Mivec Club

[espin315]

Hey buddies;

Would like to join y'all on the drag battle, but need to replace the valve cover gasket that morning - leaking......

if all goes well, we'll meet there

p/s - anyone knows the price for the top head gasket set? Only the top part. Was quoted RM180 at chan sow lin area. he said "barang mivec mahal" Gti's was at RM70 only. Planning to do it my self this saturday morning. Somemore plan to change one CV, plus LSD and Engine oil change also on the same day.

 

[Blitzkreig]

wah, i tot yo uentering wooi, not scared kena tiu by chairman meh, hahahaha

 

[~*Ryo Renjin*~]

walau lan ci zeneger pit crew...can save money somemore.....haih......so good.....we all halau to seat when race start hahahahaha.......dowant fren u liao kekekekeke

 

[Sohc_Keat]

yalor......dun always bluff ppl mah.......we all dun want make fren with u liao.....hehheheh

 

[ZeNeGeR]

Originally posted by espin315@Sep 2 2004, 03:14 PM
Hey buddies;

Would like to join y'all on the drag battle, but need to replace the valve cover gasket that morning - leaking......

if all goes well, we'll meet there

p/s - anyone knows the price for the top head gasket set? Only the top part. Was quoted RM180 at chan sow lin area. he said "barang mivec mahal" Gti's was at RM70 only. Planning to do it my self this saturday morning. Somemore plan to change one CV, plus LSD and Engine oil change also on the same day.

you goanna DIY or wat? so many things to change ?

 

[gibod_78]

bro zenegar... sori again.. cant join u guys.. i got annual dinner at sunway convention centre... sigh... :(
maybe after u all got back and yum cha somewhere??.

 

[espin315]

I only plan to DIY the gasket
others i plan to send to shop......

any tips/warnings b4 i start?

 

[sgoodsu]

Originally posted by espin315@Sep 2 2004, 03:14 PM
Hey buddies;

Would like to join y'all on the drag battle, but need to replace the valve cover gasket that morning - leaking......

if all goes well, we'll meet there

p/s - anyone knows the price for the top head gasket set? Only the top part. Was quoted RM180 at chan sow lin area. he said "barang mivec mahal" Gti's was at RM70 only. Planning to do it my self this saturday morning. Somemore plan to change one CV, plus LSD and Engine oil change also on the same day.

I brought it with RM50 at spare part shop only.

 

[spyderslr]

Hi,
new here....driving a wira a/b wif normal 1.6 Mivec.....the TT sounds interesting....but too bad, i'm from Ipoh... :(

 

[ZeNeGeR]

we dun have TT in ipoh but anyway u r welcome to our club here u can just post in any discussion if u wish to.

 

[espin315]

Hey buddies, an update on the valve cover gasket change
Got it for RM75, non-originallah.....

DIY-ed myself, spent a good 2 hours ++ doing it...... first time mah....
(sorry zeneger and buddies, couldn't join you guys for the drag battle)

BTW, here are some pics of the job I wish to share, step-by-step...
For those who have not seen what the essence of a Mivec is, now's your chance

 

[espin315]

First is to open the plastic cover thing, FYI, all the nuts unscrewed in this project are sized 10

after that, remove the timing belt cover, there are 4 screws. some might say just remove the top 2.... I don't know..... I also not clever

 

[espin315]

this is what the gasket looks like... all rubber...... abit pricey ain't it?

 

[espin315]

tbc removed

 

[espin315]

after unscrewing all other nuts surroundng the cover and not forgetting the one between the spark plug and the timing belt, the cover should slide loose. if it doesnt, u might wanna pry open the thing. i did so at this flat point shown in the picture, just between the hook and the timing belt housing.

 

[espin315]

This U should know

 

[espin315]

Mivec Actuator

I hope I am right.... hey, does anyone has the Haynes Manual or Workshop Catalogue thingy...??

 

[espin315]

OK, here's the gasket that had been replaced.

Peeling it off was easy... putting the new one was tricky and back breaking. I had no silicone to hold it in place whilst inverting the head during installation. It fell off. Many advised not to use silycone cos the rubber is new rubber.

I had my own silly-cone, i used the very thin double-sided tape, for school kids one and stuffed it in the cavity before putting the rubber. that held the gasket in place for sufficient time, before it could fall off.


coming up project would be the replacement of timing belt tensioner(s). for those who experience knocks (louder when aicond on) this might be the cure.

Might-lah.... I oso not sure.... not clever also.......
cheers

 

[aja]

Guys,

I got problem with my mivec la.

(1) Once the mivec open, there are some follow-up sound like 'kedeng- kedeng-kedeng'. I already asked my friend's mechanic to clean + air spray the solonied / mivec motor. Takut2 ia tersumbat, mungkin minyak hitam tak fully supply the solonoid. But the problem still happened la.

(2) After a long drive (say 1 hour), the mivec sounds will sound like 'empty' or like 'sebu' in malay. Why ar?.

Currently my car rev is running below std b4 cut-off. Also don't why.

Any recommended GOOD & REALIABLE Mivec workshop?. BTW, i'm using this 2nd gen mivec CK4A./CJ4A.

 

[spyderslr]

if u r in Ipoh, i can definitely recommned u to one....btw, i still cant get a picture or figure out ur description...heheh...sorry ehh...