Toyota Prado 90: Clinometer/Altimeter

I need your help to look for this below.

Clinometer/Altimeter

This is actually a central console/meters that is installed on most of the Prado 90 series models. This meter shows altitude, leaning level, temperature and direction of the vehicle. 

I have being searching this from a number of auto junkyard locally but failed. I feel annoyed every time I look at this console. The display seems to have faded due to it's age but electronic inside seems to work fine. I managed to find new units for sell but the dealer is in west Malaysia and he insisted me to bank in into his bank account before he posts it over to me. I don't dare to place my bet.

If you have or managed to locate this for me, new or used but in perfect working condition, please drop me an email. Thanks!

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Toyota Prado 90: Airpress And Antenna Replacement

I have always wanted to install Airpress on all four windows of my Prado. I think all Prado 90 series originally manufactured in Japan have all these installed. As my version was assembled in Malaysia, we don't have these readily installed on our cars, and, my car looks so much naked without them.

Newly installed Airpress

Toyota Prado 90: Aircond Major Service

Weird. I only realized that "Aircond" is not a recognized word but we have being using this word day in day out in Malaysia for as long as I can remember. Okay, for those who don't know what an aircond means, it simply means air conditioner and of course in this case, i'm referring to my Toyota Prado 90's air conditioner.

This was a long due service so expected to cost a bomb. I didn't go to my usual car service center (again, if you are aware of any good 4x4 workshop in Kota Kinabalu, please recommend to me as i'm getting sick of their service) as they don't do aircond. One Saturday few weeks ago, I went to a workshop specialized in fixing car aircond. This was the first time I visited this workshop. 

Toyota Prado 90: Service at mileage 172,813KM

I have just sent in my Toyota Prado for it's service recently. Nothing major repaired so not much to log on this blog. Total amount paid for this service was RM235.82. This include change of motor oil, labour charges on service as well as change of a set of front wiper.

Normally on average this is the amount I pay to service my 4x4. I used to pay RM300.00++ for different brand of motor oil so I consider paying RM235.82 to be quite reasonable. Engine still going strong as at today, no complaint on the motor oil I currently use but I do have hell lots of complaints regarding the attitude of technician from this workshop that I visit regularly but, more on this some other time. I would really appreciate reader to recommend me any other workshop with specialty in servicing 4x4 vehicle around Kota Kinabalu area. By the way, i'm using 76 motor oil.

Roadstone Tyres

Have anyone of you heard of a tyre brand called "Roadstone"?

Neither do I, until yesterday after I changed two rear of my Prado tyres. My previous Silverstone tyres were wearing out and this weekend i was going to bring some of my Thailand colleagues up to the Kinabalu National Park and so, decided to change the tyres for the sake of a safer journey.

Brake Lamp Switch

Have you ever wondered,  what is actually happening to a car that has it's brake light continuing flashing no matter the car stops or moving or even when the car has no driver in it?

That very scenario happened to me last evening. I was disembarking my Big Boy and activated my car's alarm system when suddenly the alarm just went off. Surprisingly, I went and check all four doors and made sure all were properly closed. I reactivated my alarm system and again, it went off. By now, I realised that my rear brake light was flashing, even though I was outside of the car.

Toyota Prado: 1st Major repair 2013

Continuing from my previous post, finally I had to send my Big Boy to a local workshop for a major checkup on Wednesday (26 June 2013) after encountering total failure to the clutch system.

There was a part of my daily route to where I work, whereby a T-Junction was located on a steep hill and normally I will balance the accelerator and the clutch while waiting to exit. The clutch failed to work and caused my car to stall on the hill on that day, which was very dangerous as there were cars behind me, waiting in line for the exit. I brought the car to a local workshop immediately at noon and requested the clutch pump to be replaced as well as check on other major parts that is in the process of failing.

Toyota Prado: Steering Issues & Clutch

Some update about my Big Boy aka Toyota Prado 90.

Recently, I found that my Prado has not been responding well in regards to the steering system. Firstly, when I go over a bump, the steering wheel vibrates. After 17 years of its life, there's no question about things starting to fail but it feels so annoyed whenever I have to drive through unpaved roads and if anyone of you know what the problem could be, please do advice? I thank you in advance.

Kelisa Service at 90K

My Kelisa reached 90,000 of it's mileage. Not sure if it's considered a big figure considering the little car was bought in 2005. That's almost 9 years. Today I get the chance to drive it to the service centre (normally it is driven by my wife). Felt so much relax driving this little car compared to my Prado a.k.a Big Boy. The car is very light which makes it accelerate very quickly especially when the car air conditioner is turned off.

Perodua Kelisa

In my last blog, I blogged about my Toyota Land Cruiser Prado or a.k.a Big Boy, this one I will be blogging about my another car which is Perodua Kelisa. So, what kind of car is this?

Toyota Prado a.k.a. Big Boy

My Toyota Prado is the year 97 version, also known as the Prado 90 series and I nicknamed it Big Boy.

The decision to make a second purchase of a vehicle was due to the requirement of both me and my wife working at two different places and without a second vehicle, it would be very time consuming commuting to our work places. Toyota has came out with great 4x4 throughout its history and because of Prado's known reliability and nice look, I have made the decision to purchase in 2009 from a second hand car dealer.

My Cars

I was thinking perhaps I should create a blog specially dedicated to my two cars. For your information, Malaysia's public transportation system is in very bad shape and because of that, everyone tries to own a car or at least a mean of transport by the time they graduated and entering the working force.

I myself is no exception. I own two cars, a Toyota Prado (year make 1997) and a Perodua Kelisa (year make 2005), a small malaysian made compact car. In future, this blog will be telling the story of my life with these two cars that I own as well as some automotives news and happenings in Malaysia as well as my thoughts.