunctional ISC

Air-conditioning fix

Lately the I haven't done any major upgrade or pimping, so what I'd like to share today is just air-conditioning service. A fan motor on the radiator has died, but somehow does not displayed any weird symptoms and the air-conditioning still performs.
Anyway for the sake of aging I just had the service, they cleaned up the compressor, blower & condenser all in 1 go, and replaced the malfunctioning fan motor. Cost me RM100 & RM170, respectively.
Pics below shows some part of the d/board has been disassembled in order to get things done. Apologies for the quality pics.

P/S: I was just informed that I have been conned. The fan motor is only RM45!! Fudge!!