ANOTHER BAD OMEN :O

well... my aircond is not blowing cold air anymore... just hot air... so i bring it to the AC Specialist and they said no more gas inside... which was weird as i just regassed it last month... so i told him to regassed it again... costed me $12 and 2 days later, it stop blowing cold air again! so definitely a leak in the system somewhere...

so i bring to the AC specialist and they told me i need new compressor coz its leaking... they want $300 for it... plus $60 labour... pissed and confused, i told them i will do it later, trying to give myself time to think... i dont think compressor just died without any sign of weaker supply...

so i was planning to buy a 2nd hand compressor, so i decided to take the compressor off... but then i found that the inlet coupling is worn...

so i thought this might be the source of leaks...


so i bring my car to another AC specialist (abit further from the first one i went) and show the the worn thread and lip, its appeared that the previous person cross thread it and the aluminum coupler has been paired with a custom steel one from the main hose... causing the thread to be damaged... so i ask him how much is the:
1. replacement inlet coupler for the compressor
2. new coupler for the hose and the pressed clamps...

he quote me:
$8 for the house press clamps and coupler
$13 for the compressor side coupling (take from toyota kijang appearently its the same bolt patterns, just different coupling direction)

$12 for regassing... again...
labour included... total around $33AUD

phew... it is clear that the first place i went were lazy and just want a quick fix thus asking me forking out $300 for a replacement compressor. its like me having a stomach ache and they want me to implant new intestine.

i dont mind paying for replacement compressor if its broken... but if they are just too lazy to find exactly where it leaks, that pissed me off...

EXE CREW PHOTOSHOOT - June 2009

my first attempt doing motion chase car shot. quite happy with the result altho using a rig made up next next time will create lower and better angles without the danger... :) because hanging at the back of a car taking photos isn't the safest way :P

taken with: Nikon D700 + MDB-10 + Nikkor 28-70mm F/2.8

Prewedding: Pradhana & Tiazara

Location: Yogyakarta
Taken with: Nikon D70 + Nikkor DC F/2 135mm + Nikkor F/1.8 50mm + Nikkor 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6

EXE-CREW + Circuit Club trackday - 23rd March Winton 2009

My first time taking photos for trackday. learning how to do panning shots and utilizing the burst mode on my camera.

taken with: Nikon D700 + MDB-10 + Nikkor 70-300mm F/4-5.6 ED


click the image to go to my fb album... i set it to public so everyone should be able to see it... please feel free to comment...

Part 1 : Group C and D


Part 2: Group D and E



Part 3: Group A and B

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Fuel Pump Died...

Fuel Pump Died...

when i landed back in jakarta... tried to start the bimmer, well the car wont start... mum said they keep warming it up till no petrol left.... so off we go to get few litres of petrol... pour it in and still the car wont start...

it got sparks, it got 14 volts battery, it cranks but still no go. so i check the fuel pump and no whining sound... its dead... :O

i called around and the cheapest fuel pump i got from BMW E30 is expensive... around $260 AUD.. while i think the newer model E36 is only around $120

so did abit of research on the net and found that Suzuki Escudo Denso fuel pump can be retrofitted to mine... and cost like $56

so i bought it without leaving my home... yes... they deliver it to your door... for extra $4...by deliver it, i mean literally deliver it by motor bike to my home within 1 hour from my phone call... its because i CBF going thru jakarta traffic on peak hour and petrol to get there (from north jakarta to south jakarta) will cost me around $10 (stuck 3 hours in traffic of round trip)

great... then i went off to buy some cable ties, solder and soldering iron, fuel hose and clamps to fit the damn thing... i only spent around $65 in total all up including the fuel pump:
$56 fuel pump denso
$4 delivery
$5 fuel hose with alot of spares, clamps, cable ties, solder and soldering iron, electrical clips / connector.

saved myself around $150... bear in mind the living cost in indo is alot lower so $150 saving is alot of money (average graduate full time salary is $400AUD)

well... here we go... Denso Fuel pump for Suzuki Escudo 2.0ltr


that black harness mount on the left need to be cut opened so i can solder the wire from BMW fuel pump bracket to the Suzuki's one... (suzuki using harness clip... bmw is soldered)



and now removing the fuel pump from the bimmer... just unbolt 4 screws on the cover and we need to unclamp few hoses... just get them out of the way. also i need to be careful when unclipping the harness... its old and easily breaks... and i did break one



i also need to unbolt 4 x 7mm bolts on the fuel level sensor... we need to pull this out first if we want to get the whole fuel pump bracket out...


ok now that the bracket is out, i pump the Denso pump in, cut the fuel hose as needed and connect the pump outlet to the brass piping on the bracket (the Bimmer pump are abit longer), put metal clamps and put few cable ties and voila!!!

sorry about the leg hair in the pic... its kinda hard taking photo with your hand covered in fuel... so i got lazy and just took the pic without moving from where i sat...


i put these cable ties here to prevent the + and - tip to touch each other... just in case... next time i will source the suzuki harness so it will just clip in...


and extra cable ties just because i can and its fun... lol jk... just in case...


then put the filter to the bottom of the new pump. i need to get new filter i think... this one is old but its still quite clean... oh, be careful when removing the filter from the old pump. the little metal clip might jump out and it will be hard to find them... as for me, it jumped out and landed on the grass... oh noe... took me ages to find it...


its starts right away! woohoo...

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done! now need to get my AC regassed... coz its not cold anymore...

thanks to drew for the video...

Ignis Sport & K11 Micra


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video of drew, driving the Ignis sport chasing me and my Micra K11... :)

thanks drew!! i will get the video off you next time... minute 4:11... micra sliding woohooo... gotta frame that... its your fault coz you were pushing me drew