The unexpected event of my Hyundai Matrix

Sometime's after careful planing and thought that we have made a good decision..save  $$$$ due to the incoming GST of 6% in Malaysia that joy is just short term basis. It feel's terrible.

This is what happened to me last week. My wife called up saying the matrix high temperature and the it can't start. Furthermore she spotted a leak near the gearbox. Luckily she manage to drive slowly to a nearby petrol stations. I suspect the big coolant hose need to be replace as its already being 10 years and never change even once.

So I bought the coolant hoses, thinking I could removed it DIY but at that moment  it was raining ..very difficult situation to do any DIY. Slowly I drove my matrix to my regular workshop and my mechanic found out the radiator is cracked..oh well its already 10 year old MPV and never once the radiator being replace. Further check and considering the aged of it, decided to also change the thermostat, coolant hoses, front brake pads, brake fluid cover,cylinder cover gasket, gear oil and engine oil change.

New radiator inbox.

Old Coolant Hose

New radiator fitted in

Old front brake pad replaced with new one's

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With GST kick in..kindda  hard to digest the extra cost

Good bye antenna

My Elantra X20 2007 ( some call it Avante ) already 8 years old. Since last year I begin to notice the rubber on the antenna has cracked but still holding together..my hope that it won't leak everytime I wash my car. Very difficult to get the same rubber and require to modify ( which I'm not in favour).

As the day goes by, I decided to have solved the problem once and for all. No more worries of crack antenna rubber. So I removed the rubber and the antenna. Patch it with a electrical tape while waiting for the right day to send for repainting.

  

The rear tail light will have to be removed, before the antenna hole is sealed by gas welding. Paint over with the same as the original. Job completed in 2 days.

And finally...its a clean swipe..easy to wax and polish. The antenna hole is history.