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Even if the issue is with the transmission, no one in their right mind should blindly replace the transmission (especially with a used one with no verified history) without investigating what the problem is. As transmission oil ages, it loses its lubricating and heat absorption properties which could very well be why OP is facing the issue. If the issue is with the valve body, careful inspection and cleaning does go a long way. This is why I specifically asked if the fluid changes done also included removing the oil pan and cleaning the valve body. I've seen many transmissions with stuck valves and low fluid pressure (sometimes in certain gears) that's sorted by a proper fluid change. Doing this costs a fraction of the price of a new transmission, and I believe is a valid step in diagnosing the problem.

This thread is now going OT and needs to be locked. Few things i need to mention - Dear OP, 1/ This is a FORUM where people discuss about cars and mechanical problems - not everyone is a mechanic and most of the time people help each other out based on their experience etc. For instance about a year or so back people had issues with the GP1 Oil burn and everyone helped each other out with their experiences short term measures, permanent solutions what to do and not etc. Just an example on how this FORUM was helpful in sorting out mechanical issues. Please note this is a FORUM where people try to help each other out. Not a FREE OF CHARGE VIRTUAL GARAGE. 2/Attitude Matters - the tone of the first post in the thread starts with 'I challenge you...' you can't get someone to help you with that attitude. 3/ Your Issue is specific - and it is really difficult to provide a proper response without actually seeing it. That is the unfortunate truth you don't seem to understand, and what people like Tiv have replied as BEST AS THEY CAN from behind a laptop screen. If people can diagnose issues (cars, machinery - heck even human medical conditions) with just a few lines of description read on a laptop screen that would probably reduce a lot of traffic and benefit the world. Sadly we are not there yet. If there exists an expert who can tell you exactly what is wrong with your engine remotely then that dude better start charging money. This thread has now sunk low to the depths of School Boy level name calling. And your post above says something about leaving university in 2009? You're older than many of us, so with all due respect good sir, please show some maturity. You're a responsible citizen in your Mid 30's so please act like one even in a forum. All things considered I have a suspicion that you're probably trolling - you're probably bored at home and want to wind up people here? Anyway this thread is pointless. I hope you resolve your issues with your car and yourself. Cheers. @Mods - Please lock this thread.

I did not answer your question because you yourself had answered yourself. What you do not realise is none of us can give you the answers you are looking for from behind a computer (or anything that you cannot find for yourself from a simple google search).The exact answer can only be given by a proper mechanic after inspecting the engine and the damage that has been caused (this includes even simply listening to the engine and actually feeling how it operates as well). Some how this seems to be something you are avoiding. WIthout a proper inspection..all we can do is speculate just like you yourself have done. (Pistons might be damaged, walls might be damaged, con rods might be twisted, etc...). For your situation...you do not need "Might" answers...you need definitive diagnosis of what has happened to your engine. For something like this...no one can give a % as well...it is extremely subjective (on what was inside the chamber, how long it was there for, what the actual object was, whether you are still running on original stock internals, etc...). So..take it to a proper garage...and get an assessment done. Based on the findings..we can start a discussion. Off topic: I can understand that having something happen to your car is frustrating. But if anything seemingly serious happens to your car, the first thing you should do is go get it checked out by a professional. Asking about the issue on forums, searching on the internet are interim solutions until you can take it to a garage to get it checked out.

There are, they are called mechanics. Each member here has a specific set of knowledge/talent, some have are more knowledgeable than the other but we are all here to help/learn from one another. So please don't treat this as some sort of magical one stop shop for all your automotive needs. This is a discussion forum after all, not a panel of judges and experts. As this is a unique type of problem pertaining to the internals of the engine, no one can say for sure without seeing it or having experience this same exact problem before. I'm Truly sorry to hear about your problems as you are in your 3rd engine now but some people would rather stay silent rather than speculate or give false knowledge/false hope. Let's see if there is someone here who has an idea of what could be wrong. Also, do describe the noise. When does it occur, at what point, how loud, or if possible post a quick video.

