Bad Servicing Experience - Komoco uses TAP water in coolant

[Ivan_06]

Thanks for the heads up, i have been servicing mine with komoco since day one for the last 5 yrs. My servicing next month will be my last with them le. Not really satisfied with them especially the dam long waiting time.

 

That said, any bros care to recommend a good and reliable workshop to service my hyundai?

 

look no further than riverview auto... can.look for ah goh. .. he will.be able to tell u the charges... recently went to replace my drive shaft dust cover and etc..

 

they might not be the cheapest but at least they know what they are doing..

 

give Vincent a call

[Picanto]

Thanks for the heads up, i have been servicing mine with komoco since day one for the last 5 yrs. My servicing next month will be my last with them le. Not really satisfied with them especially the dam long waiting time.

 

That said, any bros care to recommend a good and reliable workshop to service my hyundai?

 

why not try autosaver?

[Rayleigh]

I think you are over reacting.

[Nzy]

Yes.. there is no Sodium Chloride.. but there are a whole lot of other salts in PUB water... go check out their website then you know what you are drinking..

 

Yep. But then in comparison Singapore's water is not hard at all. There are some countries where the water is so hard you can't even use it to wash your car.

[Ivan_06]

by the way, i am not affiliated to.riverview auto in anyway.. but very very impressed with their workmanship and competitive pricing. been with them since 06... Vincent still drops over for small chat during my servicings..

 

however if there are former who intend who bring all parts on their own and expects very very cheap labour, you might want to look elsewhere... i went for some free servicing recently with world auto... Mmz. .. after ny servicing my coolant water looked rather weird and advised me wrong stuff on my drive shaft too.. told something is broken and would take 185+ to rectify one part..

 

i went to Rv for second opinion. . they fixed the part for $75.. i decided to also flush my coolant using original Toyota coolant and clean my drive throttle. .. all three things added up to least than $180... still cheaper and more things were done..

 

by the way, rv. always use original coolant and parts. .. did i.mention that parts and labour were much.more.expensive in world auto.. i wouldn't have gone if not.for.free servicing and oil.from.mcf.

 

those who are interested in getting their car serviced, just give Vincent a call... he is the boss.. :) give his workshop a chance..

[Ithunk]

I use tap water for my coolant for so many years also no problem! Singapore Tap water is soft not hard! There're no salt in Singapore Tap water fyi. We're not salt water fishes so we drink only fresh water.

 

yes its best to use distilled water or a coolant but it is very much ok

 

lol i think europeans will know way more about cars that singaporeans

 

anyway the above is ok

[Ivan_06]

Riverview Auto by Vincent Mong. ..

 

you know you can't be wrong when his workshop is so popular. most importantly, the ws provides excellent workmanship and after sales service.

[Peaceracer]

why not try autosaver?

 

Thanks for the recommendation, looks good.

 

Which outlet would u recommend and is there anyone I can look out for?

[Picanto]

Thanks for the recommendation, looks good.

 

Which outlet would u recommend and is there anyone I can look out for?

 

 

i dun know which outlet is the best, but i always go the defu branch.

[13177]

why not try autosaver?

Heard autosaver not bad? But dont know how not bad it is?

[Peaceracer]

i dun know which outlet is the best, but i always go the defu branch.

 

Nice, I am thinking of Defu too, since its the head office. =)

[Picanto]

Heard autosaver not bad? But dont know how not bad it is?

 

maybe you can drop by see see look look first

[Loyjwe]

Sorry to hijack the thread, anybody done package C can share with me what are the things i can get frm outside myself? I know its not adviseable to service there but i juz got the car and still under warranty so i plan to let them do 1 time and ask them to help adjust some things under warranty. If not will not even go there so exp

[Picanto]

Sorry to hijack the thread, anybody done package C can share with me what are the things i can get frm outside myself? I know its not adviseable to service there but i juz got the car and still under warranty so i plan to let them do 1 time and ask them to help adjust some things under warranty. If not will not even go there so exp

 

read through what ivan 06 has posted

[Skyiet27]

old thread

some people still dun understand

agent, local workshops, malaysia ws also using malaysian what

now is chinaman liao

use distilled water ar

i really nv see got people dun use tap water

hahahahaa

sometimes we really have to face the facts

real life is jus different from theory

but sg water i feel ok la

[Moadia]

AD r useless as they charge high price but give lousy products n always insists dat their products r d best..

Service at AD also must stock condition if not they ask u to go home..

[Hi_torq]

I use tap water for my coolant for so many years also no problem! Singapore Tap water is soft not hard! There're no salt in Singapore Tap water fyi. We're not salt water fishes so we drink only fresh water.

 

The difference between soft and hard water is calcium salts. Difference between distiller and soft water is that no salts in distiller water. You can try using soap with tap water and then distiller water and you will know that Singapore water has salts. Distiller water is tasteless to drink.

 

I agree with civic blade that komoco (or other guys) should issue statement that using tap water from Singapore is 100% safe, if they believe in it.

 

Singapore water may not do so much damage, but it still do the damage. The difference will be felt depending on the power at which you are operating. In Singapore, engines run at much lower power than the capacity, water is better than most of the world and hence damage is not easily noticeable.

[Happyrider]

To many, I might be over reacting. But the "over reacting" comes from having bad experiences with scaling when tap water was used in my previous vehicle.

 

And once scale forms over the inner surface of the radiator and engine block, it is almost impossible to remove them other than treating them with some nasty chemicals and acids.. and the results are not exactly guaranteed.

 

Granted that Singapore's tap water is considered "soft" compared to many other countries but it is still treated with salts.

 

http://www.pub.gov.sg/general/Pages/WaterTreatment.aspx

 

So why take the risk. I'm just trying to inform fellow motorist of a simple coolant replacement procedure to stick to that will ensure that your cooling system performs optimally for at least the 10years that comes with your COE.

 

I still do not see why distilled water or premixed coolant cannot be used for coolant replacement. Motorist should insist on that and not take the convenient excuse given by workshop that tap water is ok to be used.

 

Bro,

 

Since you went to AD for servicing, the expectation should be that the AD adhere strictly to instructions in the service manual...But unfortunately, in the Singapore where service attitude is amongst the worst due to cost cutting and outright bochap-ness, this is often not practised at all. I would have preferred to send my car to my regular mechanic that operates his own workshop so everything is done to your exact requirements. This is what I do for my PI stream.

 

BTW, are you Suan Heng?