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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roberto" data-source="post: 390208" data-attributes="member: 8160">Sorry mate, Sri Hartamas is way out of my neck of the woods. Yes, the car stalling while in motion is definitely the idle control valve (icv). Until you get it fixed (do so right away) make sure you keep an eye on the tachometer whenever you are braking or slowing down...keep the rpms at 1k at least.I suggest you goto an area where there are several mech shops. Your car is old enough for most people to handle so no need for some ultraman types to work on it. Walk to each of them and ask them to quote you on the cost to *service* the afm and icv and the time it will take them to do it. After you've got three quotes, you'll have a feel of what the fair market price should be, and having spoken to three mechs (they will frequently talk more to you about your car problems), you'll be able to have a gut feel of who you should give your car to. If you don't get a gut feel, and there are no obvious red flags with the mechs you speak to, just give it to anyone. Anyway, these two problem do not require finesse to fix.Importantly, don't let them suggest what else you should be doing to fix your car. Don't reject what they say to their faces, but insist that you only have time to fix these two things today. Then after that, and if the job was well done, ask this new mech for his opinion on your car's bushings and bearings...get him to winch it up and have a close look, and get him to point out each fault to you....generally speaking if a bushing is worn it should be clear upon guided inspection even to an untrained person. Ask him to quote for the repair for everything, and to advise the total time required. You'll thus have a baseline with which you can check against other mech shops. If his quote is about there or not more than 15% pricier, then give it to him to do when you have the time if he has done a good job on your icv. The extra 15% is worth paying to form a relationship with a reliable guy. You can even ask him for a discount based on what other shops are offering...he'll probably give it to you.Also give him the old fuel pump and ask him to test if its good or not. If it is not good, get him to take out the fuel float and give it to you..the pump portion can be thrown away. If it is good, bring it to your old mechanic and raise hell...get that guy to give you a refund on the replacement fuel pump. If he gave you a new pump, leave it but ask him to refund the labour charge. If it was a used pump that he replaced yours with (sounds like it from the cost), then ask him him to take your old but now proven to be working fuel pump back for a FULL refund on the parts at least. Be real PISSED OFF in front of him if he gives you a hard time over this. Remember, if your old pump works, and he gives you a hard time when you get back to him, he is a proven con artist and nut job, so show your irritation, that's the only way to deal with hustlers quickly.Dude, the icv problem is a 30 minute fix. AFM requires only 15 mins for your car. Less than 1 hour in total. Both should cost you less than rm40. You should get both done immediately. Don't delay, this is a small problem which has huge consequences if not attended to. Tell us how it goes after you're done.</blockquote>

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