I'm away for a few days and everything goes to hell? What's all this?? @Ted, first, you seriously need to stop this. If you found a post to be offensive or insulting, use the "report" button and let the admins and moderators take care of it. You don't have to open a million redundant threads. Secondly, we treat everyone equally, so don't expect members here to worship you just because you are an electrical engineer from Katubedda Campus. Judging people by profession is something that Sri Lanka needs to seriously get over. So just stop it. And stop with all the threats. No matter what kind of education you've received, if you get worked up just because some random person online made a snide remark about you, then that's what makes you... you. Think about that for a second. Now @fiat fan, you don't have to comment on threads for the fun of it. And insulting members with demeaning posts will not be tolerated. So watch your language and what you say. Consider this an informal warning to both of you. Any more of this and you will be issued a warning with demerit points. Path to losing forum membership. Pick what you want. Other members, admins and moderators rely on you to keep the forum running smoothly. If you notice anything out of line or offensive, please use the "Report" button. Thread Locked.

That does it. This psycho should be expelled off the forum like a 7-day fermented fart.

Isn't that latest thread shit is going out of control ? I can really understand the frustration there but no one's here to baby sit anyone. Sheer lack of patience and respect.

1. Yes. Got it straight from the horse's mouth. A scratch is a damage in my book. Should it be replaced? If there are no other damages, no need to replace. Give a good visual inspection from above, below and around. 2. Low probability of damage from the missed timing alone. Since you are quite worried, why not give it a thorough overall? Check for cracks, warps, end float, then remove and check for run-out. May be a magnaflux also. 3. Very likely. Con rods, gudgeon pins, cam lobes Did you get a chance to start the new engine before transplanting? In other words, are you certain that this noise occured after the wrong timing? It may have been there. "Small noises" can be due to worn bearings and timing belt tensioner pulley. May be even vacuum leaks. PS. I know you spent money on two engines and frustrated because you still couldn't fix the car. Don't loose you cool. Every member commented tried to help you or point you to the right direction. Don't loose faith in mechanics or even the makabass because he messed up the engine from a simple mistake. It happens to the best of us. The last person we need here is the astrologer who can read your post and tell what components need replacement and also give you the auspicious time to repair the car.

Work from home with the curfew being imposed gives me a bit of time to write on my new vehicle. I have so far owned only cars and I have always been am ardent fan of 4WD's so I was on the look out for a vehicle when I was getting rid of the Fit Gp1. I wanted something that is reliable and something that could be used as a daily drive. This time I didnt mind going for a 3 door vehicle as my brother was going to be out of the country for a years period and I could use his vehicle to transport my parents. So I had a look at the quick ad website and found a Toyota Land Cruiser BJ70 (Short wheel base coil spring model) ex army auction vehicle. It was advertised at a home so I picked up the phone and called him up only to find that he had given it to car sale in Malabe to sell. Asking price was also ok so I went and had a look, vehicle was very well restored but when I took it for a test drive I was shocked to see how bad it was mechanically. It would pull hard to the left when I pressed the brake at low speeds and it was scary. So what I did was I spoke to my relative running a garage and asked how much I will have to spend to sort out the brakes, luckily for me one of his wife's relatives is a big LC fan and he had restored one of these and I was told to get in touch with him. No sooner I told him the details he gave the full back ground story, and he asked me to look a round a bit more. Look around was what I did and low and behold this Suzuki Samurai pops out from no where. I have been an big fan of the Suzuki's and I had so much of literature on the Suzuki's but this was something new as the ad said coil spring. So I did a bit of research and was happy to see that they came with electronic fuel distribution and 82hp engine. I dug into my stash and then I found the original brand new catalogue which bought me down to earth as it said 64hp and carburetor. I didnt want to let go of the chance so I immediately took a call to the previous owner and ensured that it was a personal vehicle and asked if he was in around Colombo to which he said yes and when I tried to go see the car he said that he didnt bring it and the vehicle is in Ambalangoda. So I asked my brother to accompany me all the way to Ambalangoda, at first it was going to be only the two of us but since they were going away for a year they wanted to go on an outing so the whole family went with me. When I got to the previous owners place I got to know that he has a few more Samurai's / Jimny's with him and restoring these were his past time. So I asked if we could take the car for a spin to which he agreed. The first impressions were quite good it did have good pulling power and when asked he said that he has taken it on the highway and reached 120kmph. I of course didnt want to take a risk on a completely new 20+ year old vehicle with a very high center of gravity. So we did the negotiations and finally paid about 75,000 more than I anticipated but for that money I had a few off road goodies included which altogether was worth about Rs. 300,000/- which was a pretty good deal. Kit Included, 1. 2" lift kit 2. Original Warn winch bumper 3. Whinch 4. Work lights 5. Original Suzuki for lamps 6. Roof rack 7. A brand new set of Maxxis Radial (In Australia they go as AT tires) 8. Working snorkel I was not a big fan of the external colour scheme and it was more of a "Thorombal Karaththe" look to it. I asked the previous owner why he went with that look and he said it was done during a phase of his life that he liked this colour scheme. Everyone has their own liking's. I took the car home through some scenic roads which included stops at some of my brother's friends and a waterfall and got back home in the evening. Very next day I took it to my relative and asked him if he could change the colour of the grille, door handles, wiper blades and mirrors as it was painted red and white instead of the original black. he agreed and so I proceeded to take off the stickers on the body. A change of plan came during the next week as the original book said Mettallic Blue, which according to the catalogue was a colour called Reddish Blue. So I went back and asked the garage to change the colour to the original colour as per the tag bit with a change only with the final coat which should be matt. There were a few loose ends that needed to be tied up and it was left at the garage for them to attend to all. The rains in October and November didnt help me one bit as it took them a long time to get it finished, and I was getting aggravated as I had planned to do the devil's staircase in November and was pushing them like crazy. It went to the extreme of me going and sitting in the garage on Saturdays observing the work. However two days before my trip I got the vehicle but disaster struck as the garage driver was stopped by police just taking the vehicle out of the garage without license and insurance. The next day I went and took the stuff and took the vehicle home and to fix a set of new wheels which I had planned. I took it all the way to bambarakanda but was not able to go up the devils stair case due to land slides etc. I had ordered a set of new LED headlamps but they got delayed to come so I couldnt fix it on the first go.

