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<blockquote data-quote="Previn" data-source="post: 737925" data-attributes="member: 24475"><p>Dear All,</p><p></p><p>Its been extremely long time I have not been in the forum due to work assignments , nevertheless I truly seek your kind opinion / suggestion with regards to my car , brief description as follows : -</p><p> - Series 3 , 318 Ci</p><p> - E46 ( of course ) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> - Model 2001 / 2004</p><p> - Ownership : 4 1/2 yrs</p><p> - Engine Model : M43</p><p></p><p>As mentioned above , the ownership of this car have been 4 1/2 years with me , bought over from a forumer in this site .now the story goes : the 1st problem I encounter was my engine overheated as the temp indicator was about to reach the " red " zone whereby as advised to stop the car at a nearest safest area , after doing so I called up the mechanic and seek his advise , being a guy that's newly owned the said car , I was totally vague ..so to be at a safe side I called the low bed tow truck and got it towed to the workshop , and got it check , the fault was " Electrical Fan " wasn't working so got it changed , and everything when smooth ( do take note this is 1st incident ) was about 1 year ownership of the car , anyway been sending the car to this particular workshop in Kuchai lama , the reason is because the previous owner have been maintaining the car at the Workshop , therefore since the history of it is there I felt that its more better to continue maintaining the car from this workshop , eventhough its quite a distance for me ; Sri Gombak to Kuchai Lama . anyway recently I have been having other problems , as a loyal customer again send to the workshop for repairs etc..I have been noticing that this Workshop have been charging me quite a sum but it didn't bothered me at first as long as the car is repaired and its in perfect condition , FYI, each time whenever I send to him , the bill have never been less than RM2000/ - , I don't know why its always like that thinking the parts is expensive therefore I kept quiet ..honestly I have spend almost 1/2 of value of the car in maintenances ...the most recent bill ( Oct 2015 ) to me was RM 9985 , whereby I changed the rear axle gear box ( correct me if I'm using the proper terms for this ) , steering shaft , climate control and other bushing etc ..I'm sorry as I don't have the bill with me to</p><p>actually show what parts have been changed .furthermore I have been having problems whenever I start the car ( Cold and Hot start ) , the RPM dies off..according to the mechanic he has re-programme something to get it solved and changed the items mentioned below , but actually it didn't solved anything as I have to start the car couple of times eg; more 5X than only the rpm is stable , what really saddens me is the cost that occurred even since I owned the car and the starting problem keeps on reoccurring . Therefore I truly seek your kind advise where can I send my car to a more reliable / truthful Mechanic , it would be extremely nice in the region of my area ( Sri Gombak ) or surroundings ..</p><p></p><p>Lastly, what else pissed me off whereby upon returning home after collecting the car I noticed there is a extremely bad dent at the edge of the driver's door..i called him up and took the shit out of him ...by telling him after spending so much of money at his workshop all this while and newest bill was Rm9985 this is the outcome of my exterior but he just kept quiet at first and later told me to take pictures of the dent and sent to him , which I told him to " F**K Off as he didn't had the responsibility to ensure the car is well taken care off</p><p></p><p> can someone please tell me what's the cause of me having the starting problems ??..I have changed the followings : -</p><p></p><p> - fuel filter</p><p> - fuel pump </p><p> - MAF sensor</p><p> - Thermostate ( not too sure its relevant to the problem )</p><p> - re-programme done</p><p></p><p>Ohh ya , the mechanic did tell me as the car is old , this is prone to happen so basically just bear with it ...which I find it silly of him saying that</p><p></p><p>p/s : I really wish I had the receipts with me now , as I could show you'll what I have done to the car ever since ownership but unfortunely I'm currently stationed in Netherlands due to the nature of my job in the Oil and Gas Industry</p><p></p><p>thanking you 'll in advance for having the time to read these concern and providing me with an honest advise</p><p></p><p>regards</p><p></p><p>Previn S. Gill</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Previn, post: 737925, member: 24475"] Dear All, Its been extremely long time I have not been in the forum due to work assignments , nevertheless I truly seek your kind opinion / suggestion with regards to my car , brief description as follows : - - Series 3 , 318 Ci - E46 ( of course ) :):) - Model 2001 / 2004 - Ownership : 4 1/2 yrs - Engine Model : M43 As mentioned above , the ownership of this car have been 4 1/2 years with me , bought over from a forumer in this site .now the story goes : the 1st problem I encounter was my engine overheated as the temp indicator was about to reach the " red " zone whereby as advised to stop the car at a nearest safest area , after doing so I called up the mechanic and seek his advise , being a guy that's newly owned the said car , I was totally vague ..so to be at a safe side I called the low bed tow truck and got it towed to the workshop , and got it check , the fault was " Electrical Fan " wasn't working so got it changed , and everything when smooth ( do take note this is 1st incident ) was about 1 year ownership of the car , anyway been sending the car to this particular workshop in Kuchai lama , the reason is because the previous owner have been maintaining the car at the Workshop , therefore since the history of it is there I felt that its more better to continue maintaining the car from this workshop , eventhough its quite a distance for me ; Sri Gombak to Kuchai Lama . anyway recently I have been having other problems , as a loyal customer again send to the workshop for repairs etc..I have been noticing that this Workshop have been charging me quite a sum but it didn't bothered me at first as long as the car is repaired and its in perfect condition , FYI, each time whenever I send to him , the bill have never been less than RM2000/ - , I don't know why its always like that thinking the parts is expensive therefore I kept quiet ..honestly I have spend almost 1/2 of value of the car in maintenances ...the most recent bill ( Oct 2015 ) to me was RM 9985 , whereby I changed the rear axle gear box ( correct me if I'm using the proper terms for this ) , steering shaft , climate control and other bushing etc ..I'm sorry as I don't have the bill with me to actually show what parts have been changed .furthermore I have been having problems whenever I start the car ( Cold and Hot start ) , the RPM dies off..according to the mechanic he has re-programme something to get it solved and changed the items mentioned below , but actually it didn't solved anything as I have to start the car couple of times eg; more 5X than only the rpm is stable , what really saddens me is the cost that occurred even since I owned the car and the starting problem keeps on reoccurring . Therefore I truly seek your kind advise where can I send my car to a more reliable / truthful Mechanic , it would be extremely nice in the region of my area ( Sri Gombak ) or surroundings .. Lastly, what else pissed me off whereby upon returning home after collecting the car I noticed there is a extremely bad dent at the edge of the driver's door..i called him up and took the shit out of him ...by telling him after spending so much of money at his workshop all this while and newest bill was Rm9985 this is the outcome of my exterior but he just kept quiet at first and later told me to take pictures of the dent and sent to him , which I told him to " F**K Off as he didn't had the responsibility to ensure the car is well taken care off can someone please tell me what's the cause of me having the starting problems ??..I have changed the followings : - - fuel filter - fuel pump - MAF sensor - Thermostate ( not too sure its relevant to the problem ) - re-programme done Ohh ya , the mechanic did tell me as the car is old , this is prone to happen so basically just bear with it ...which I find it silly of him saying that p/s : I really wish I had the receipts with me now , as I could show you'll what I have done to the car ever since ownership but unfortunely I'm currently stationed in Netherlands due to the nature of my job in the Oil and Gas Industry thanking you 'll in advance for having the time to read these concern and providing me with an honest advise regards Previn S. Gill [/QUOTE]
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