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Not many are aware that a vehicle which intends to: i) Change its engine of the same c.c. ii) Transfer of ownership. iii) Fix L.P.G. (Liquefied Petroleum Gas (http://driving-school.com.my/car-maintenance/lpg-modelto-boost-proton-sales-in-the-united-kingdom/) ).
iv) Change of registration number. and other personal transactions not mentioned above, the vehicle would first have to be sent to the Puspakom (http://www.puspakom.com.my/) authorities to undergo 10 points check.
Puspakom has centres all around for the purpose of inspecting vehicles. Today, the J.P.J. no longer conducts vehicle inspection. Puspakom has inspection centres in Kamung Jawa, Sungai Mangis and other places around Selangor. They also has inspection centres throughout the nation. I recently had to send a vehicle, which needed to checked by the Puspakom to do the transfer of a car engine (http://drivingschool.com.my/car-maintenance/the-importance-of-engineoil-for-car/) . I had no choice but to do the above process myself.
The reason being, the middle men had demanded a sum of at least RM450 for the service! I have no intention of ever paying such an exorbitant amount. So the decision was made to send the car for the inspection personally. Readers may wish to know how much the cost for the inspection. At the entry point, small vehicles have
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to pay an initial payment of RM35. On completion of cars inspection, a further RM25 needed to be paid. Total required is RM60. The inspection procedure itself took only 30 minutes or so. But the issuance of the inspection certificate took a rather long while. It was not until about 1:00pm before I received my inspection certificate. Anyway, it was all worthwhile. Dont forget, the fee demanded by the middle man came to approximately RM450. What does the Puspakoms 10 points check involve?
2) Emission test.
Diesel and not so much petrol vehicles have to be tested. Carbon dioxide level needed to be ascertained.
3) Brakes.
The parking (http://driving-school.com.my/side-parking/side-parking-test/) brake condition has to be determined. Efficiency of all the 4 brakes has to be maintained. Imbalance is to be avoided. Optimal brake power has to be achieved wherever possible.
4) Suspension.
A cars suspension is most important. Its spring, absorbers and joints are all needed to be inspected. Through the inspection of the vehicle, the lateral stability of a vehicle is maintained.
8) Highlights test.
This test will determine if the high lights are performing correctly. The distance it should be focusing should also be checked.
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worthiness inspections for vehicle aged 15 years or older before road tax renewal is to be enforced soon.
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