You tend to see the discs or the calipers but all the rest of the kit is safely tucked away. Making it all work correctly is the humble brake fluid or as we call it here; brake oil. If this doesn’t work right, you’re not slowing down. It’s as simple as that. But how do you […]
So before starting on your journey, be it a short trip to work or a long holiday road trip, here are a few steps to properly check your tyres. To find your tyres’ proper inflation level, look for a sticker on the driver-side doorjamb. It displays the vehicle weight restriction and tyre information. The info […]
Most car makers recommend that the tyres be rotated on the same schedule as oil changes. In most cases that means every 12,000km or six months, though some have stretched the oil-change interval to 16,000km, such as on many Fords, Volkswagens and Toyotas. BMW allows up to 22,000km between oil changes, but that is too […]
All vehicles make a sound. Listen closely to a Toyota Prius and you’ll hear the tyres moving on the asphalt and the gentle hum of the electric motor. What you need to do as a car owner is to make sure that your car is making the right kinds of sounds and how to recognise […]
So now that you know this, you should be a little nicer to your transmission. First of all, it is recommended that you change your fluid every 30,000 to 40,000km. In a manual transmission, the problem is not so much the fluid degradation, but rather fluid contamination. This contamination occurs over time as the synchronizers, bearings […]
( SOURCE: NEW STRAITS TIMES DATED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 )
KUALA LUMPUR: Autobacs Seven (AB7) – one of Japan’s largest suppliers of aftermarket automotive parts and services – including tyre-related services and car accessories has acquired a 20% stake in local tyre distribution and retail company Kit Loong Tayaria (KLT). The strategic partnership between the two companies will allow KLT – a passenger car tyre […]
On a cool Sunday morning of 16 October, 2016, the inaugural TAYARIA Run was flagged off at 7:30 a.m. at Taman Botani Negara, Shah Alam. Organized by Kit Loong Tayaria Sdn Bhd, the 10 km run attracted more than 500 participants who were registered under 4 categories, i.e. Men Open, Men Veteran, Women Open, and […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese giant Autobacs Seven Co Ltd has acquired a 20 per cent stake in tyre retailer Kit Loong Tayaria Sdn Bhd. Autobacs Seven, a Japanese listed company and Kit Loong Tayaria declined to reveal the monetary value of the 20 per cent stake. Under the deal, Malaysian consumers will have direct access to […]
So now that you know this, you should be a little nicer to your transmission. First of all, it is recommended that you change your fluid every 30,000 to 40,000km. In a manual transmission, the problem is not so much the fluid degradation, but rather fluid contamination. This contamination occurs over time as the synchronizers, […]
