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30,000 km services and update at 33,3XX km

The 30,000 km service has been done at 29,xxx km. As per the user guide, only the engine oil and the coolant (first coolant change since new) were replaced with new liquid. The start stop system has malfunctioned since December 2020 (signing failing battery) and I have bought a new battery which arrived in January 2021 for less than RM85.00 including shipping, bought via shopee. The battery has been replaced this week, meaning the factory battery lasted 2 years and 10 month, after more than 33,000 km of travel. Yesterday, the CVT's bearings sounded more rough than the month before, so today I decided to look for replacements. 2 shops that I went to (independent mechanics) told me that the bearings are hard to sourced and need to be ordered from Singapore (pricey, more than RM100). I remembered paying RM90.00 during my 15,000 km so I quickly went back to Honda Impian dealer. There may be an increase in price (due to bad economy). I paid RM110.00 for the 2 bearings including CVT clea...
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BMW C400X and Honda PCX 150

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 About the same size
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24,000 km major service

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My Honda PCX clocked 23,7xx km so I brought it for major service at Honda Impian-X Gelang Patah. Total spent was RM390.00 for - Engine oil (Honda 10w-30 JASO MB) RM23.00 Final gear oil (Honda) RM17.00 Brake oil (Honda DOT3) RM25.00 Spark plug (NGK MR8K-9) - RM25.00 Belt (K97, receipt has typo error) - RM69.90 Weight Rollers (Honda original set) - RM58.00 Slide piece set (Honda original) - RM15.00 Pulley drive face (Honda original K97) - RM28.00 Pulley Moveable Face (Honda original K97) - RM68.00 Pulley face boss (Honda original) - RM28.00 Labour - RM40.00 Discount - RM6.90 The service took about1 hour to complete. Brake oil's recommended change is every 2 years, and this is how it looks after 2 years and 2 months. Belt's recommended change is every 24,000 km, and by looking at these photos, one should not exceed the recommendation. Old (left) and new (on the right). I did not plan to change the drive pulleys. However, looking at it, it is best to change it since I am getting ne...
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Review at around 22,000 km

The best top speed was 108 km/h (still using all Honda original parts). The scooter no longer went up to 117 km/h. My average fuel consumption is around 48 km/l.
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18,000 km scheduled service

The PCX clocked 17,920 km this morning and I decided to bring it for service. According to the manual, the engine oil and air filter needed replacements. I went to 3 branches under AG Motor in Johor Bahru, and none of them kept Honda Jaso MB engine oil. Every branch told me to pick Honda MA engine oil instead which is against the service manual. I decided to go to Honda Impian-X dealership in Gelang Patah. It was less busy than usual. Perhaps many still prefer to stay at home during this PKPB enforcement. My PCX was serviced, and I was charged a total of RM61, consisting of RM23 for the engine oil and RM38 for the air filter. The previous service was done at near to 12,000 km and today I observed that the discharged engine oil only had a slight tint of grey which means it was made to last more than 6,000 km on the scooter. I has no doubt that it is safe to follow the service manual, i.e change of engine oil at every 6,000 km. The air filter doesn't look that bad either. A...
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Pirelli Angel Scooter tyres

Honda PCX 4th generation came with IRC tyres specifically ordered by Honda for Indonesian and Malaysian market. For European market, I noticed that Honda fitted Michelin City Grip. After 15,000 km, I felt the IRC tyres has become dangerous during corners and I looked for Michelin City Grip. Unfortunately at that time, there were no more stocks in Malaysia and the distributor was awaiting shipment from Europe to arrive. Honda Impian-X Gelang Patah, Johor introduced me to Pirelli Angel Scooter in the original sizes of the Honda PCX [100/80-14 front and 120/70-12 rear] and I made the switch. It costed me around RM380 including installation which I feel reasonable because of the dealership's experience on Honda PCX. I think this is the better tyre for Honda PCX compared to the IRC. Let see how long this set will lasts.
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Spark plug - NGK MR8K-9

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 Honda ordered NGK to make a special plug for Honda PCX, and NGK made a model number called MR8K-9. The same plug is also used by Honda ADV-150. Not many shop have this plug in stock, and many would just recommend using Honda RS150's specced plug. A quick call to Boon Siew Honda Malaysia's hotline revealed that other plugs are not recommended for Honda PCX 2018. This replacement is due every 12,000 km. It costed me RM25 including installation.
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