January this year, we just got our distributor motor replaced. It was a diagnosis after our car stopped by a gasoline station at Deparo, Caloocan on a Sunday morning as we are about to go to church. We just didn't know why it stopped running. We parked the car in the gas station, looked for mechanic and even added some fuel incase it just got dried up!
But no, it was actually the Distributor Motor Assembly that has got damaged. We had no idea that this would happen since we just got a periodic maintenance last December. So needless to say, we have to buy a new distributor motor. There is an OEM and a replacement one. The OEM costs P7500 and the replacement costs P3500. We chose the more expensive OEM of the thought that this one would last longer and has better performance. So yeah, we got the car running after getting a mechanic to install the distributor for us. We shelled out another P1500 for installation. So it has been almost P10k that flew away just that! But for the sake of the comfort of having a car, we just let that P10k go!
By the way, I made a compilation of all the contact numbers of all Daewoo Parts Supplier that I have researched over the net. Here's my share for anybody's reference:
Daewoo and Other Korean Car Parts Supplier
But the sad story just never ended there. It was a series of erratic idling, hard starting motor and misfire that we have been experiencing after the installation. But the car still runs, so we thought it will get better sometime. (We thought!)
Til then, last week of April. Amost 4 months after the distributor motor replacement, the car just won't start anymore. From then I knew, something in the ignition AGAIN is causing the problem. Got the idea on how to diagnose the possible cause when I saw how the mechanic tested every part of the system when our car broke-out last January. It really pays to watch them and learn from such experiences.
So going back to the story of the almost-giving-up-car.Did a research too. I knew it was the ignition coil this time. So yes, we got it replaced. Good news that it only costs P600 at GoogGear (at Libertad,Pasay). So that faithful morning hereafter, we had the ignition coil replaced, and ALAS! -the car just STILL WOULDN'T START!
Again, I knew it!We have to unfortunately BUY a new Distributor Motor Assembly! We just bought a replacement and I installed it myself. I won't go wrong, that was just so easy, I learned how the mechanic did it before. Also I consulted the manual for COMPLETE and MORE PRECISE instruction. Thanks to a forum, I got this Daewoo Racer Manual. (Here's a forum that you might find useful for your Daewoo repair needs!)
So yes! The car worked this time!But idling and misfire just couldn't stop. What must STILL have been the problem?
By then we brought it to the auto-electrician and got it checked for electrical problems. They said the electrical system is OK! So we felt relieved! They advised us to have the TIMING checked!
At a Petron and Shell station, their service bay offers timing via timing light. That's a more precise one. We headed to Petron. The moment the service-crew grabbed the high-tension wire, he got grounded. He told us to replace the high tension wires with an OEM because the one newly-installed in our car is a DEFECTIVE one! And that was it! The OEM costs P1200 while a replacement only costs P350.
After replacing the High Tension Wires with an OEM ( anything but the orange one!), our car did ran back smoothly at 10km/L.
Yeah! It was the culprit! We never thought that it was that single-most-important wire we replaced last December caused us to replace our distributor motor TWICE in 4 months plus the ignition coil on the side.
Now we get to bring the car again to the office everyday. Thanks to that HIGH TENSION WIRES that surely caused us BIG TIME!
Showing posts with label car stuff. Show all posts
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4.04.2011
See the dent on my car? It's a testament of a SULIT BUY, SULIT PERFORMANCE SULITCAR that my happy family truly DESERVES.
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| SULIT BUY WITH SULIT PERFORMANCE MAKES MY WOO A SULITCAR! http://cars.sulit.com.ph/ |
I've got a 96-model Daewoo Racer as my first ride from my hardly earned money. I got it quite cheap considering that it was handed over to me newly car painted. I saved approximately P20, 000.00 for the car repaint. It runs 12km/L saving us P1200 per month on transportation cost as compared to taking a cab. This ride that we have obtained gave us much pleasure and comfort than headache. It is the first ever car that I drove so it served as my guinea pig in driving - got my driver's license by practicing driving using it. Moreover it serves as a service for my family every time we go to church on Sundays and let us enjoy weekends and holidays anywhere we want - just a drive away with my kids and wife on board. It has practically served its purpose on us. This precious faithful SULITCAR is a SUPER SULITBUY for me and my happy family.
12.16.2010
Periodic Car Maintenance of My Woo-Racer
I've got a 96-model Daewoo Racer as my first ride from my hard earned money. I got it quite cheap considering that it was handed over to me newly car painted. I saved approximately 20,000 Philippine peso for the car repaint.
