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  1. I'm currently running on 0w-20 and planning to switch to 10k oil with same viscosity if available because i'm doing 5k every 3 months.. My question is, if I change from semi to fully synthetic, someday if I stop using car more often, can I switch back to semi-synthetic just by changing the oil? Or do i have to do some cleaning before switching ??

    1. The Don

      The Don

      If you are switching between semi and full its probably a good idea to use some extra oil of the type you are switching to, to flush the system through. 

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  2. Back home in Sri Lanka! :)

    1. The Don

      The Don

      I think in SL one must be glad to own any car at all these days :)

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  3. Can a cop standing on the right side of a dual carriage way stop your car by waving a torch at you? I was over taking and did not stop.

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Ah you must have comes accross those SCUM who do it to take bribes or collect fines. The same happened to me. I think technically they can stop you and you and it doesn't matter where they are. But how in the world are you supposed to keep your eyes on the road and on the other bank of a dual carriage way!!!

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  4. Find out the truth.. Traffic Law MISCONCEPTIONS http://www.police.lk/index.php/special-events-/685-find-out-the-truth

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Well some of these statements won't stand up in court. You cannot charge a person for speeding if you cannot provde speed. You can charge them for reckless driving of course or driving without due care. Another thing I noticed was something dependent on a IGP circular. This is the first time I heard that the IGP can implement policy such as arming police officers. I do not think that will stand up to legal scrutinity either. That has to be Gazzetted (it might already exist and the IGP mig...

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  5. car side door molding gives it ugly old car look. dont know y prenio still carry it. & sadness is some axio owners fit it after market :(

    1. The Don

      The Don

      It saves your doors from being banged up in car parks

  6. Found the culprit who leaves scratch marks on my car... It's a freaking woodpecker!

  7. Am I the only who doesnt dip the light for people with one light in high beam always and people with poorly aligned Chinese HID lights?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Well there are multiple ways to look at it. Personally I would warn them by flashing and dipping. I don't want to blind them and risk them crashing into my car either so I always dip mine.

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  8. Dear aqua driver who failed miserably to keep up with a 48 year old car driven by a 65 year old 'uncle'.. i feel for you!

  9. Serviced at Mag City, they did a pretty good job!

    1. The Don

      The Don

      You wwew lucky then. But then it does not take a genius to do a service.

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  10. on modern toyotas, i noticed roof top 2 gutters which may cause to rain water to drop on to windshield & isnt it a bad design?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      No it doesn't. Its there for aerodynamic and design reasons. When the car is moving water will always move backwards. When the car is stationary it will move forward backwards and to the side depending on where it falls. This is the same in all cars. The light grove does not make a significant difference to this behaviour. If the groves around the windscreen overflows, water will flow onto the windscreen. This again is true of most cars. Personally this is preferred to it going over the s...

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  11. on modern toyotas, i noticed roof top 2 gutters which may cause to rain water to drop on to windshield & isnt it a bad design?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      I think you have confused yourself with a design feature. There is a grove hidden by the plastic around the windscreen which will take the water around the windscreen and down the two drain holes located by the fender usually.

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  12. Created an adv on behalf of a friend. But it doesn't appear in Key word search. Tried to contact A/L office few time but no luck :(

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Contact MADZ directly through the forum. Also let him know about issues at the office. He's not in the country for most of the year, so is probably not aware of everything that goes on.

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  13. climbed kadugannawa in a 26 years old CE90 to see 4 pandas, 1 408, couple of maruti 800s stopped aside with hoods open. Sigh!

  14. Saw a 302- Prius the other day. Whoever bought it then was a real pioneer.

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Very few still have the hybrid systems intact

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  15. Does the peak HP fall to a lower RPM when the engine capacity increases? give the fact everything else remains constant. Or is the torque?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Exactly. Also diesel fuel has more energy so more bang, so you can run higher compression. In petrol engines to achieve the same you need high octane petrol.

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  16. Does the peak HP fall to a lower RPM when the engine capacity increases? give the fact everything else remains constant. Or is the torque?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      the compression ratio is relative to stroke. Its the ratio of space uncompressed to compressed right, which is directly relative to the travel of the piston from its bottom position to top. The chape of the combustion chamber also has a bearing on this. There was a good article about the relationship between torque and horse power you should read. It was posted on the forum but I'm sure Google will give you the same result.

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  17. My van's engine goes to high rpm when it's doing 60 km/h. will engine tune up fix this issue ? thanks ;)

  18. Does the peak HP fall to a lower RPM when the engine capacity increases? give the fact everything else remains constant. Or is the torque?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Its based on stroke not engine capacity. This can be visualised as the distance the piston travels down in one cycle. Longer stroke engines deliver peak power at lower rpms.

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  19. I went through Suzuki's line up, they have pretty nice small cars. Why arent they brought down here? are small JDM cars and Indian cars taxed in a different way?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      Its not the tax, its the base price.

  20. Do you need to do any settings changed on the ECU after changing CVT oil?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      You probably don't need to do anything electronically unless you got a service indicator/reminder to change your CVT oil in which case you need to reset the service counter. Otherwise there is no need.

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  21. How could you drive from left hand side of the vehicle and shift gears with your right hand!!!? it would feel totally wrong -_-

    1. The Don

      The Don

      I'm not sure it makes a difference and I don't see how anybody can feel better positioned. The advantage of RHD is when you are changing gear your right hand is on the steering wheel which for most people is the hand they use most. And the right foot is on the accelorator. Its just the Americans the French and the Germans wanted to be different from the British :) I'm left handed so I've dealt with things built for right handers all my life. Its no biggie.

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  22. Saw a 420D while crossing the road just now. Only figured out it was a 4 series because of the emblem. BMW styling needs a SERIOUS upgrade.

  23. So there is a new facelift indian alto fitted with the silly tiptronic gearbox and the main thing they focus in there ads is that it has a two tone interior... "Indians"

    1. The Don

      The Don

      You guys do realise you get a really good choice of cars in India these days, not like the good old days

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  24. My car has been recently transferred to CP from WP, but the new plates have still not arrived. My revenue license will expire soon. My green certificate will have the license plate number as WP. Will that be a problem when Im going to renew the revenue license?

    1. The Don

      The Don

      I don't think they need to see the actual plate to renew revenue license. If you have official confirmation of new number, they should accept that.

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  25. Brace yourself, dope Hiace coming down! :)

    1. The Don

      The Don

      What do you think the rough cost will be once cleared from customs?

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