{"id":63385,"date":"2016-02-01T09:12:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T01:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/proton-cfe-oil-cooler-hose-issue-cto-speaks-up\/"},"modified":"2016-02-01T09:12:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T01:12:58","slug":"proton-cfe-oil-cooler-hose-issue-cto-speaks-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/proton-cfe-oil-cooler-hose-issue-cto-speaks-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Proton CFE oil cooler hose issue \u2013 CTO speaks up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During a recent interview with Abdul Rashid Musa, the Proton chief technology officer also touched on a recent issue relating to the automaker\u2019s CFE engine. A number of Proton owners reported on social media not too long ago regarding an issue with the engine\u2019s oil cooler hose, which broke prematurely.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201coil cooler hoses are subject to high temperature and humidity, but sometimes the failure is not because of the cycle (mileage). For rubber materials, it\u2019s normally because of time and life. Like tyres, even though the threads is still present, after two years, cracks may appear on the tyre surface because the rubber has degraded.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our service manual – I believe other OEMs also mention – rubber parts are not subject to cycle (wear) only. Normally we do our testing of 100,000 km cycles, and subject the part to a certain number of cycles. Rubber parts are definitely not just affected by cycle, but by time (as well),\u201d Rashid said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cProton is addressing the issue. Consumers are advised not to change or modify the component on their own. Please come back to us, get original parts from us. Custom jobs can void the car\u2019s warranty,” he added. The custom job referred to in this case is the use of braided metal hoses to replace the original rubber items on the oil cooler unit.<\/p>\n

On its official Facebook page, Proton has officially acknowledged the issue, and said that it’s currently working on a fix. Stay tuned to paultan.org<\/em> for updates on this matter.<\/p>\n

The post Proton CFE oil cooler hose issue – CTO speaks up<\/a> appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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