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few days ago I took my friend’s new Perodua Myvi for a ride to Klang.
Apart from getting a test ride, the purpose was also to try out
Chemlube’s SAE30 Sports Oil on the brand new car, to see if it made any
difference compared to the still new original lubricant that came in it.
I drive a Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost as my primary vehicle. Naturally, I was not particularly impressed with the Myvi’s performance and acceleration, especially accelerating from a constant cruising speed in order to overtake another car. The car feels like it needed some coaxing on the pedal and additional patience before it wants to accelerate and overtake. But then again, to be fair, this 1.5 litre engine is no Ecoboost engine. My other gripe is with the Eco Idle function (Auto Stop/Start) in that it gave the car some serious vibration as the engine restarts to move forward from a standstill; the vibration is very much like that of a typical morning cold-start.
Nevertheless being a new car, the Myvi offered a comfortable ride, with reasonable noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) that is expected of the new chassis and the Toyota DVVT engine.
Upon reaching Klang, we proceeded to visit a workshop to have the original engine lubricant changed with Chemlube’s SAE30 Sports Oil. My friend, C W Then, posed in my video with his thumbs-up, with full confidence that this Chemlube Sports Oil will deliver on its promise, just like all the other Chemlube motor oils do, for their individual purposes.
A visit to Klang would not have been complete without a round of Bah Kut Teh and chinese tea for lunch. But I’d assure you that this combination of food and beverage does not give rise to any hallucination with regards to a subtle but substantial feeling of engine smoothness and willingness to accelerate when the pedal is nudged. This feeling of smoothness actually came gradually as we leave Port Klang on the main trunk road, with the new lubricant fully circulating in the engine, and begin to take over the lubricating function by replacing the old oil that had coated over the surfaces of all tight-fitted and moving metal parts.
The drive back to Petaling Jaya felt a little too short but definitely more pleasurable. Even all my companions in the car agreed that the engine sounded quieter and less harsh. I particularly took notice of the Eco Idle or Auto Stop/Start function in action and felt that the better lubricated engine this time starts up with less fuss and vibration. I would venture a guess that the engine start-up now also consumed less current from the battery, thus causing lesser strain to the battery.
It seems that the premature thumbs-up from C W Then earlier at the workshop has now been adequately proven to be true. The Chemlube SAE30 Sports Oil by itself, alone, has undoubtedly demonstrated its performance enhancing capabilities on a new car that is already performing at the best level it is capable of. I now wonder how this Sports Oil will actually perform in my 5-year old Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost.
I drive a Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost as my primary vehicle. Naturally, I was not particularly impressed with the Myvi’s performance and acceleration, especially accelerating from a constant cruising speed in order to overtake another car. The car feels like it needed some coaxing on the pedal and additional patience before it wants to accelerate and overtake. But then again, to be fair, this 1.5 litre engine is no Ecoboost engine. My other gripe is with the Eco Idle function (Auto Stop/Start) in that it gave the car some serious vibration as the engine restarts to move forward from a standstill; the vibration is very much like that of a typical morning cold-start.
Nevertheless being a new car, the Myvi offered a comfortable ride, with reasonable noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) that is expected of the new chassis and the Toyota DVVT engine.
Upon reaching Klang, we proceeded to visit a workshop to have the original engine lubricant changed with Chemlube’s SAE30 Sports Oil. My friend, C W Then, posed in my video with his thumbs-up, with full confidence that this Chemlube Sports Oil will deliver on its promise, just like all the other Chemlube motor oils do, for their individual purposes.
A visit to Klang would not have been complete without a round of Bah Kut Teh and chinese tea for lunch. But I’d assure you that this combination of food and beverage does not give rise to any hallucination with regards to a subtle but substantial feeling of engine smoothness and willingness to accelerate when the pedal is nudged. This feeling of smoothness actually came gradually as we leave Port Klang on the main trunk road, with the new lubricant fully circulating in the engine, and begin to take over the lubricating function by replacing the old oil that had coated over the surfaces of all tight-fitted and moving metal parts.
The drive back to Petaling Jaya felt a little too short but definitely more pleasurable. Even all my companions in the car agreed that the engine sounded quieter and less harsh. I particularly took notice of the Eco Idle or Auto Stop/Start function in action and felt that the better lubricated engine this time starts up with less fuss and vibration. I would venture a guess that the engine start-up now also consumed less current from the battery, thus causing lesser strain to the battery.
It seems that the premature thumbs-up from C W Then earlier at the workshop has now been adequately proven to be true. The Chemlube SAE30 Sports Oil by itself, alone, has undoubtedly demonstrated its performance enhancing capabilities on a new car that is already performing at the best level it is capable of. I now wonder how this Sports Oil will actually perform in my 5-year old Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost.
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