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PROJECT PBL BRIEFING

MMT21204 POWERTRAIN SYSTEM SERVICE
SEM 2 2023/2024

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 Question
Project Instructions (Report 30% and Presentation 10%)

You are required to write a report on powertrain system service. This project is individual,
and you need to choose one of the vehicle parts listed in Table 1 below. You are required to
choose any car brand that use the vehicle part (compulsory requirement). One part of
vehicle is limited to a certain number of students as specified in the table.
Your report must include the following matters: Description of the car brand chosen,
historical development of the selected part, components that make up the part, problems or
symptoms, servicing the part (at least two services), costing, latest or future technologies
and other related matters.
The report should be written in the standard report format (e.g. introduction,
discussion/main content, suggestion, conclusion, references etc.) and should be submitted in
Week 13. The presentation will take place in Week 14. The exact date and other
information will be informed later.
Note:
1) Servicing the part should include the disassembly and assembly of the part chosen.
2) Please adhere to the standard guidelines for writing citations and references.
3) Providing interview or expert insights would be advantageous; include perspectives
from industry experts or professionals experienced in servicing the selected part.

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 Question
Table 1.
No. Part Student’s Name
1. AMININ RATNA BIN NARONG
2. MUHAMMAD HAZIQ BIN ROSLI
3. MUHAMMAD SABIL ALIMRAN BIN MOHD SYUKRI
Internal Combustion Engine (8 4. JAZLAN BIN JA'AFAR
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students) 5. TAN XUAN LIN
6. MOHAMAD AIMAN AFFENDI BIN MOHAD 'FEDDER
7. AIMI SHAHRULNIZAM BIN OMAR
8.
1. WAN MUHAMMAD DANIEL BIN WAN KHAIRUDDIN
2. MUHAMMAD HAZRI AMIRUL BIN ZAHARIN
Manual Transmission (6 3. MUHAMMAD RUZAIN BIN MOHD ROSLAN
2
students) 4. MUHAMMAD FAWWAZ NARIMAN BIN MUNIAR
5. MUHAMMAD SHAHRIZ NURDINIE BIN SHAHRILNAZ NORFAZLI
6. AIDIL AZMIN BIN HUSAIRUDIN
1. ADAM LUQMAN BIN RAHMAT
2. NURUL SYAZA INSYIRAH BINTI MOHAMMAD HAILMY
Automatic Transmission (6 3. ATHIRAH ADILAH BINTI ABDULLAH
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students) 4. HILARY ANTHONY
5. MOHAMAD ASYRAF BIN MOHAMAD ROZI
6. MUHAMMAD SYAHMI BIN MOHD ANUAR

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 Dos
 Introduction to the car brand chosen.
- brand, model, origin, manufacture, reputation, achievement, historical
background etc.
- Attach images, etc.
 Historical development of the selected part
- The selected part must be in use in the car brand chosen
- Evolution and development of the part over time.
- Technological advancements.
- Specification
- Attach images, etc.
 Components of the Part
- The component must be in use in the part chosen (in the car brand chosen)
- Detailed breakdown of the components that make up the selected part.
- Explanation of each component's function and its role in the overall system.
- Specification
- Attach images, etc. 4
 Dos
 Problems or Symptoms
- Common issues or symptoms associated with the part (the car brand chosen).
- Potential causes of these problems.
- Attach images, etc.
 Servicing the Part
- At least two services (services the car brand chosen)
- The services must be related to the problems or symptoms stated before.
- Required tools and equipment for servicing (including special tools).
- Removal and installation of the part chosen from the car.
- Detailed steps involved in the disassembly and assembly of the part. (contoh:
brapa tork untuk ketatkan bolt)
- Attach images, etc
 Costing
- Part component and labour costs and total cost. (the car brand chosen)
- Where the components are purchased
- Attach images, etc 5
 Dos
 Latest or Future Technologies
- Discussion on the latest or future technologies related to the part.
- Future trends and potential advancements.
- Can include your ideas
- Attach images, etc.
 Other Related Matters
- Any additional relevant information or considerations.
- User reviews and feedback on the part's performance and reliability
- Interview or expert insights
- Attach images, etc.
 Conclusion
- Summary of the report.
- Importance of regular maintenance.
- Recommendations.
- Etc. 6
 Dos
 References
- Follow the standard guidelines for writing citations and references.
Contoh:
In text citations:
Wear behaviours depends on the situation and composition of the friction
component materials at elevated temperatures, resulting in different braking
conditions [1,2].