Hi guys, my budget for the performance of the car is 1 mil, I just want to ask whether it is worth to swap my Civic's D15z4 non-vtec engine with K20a type r engine, or rebuild a D15b 3 stage vtec engine with performance crank, conrods, pistons, cams, fuel rail, etc. and swap with a hondata custom tune ecu??!

And that is exactly why you need to sell them to me! Plus think of all the space in your garage that you'll free up! (Jeez, at this point I'm already trying to convince you to sell them to me despite having no realistic way to even consider picking them up! lol. See what I mean about being skint?! )

Ah ! I see...the inner skint in me would jump at this opportunity to buy your old highway tires off you at this point if I lived in the neighbourhood! Well as far as looks go: Yes, definately the new tyres do look a lot cooler ?

Thank you @matroska. Couldn't have said it any better. Thread locked.

I don't want to start the new year with locking threads or giving people warnings. I also don't want to waste time cleaning up threads. We are all adults here. So kindly behave like ones

But why would anyone insult some others family on a public forum ?

@Ted Kindly read this again. No one owes you anything, we're all helping each other here.

If you are an expert please comment like an expert.... otherwise please keep calm and don't show your foolishness....

Why though? You're got simliar tyres on a similiar vehicle in your garage already, so why bother putting mud tyres on both? Personally speaking I find mud tyres are pretty shit for highway driving so; unless you drive 100% on unpaved roads am not sure why you would want to replace perfectly viable highway tires with mud tyres when you already have them installed on the other SUV? Since you live in the same household, I'm assuming you get to drive both vehicles? So why not have road tyres / highway tyres on one and mud tyres on the other? That way you have the best of both worlds?

Hello Mr. Sylvi ! I logged into Autolanka after what seems like a really long time and lo behold: I see you're back here too? Awesome! Welcome back! ( This is "kavvz" btw. -You probably don't remember me, but I was super sad when you decided to leave the forum many years ago...Your stories about the Grand Old Days of motoring in Sri Lanka / Ceylon were awesome; as were your reflections on Kollupitya and how it has changed over the years!) I see that coming back on Autolanka to see what was happening was a good decision!

I believe @The Don & @tiv have given you very good answers. If you want more than this, you would have to take it to a professional mechanic, remove the head/oil pan and check yourself or search around Facebook, quora, reddit, international car forums, toyota forums, engine forums, etc.. In hopes of finding that one person who has the same exact problem and engine sound as yours. Like mentioned earlier, we can't give you percentages or anything like that by sitting behind a computer screen. The least you could do is post a video of the sound which you didn't do yet.

