Suzy Maintainence

[Yc86]

hiz~ my swift is leaking water!

the rubber on the window linings and rear windshield have gone bad i guess.. especially when i parked under the hot sun for a whole day and parts were cracked open. don't dare drive in the rain.. and washing it has become a chore as have to clean the inside of water also..

 

anyone changed the whole car's set of rubbers before and how much did it cost?

 

 

thnx

[Hoppe]

I haven't changed it before but I think it was $40 per door.

Not too sure.

[Yc86]

oh... thanx

 

any place where can i change it? (preferbly in the west or north)

[Mivec9]

was quoted by a mech...50 bucks per door....siong man.

 

Think in terms of budget, we can get the mech to add additional small rubber to cover the leak...cheaper.

[Gabriel06]

u can try sungei gadok... or something like that.. its actually a scrap yard.. my window used to leak too.. but it was due to my window.. :(

think u could check if its really the rubber..

[Mivec9]

sungei gadut may have it...yes there are a few scrap yards there.

[Hoppe]

I think sg kadut, not gadut.

[Yc86]

ok thanks guys... will go one of these days

[Mivec9]

wah....forget to use spell check lar...haha

[Mivec9]

try the cheaper option...hee

[Yc86]

cheaper option = pasting rubber strips over? (can D.I.Y? )

 

i already tried using silicon to seal it up but flakes peel off after wiping.. Also tried clear masking tape to tape it up... but it looks stupid and somehow water still gets inside when washing car.

Edited October 2, 2005 by Yc86

[Mivec9]

cos i examine my rubber seals on the doors, noticed previous owner(s) used the smaller rubber strips to cover the holes...dunno can diy or not cos no experience. maybe 1st time u see how the mech do loh.

[Yc86]

oki thanks... heh

 

u guys are great help

should meet up one of these days to learn a trick or 2 from u all...

[Mivec9]

we learn from each other...sharing knowlege n experience is the gd thing abt here

[Yc86]

er.. one more question.

all swifts have 2 radiator fans right? where is the location of the thermo switch? and do both radiator fans share the same thermo switch or seperate?

 

planning to do a rad fan bypass switch..

[Mivec9]

we have one radiator fan and the other is for aircon.

 

location of thermo switch is below the top radiator hose.

 

The thermo switch only on the radiator fan.

 

Why u wanna bypass the switch??

[Yc86]

"below the top radiator hose" is refering to the left or right fan? (when looking at the car face on)

 

wanna bypass so i can put a switch to control the fan manually~

prefer to have more control

Edited October 8, 2005 by Yc86

[Mivec9]

right fan.

 

huh? control fan manually? By right, the thermostat is there to ensure the temperature is constant so that optimum combustion can take place. Too low or too high temp won't give the best or ideal efficiency.