In References list:
1) S.P. Jadhav, S.H. Sawant, A review paper: development of novel friction
material for vehicle brake pad application to minimize environmental and
health issues, Mater. Today Proc. 19 (xxxx) (2019) 209–212,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.703.
2) F. Wang, K.K. Gu, W.J. Wang, Q.Y. Liu, M.H. Zhu, Study on braking
tribological behaviors of brake shoe material under the wet condition,
Wear 342–343 (2015) 262–269,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2015.09.003.
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 Don’ts
 Part components discussed are not for the car brand chosen
 Problems or symptoms discussed are not for the car brand chosen
 Servicing the part discussed are not for the car brand chosen
 Costing discussed are not for the part chosen and the car brand chosen
 Unrelated latest or future Technologies
 Unrelated or unconvincing references
 High similarity or plagiarism
 Limited images attached
 Unstructured or inorganised report
 Copy paste from your friends
 The discussion given in bullet points or point form notes.
 Info given without explanation/discussion (e.g. costing section)
 Miss some requirements
 Removal & installation and disassembly & assembly without detailed
torque requirements.
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 Previous Student’s Mistake
 Very brief explanation on the introduction of the part chosen, historical
development and car brand chosen.
 Components of the part explained are not for the car brand chosen and
very limited in quantity.
 No removal & installation or/and assembly and disassembly of the part
chosen. And not related to the car brand chosen.
 Mentioned about costing but not for the car chosen. Not for the servicing
the part described.
 No discussion on the costing. They just put the price.
 Costing is incorrect. Students just put the value they think it is logic.
 Problems or symptoms are not related to the servicing part. Limited
discussion and no images.
 No or little images in every section.
 References not follow the standard guidelines and very limited in quantity.
 Similarity is high and there are a few students copy paste from their
friend.
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 Previous Student’s Mistake
 No discussion on the latest and future technologies. Just bullet points and
no images for each point.
 Arrangement of the symptoms, services & costings is not relevant to each
other. All is not linked to each other.
 No conclusion or the conclusion too brief.
 No caption title for images attached.
 Report is inorganized or unstructured.
 Very brief report.
 Late submission.

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 Rubric for project PBL
Evaluation Level, EL

No Marking Criteria NEEDS MARKS W (EL x W) COMMENTS

BEGINNING ACCEPTABLE ACCOMPLISHED Exemplary
IMPROVEMENT

GENERAL

GENERAL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Information is
Information is Information is accurate
Information is unclear, Information is accurate and
accurate and it is and complete. It is
incomplete, inaccurate , or either questionable complete. It is
1 presented in a presented in a logical 1 2 2
INTRODUCTION not presented in a logical or incomplete. Has presented in a
logical manner, order and excellent
order, making it difficult to sequence but still logical, interesting
which is easily way, which is very easy
follow. need improvement. way, which is easy
followed. to follow.
to follow.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Unclear / very limited Minimal Clear explanation

explanation on the
2 CONTENT required repair serv ices,
unrelated and
inappropriate contents
presented.
Able to explain the Superior ability to
explanation on of the required
required repair explain the required
the required repair repair serv ices. 5 3 15
serv ices. Related repair serv ices. Contents
serv ices. Unclear Ov erall contents
and appropriate presented is interesting
contents presented is
contents presented. and creative.
presented. interesting.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Poor or
Adequate Clear, concise and
SUGGESTION & inadequate Good suggestion
3 No suggestion and/or suggestion and/or comprehensive 3 2 6
CONCLUSION suggestion and/or and/or conclusions
conclusions prov ided. conclusions suggestion and/or
conclusions prov ided.
prov ided. conclusions prov ided.
prov ided.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Two or three
More than three
4 REQUIREMENTS requirements are One requirement is All requirements are All requirements are met 7 1 7
requirements are not
not completely not completely met. met. and exceeded.
completely met.
met.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Has less than four Has between four Has between eight
More than ten references
Has no / limited effectiv e effectiv e and seven effectiv e and ten effectiv e
5 REFERENCES and supporting 3 1 3
references or supporting references or references or references or
experience filled out
experience. supporting supporting supporting
and used purposefully.
experience. experience. experience.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Information is Information is
Information is mostly
Information is not written in not/minimally moderately written Information is totally
written in the
the student's own words. written in the in the student's own written in the student's
6 PLAGIARISM student's own 10 1 10
Nearly all sentences are student's own words. Sentences own words. Sentences
words. Sentences
copied directly from words. Sentences are moderately are not copied directly
are partly copied
sources. are greatly copied copied from from sources.
from sources.
from sources. sources.

TOTAL
SIGNATURE : 29 10 43
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