As you are not interested in boring stories I will keep it short. Please specify chemical composition of foreign object, and pictures if you have any. And most importantly please specify your engine and any modifications done. On the crankshaft it is unlikely damage was caused to it by the object hitting the piston because the force of it will be absorbed by the piston, connecting rod etc before being passed onto the crankshaft. Checking the crankshaft for damage in most engines isn't hard. You can physically inspect it by removing the oil pan from below. Good luck PS. People give advice here voluntarily in their own free time. Nobody is bound to do so. Nobody also gets paid to do so. So it might put you in good stead to appreciate that, be patient and show some respect.

I need an answer like this, 1) The probability of damaging your piston is xx% w.r.t. transferring the force to crankshaft. Since crankshaft is made of forged iron it is highly unlikely that your crankshaft is bent due to this foreign part. 2) If you still think you crankshaft is damaged you can check it and this is how it can be checked....bla bla bla 3) There are other things which you should check. One is.... two is.... Like this. Please do not waste your time by writing boring stories here if you cannot answer like above. BECAUSE I HAVE POSTED THIS IN "ASK FROM EXPERT" and experts are not like that....

My Dear Friends, I did notice recently in this forum is that ppl are giving comments not to the point. Earlier this trend was not in the forum. If you cannot give a comment to the point and write stories here it is a waste of time. Please I still did not find satisfactory answer..

As people have already pointed out this is a discussion forum not a service. To obtain a service you would normally have to pay. We are enthusiasts and some have expertise in certain areas. Others are here to learn and discuss. All advice / suggestions are given without any guarantees expressed or implied so take it as your own risk. On your particular issue the short answer any solid foreign object in the combustion chamber can cause damage to the internals. Combustion is a violent process, a controlled explosion. Any lose item in there will likely to get thrown about with great force while the engine runs. How much damage it may have caused is not something one can predict from behind a computer. As the movement of that object will be random, it is impossible to predict what it may have hit how many times. Maybe you have gotten lucky and it hasn't caused major damage. The only question that I can clearly answer is if the foreign object hasn't deteriorated, and you can be sure of it, then the damage is probably contained in the combustion chamber and items connected to it, so piston, chamber walls, valves etc. To speculate on what could happen if the item has broken apart, we need to know a bit more about the engine.

I don't know....The Toyota Subaru partnership has been more about produt sharing and development outsourcing (Subaru developing ertain cars for Toyota and vice versa); so Toyota has not had a strong voice in Subaru's own portfolio development. In fact Toyota is jointly working on a rear-wheel drive car with Mazda. Subaru to be honest I do not feel is doing too well. They shared a lot of interior plastics, etc with Toyota and the quality difference is obvious when compared to the old school Subies. As for the Forrester getting watered down...again..it is more about market I feel coupled with some self canibalizing products from Subaru...the turbo charged; sporty vehicles simply are not cutting it for the MASSES. It is getting rather expensive to own a pure gasoline vehicle inJapan right now and it is only oging to get worst. So people do opt for Hybrid and LEV options. Even the likes of the RAV4 and CRV took a bow out of the market in Japan until Hybrids and other fuel efficient variants came along. As for Subaru's own canibalization...well...they introduced the LeVorg....in fact every since the Levorg was around everything from the Forrester and the XV has not done well. Those who want a fun powerful ride (who would have been the Forester crowd) would have gone for the LeVorg which is actually an awesome car (if you do not want the off road feature). Does Toyota have an effect on portfolio development ? Probably does..but then again none of these manufacturers can survive on their own because the market is shrinking. As much as we petrol heads hate to admit it..the reality is that people, epecially the younger generation, are moving away from cars and looking in to more hollistic, cost-effective and integrated transport solutions. Speciality cars sdaly do not fit in to that formular in Japan (and slowly in other places of the world).

Yours was a red leaf? Talk about Cherry bomb. The leaf owners club truly is a sad sight. Until the relevant battery technology comes around, this would be situation.