Daewoo has lost popularity here in the Philippines and so they have to re-badge some of its products as Chevrolet Optra and Cherry QQ. It was a fickle-funny-fate for me to see a few Daewoo cars being driven around the metro on my way to the office. Some people just gotta say it was not a wise buy and having one like that surely is a headache. And I say it's true, it's really hard to own one, the parts are scarce and really it would kill much time looking around Banawe and Mindanao avenue to find for car parts.
But the catch is this, we have the internet now! There's no more hard time driving around, wasting some precious fuel to look for spare parts of an old car. I found good advices from car forums and blog sites of Daewoo racer owners like me. And true enough, I've got a one-stop-shop for all the parts and periodic maintenance for my car and I know they are all just a phone call away. I called every contact to inquire about my needed parts, decided where's the most fuel efficient route to go there using GoogleMaps and walla... my Woo is on its first periodic maintenance.
For Auto Supply, I found Capitol Auto Supply along Commonwealth Avenue ( Across Meralco and Convergys Commonwealth Branch ). They've got all my auto parts needs right there. The staff has been so accomodating and their parts are priced cheap. They are along the road so it's really easy to locate their store. The day we were there, they were a boom! They've got lots of customers, maybe because of them being nice to us.
They've got their own mechanics and a machine shop on the side aside from their auto supply shop. It's really a one-stop-auto-shop.
Capitol Auto Supply :
Landline: 9312315
Address: Lot 8 blk 1, Don Ernesto St., cor Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, Holy Spirit, Quezon City.
Fo my car's periodic maintenance, I've had change oil, fuel and oil filters changed, gear oil replaced, spark plugs and break pads replaced and airconditioning systems fixed.
For airconditioning, the Demeter John Car Aircon and Auto Electrical Shop along Commonwealth Avenue , North Fairview part, is the one that I can recommend. I saved much because they do repair rather than replace damaged parts of the fan of my car.
Demeter John Car Aircon- 428-2550
That old car that we have obtained gave us much pleasure and comfort than headache. It is the first ever car that I drove so it served as my guinea pig in driving - got my driver's license by practicing driving using it. Moreover it serves as a service for my family every time we go to church on Sundays and let us enjoy weekends and holidays anywhere we want just a drive away with my kids and wife on board. It has practically served its purpose on us. After all its the aircon and the engine that really counts most in buying cars and in my Woo's case -everything now is in efficient working condition.
You see buying old cars sometimes sucks, but surfing patiently over the net for useful information and resources would surely save you big bucks!
Daewoo has lost popularity here in the Philippines and so they have to re-badge some of its products as Chevrolet Optra and Cherry QQ. It was a fickle-funny-fate for me to see a few Daewoo cars being driven around the metro on my way to the office. Some people just gotta say it was not a wise buy and having one like that surely is a headache. And I say it's true, it's really hard to own one, the parts are scarce and really it would kill much time looking around Banawe and Mindanao avenue to find for car parts.
But the catch is this, we have the internet now! There's no more hard time driving around, wasting some precious fuel to look for spare parts of an old car. I found good advices from car forums and blog sites of Daewoo racer owners like me. And true enough, I've got a one-stop-shop for all the parts and periodic maintenance for my car and I know they are all just a phone call away. I called every contact to inquire about my needed parts, decided where's the most fuel efficient route to go there using GoogleMaps and walla... my Woo is on its first periodic maintenance.
For Auto Supply, I found Capitol Auto Supply along Commonwealth Avenue ( Across Meralco and Convergys Commonwealth Branch ). They've got all my auto parts needs right there. The staff has been so accomodating and their parts are priced cheap. They are along the road so it's really easy to locate their store. The day we were there, they were a boom! They've got lots of customers, maybe because of them being nice to us.
They've got their own mechanics and a machine shop on the side aside from their auto supply shop. It's really a one-stop-auto-shop.
Capitol Auto Supply :
Landline: 9312315
Address: Lot 8 blk 1, Don Ernesto St., cor Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, Holy Spirit, Quezon City.
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| My Daewoo Racer GTE being fixed |
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| A busy day for Capitol Auto Supply |
For airconditioning, the Demeter John Car Aircon and Auto Electrical Shop along Commonwealth Avenue , North Fairview part, is the one that I can recommend. I saved much because they do repair rather than replace damaged parts of the fan of my car.
Demeter John Car Aircon- 428-2550
That old car that we have obtained gave us much pleasure and comfort than headache. It is the first ever car that I drove so it served as my guinea pig in driving - got my driver's license by practicing driving using it. Moreover it serves as a service for my family every time we go to church on Sundays and let us enjoy weekends and holidays anywhere we want just a drive away with my kids and wife on board. It has practically served its purpose on us. After all its the aircon and the engine that really counts most in buying cars and in my Woo's case -everything now is in efficient working condition.
You see buying old cars sometimes sucks, but surfing patiently over the net for useful information and resources would surely save you big bucks!
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