I'm no expert, I replied to your last thread, But again, when I take a diesel vehicle for the annual tune up and egr clean, the mechanics take utmost precautions not to dislodge clumps of soot / carbon deposits into the inlet / exhaust ports way above the valves, saying there is a tendency to damage the innards. These clumps of soot crumple in your hand but yet they do this. So a bit of metal may / may not have harmed your engine. But if I were you, I wouldn't be contemplating about the experts here rather go open the engine up and make sure nothing has been damaged. Then again there may / may not be any damage. If you are running long distances you may, may not have problems. I run by this policy, if a car is not reliable, it defeats its purpose as an appliance, It fails its purpose as entertainment for us motorheads. Of course fixing and upgrading is fun, but not forever, then it's an inconvenience. For a car to be reliable, it must breakdown less and psychologically must allow you to have the confidence to use it. If that doesnt happen it's just a lump of metal, either you make a proper car out of it, or get rid of it. So its upto u you, take a risk and run the thing with the noise, or start the autopsy. Everytime you hear the sound / whine, you ll be thinking about this thread. Hope you find the expert you are looking for But I doubt he ll give you the answer.

Messed up/ clogged egr system, cat, ppf, raised egts etc My vitara has a ppf and I've seen it indicate self burn off twice, To add Premature injector failure due to the sulphur content. The thing is manufacturers recommended but only time will tell, in our local setup Example 2010 2011, most of the common rail hiluxes and KDH Hiaces had issues with normal diesel, humongous array, injectors dpf block, CEL etc. Also I guess, I believe fuel quality improved with time as well Whereas none of the mitsubishi common rails had that issue other than output power loss over time. So better play safe than sorry and with the upcoming recession, dip in the LKR trying to save some some what 40 50 rs to 500rs per fuel stop will leave you paying 50,000 to 500,000 if you mess up something.

Honorable Davy, I was not sure my post was to the correct tread, that post must be posted. That is the simple reason I mentioned the last para. Not sure I have posted above to the correct page. In future I will post to my( AUTOMOBILE HISTORY) page any comments, what I want to write. Sylvester Wijesinghe Sylvi.

Members, I post this I got from Email. Many experts in the field claim that diesel engines have longer life spans due to the fact that they work on compression type ignition with the compression ratio also being high compared to petrol engines, they tend to have lower maximum RPM ranges than gasoline engines and their exhaust does not become as hot as the petrol engine. Because of this people tended to run diesel cars in a more “calm and controlled manner”. According to automotive engineers, if well-maintained, a diesel car can run up to 300,000 kilometres. In fact, in my country, taxis are all diesel, and many reach 900.000 km without opening the engine. But, today, with the advances in technology cars with diesel engines are becoming very fast and it all boils down to the way you drive the car and how you take care of it. In my country you have plenty of petrol cars that reach well over 300.000 km. They will lose about “10 HP a year” (this is just a way of saying after they reach a certain millage they will start loosing, and they lost much of their original power) but they will still work. And you have plenty of diesel cars that fail before they reach this 300K limit. I think the main problem with cars today is the use of turbos and electronics. Turbos run very hot and electronics and electrical systems tend to cause some of the main “issues” with engines, both diesel and petrol. As an example, you have the The Bugatti Type 41 built from 1927 to 1933 they are petrol and they all still work fine from all the 7 that were built (6 still exist, 1 destroyed in wreck). Bottom line engines will last longer petrol or diesel if you take care of them and you drive the car with care. Not sure I have posted above to the correct page. Sylvester Wijesinghe. Sylvi.

Come now @ajm i think we can all agree with the point you're trying to make that an older Euro car will cost more money than a similarly priced conventional (Japanese) option but let's not go around arbitrarily throwing around absolute figures without even having seen the particular specimen (i assume :D) in question. It's not fair to scare off @RansikaWimhan - is it the Burgundy one that is at the care sale in Malabe?

3 friggin mi... you got to be kidding me. Anyone who even considers to pay 3 million for this abomination should be burned to a crisp before they lay eggs.

this is true : I mean I'd prefer a loud noisy uncomfortable Indian ride over : DFCC Gloryhole, Golden Dragon Qz34509JK9102Z3fs , Kangkung Stirfry xml09871sfd etc.

Don't we have another voting option? Indian vehicles aren't horrible. Just not as solid as a jap car. But 100x times way reliable than DFSK trash. As far as revolutions go, only the alto/maruti 800, scorpio (police) & batta (haulers) managed to achieve that in srilanka for their respective categories. Not sure how the KUV100 will be though.