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  1. Are you referring to routine maintenance? if so you can get it done by any reputed service center. In my case, I get done the routine service done by my mechanic. It costs really less. For ATF change - better go to the agent as the DSI MT6 tranny is very fragile I've once went to Advance Car Diagnostics for the replacement of the Door Actuator and they did a good job. One advantage is you can monitor what they are doing. However, the price of the part and service cost is same as Micro. Since I studied the way of replacing the door actuator, I was able to replace actuators of other doors by myself.
  2. Hi all, I was able to find both front (KBF) and rear (Hi-Q) brake pads. All korean made pads, quite good in quality. For rear, Kia Soul brake pads are of perfect match. For, front pads I had to use shims from old brake pads but for rear nothing needed. The total cost - Front brake pads - Rs. 2900, Rear -Rs. 2500. Brake fluid (DOT 4) - Rs. 1000. DIY job -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgmOeYh4mTg Total cost : Rs. 7000.00 If got done by micro - estimated cost Min 30,000.00 Total saving 23,000.00 (Min) for a satisfied perfect brake job. Take home message - Don't rely much on routine repairs and serving for Agents. For routine service done at home 5 l of MOBIL Delvec MX - cost Rs. 5000, oil filter from the agent - Rs. 1500.00 Total cost - Rs. 6500 If done with the agent the cost would be minimum 13000 -14000.00
  3. thanks, won't it start to vibrate. Note this pad is the outside one, the OEM comes only with anti-squeal shim No-1. This is a kind of an integrated shim. Unlike the break piston side (inner brake pad), it is not a clip on type to the brake pad body. I doubt that If I dont glue it to the pad, it would start vibrating.
  4. I am expecting to use an aftermarket brake pad for my vehicle. I found that the substitute front pad is not coming with an antisquel shim. However, I could detach the shim from the OEM pad as it was lightly glued to the pad. Though this shim perfectly fits the aftermarket brake pad, I wish to glue it to the brake pad body. Anybody knows a suitable adhesive for that. I've head something called antisquel paste, but I am not sure it would work and if so, place to find out in Kandy. Many thanks in advance for expert comments...
  5. Has anybody tried aftermarket brake pads for SSangyong Korando. If so where it is available and how much the price. As usual, the company price is quite exorbitant : Front 10212 +Vat, Rear 8439+Vat. The OEM part is made by Mando.. I found following Mando Plus brake pads are compatible for Korando: Front: MPH38 made for Hyundai SantaFe 6 Rear: MPH 39 made for Hyundai Sonata (NF) R Anybody knows a place where I can purchase genuine Mando plus brake pads (No luck with Ajan....a Motors, Panchi)
  6. Should someone who can spend 9.0 million odd for a vehicle worried about the cost of fuel!!!!
  7. Guys, I purchased an oil filter for GP 1 from a place in Kandy. Though they said it is a genuine one, for my observations all hallmarks of a duplicate one are eminent. What are your ideas!! Apparently, I asked one of my colleague to purchase it for me.
  8. Hi, I replaced tires with NEXEN nblue HD (215/65/16). I didn't do much research before buying. However, later I found that NEXEN nblue HD is a passenger car tire and for SUV/Crossovers like Tuscon, Nexen recommends SUV tire such as NFERARU5. Is there a huge difference between passenger car tires and SUV tires? Should it be a factor when choosing tires (though I am too late now!!!) Thanks
  9. Saangyong vehicles are not bad as discussed here. I've been using a Korando for last 4 years and no much complaints except the poor service of unprofessional dealer. Its worth for what I paid for. Vehicle is still intact and no falling interior parts as posted in some threads. Handling is superb and I have driven this vehicle to every corner of the country. Present Saangyong engines (EXDI) are refined quite lot compared to previous ones. I noticed that most of engine parts are sourced from Bosch (sensors), Delphi (injector system), Mando (suspension system). Good that recently moved from crappy DIS (Australian) gear box to a Japanese AISIN.
  10. Lol!!!!! Typical Sri Lankan mentality that values 25-30 years old rust-baskets (like computer model Pajero) for 3 - 4 million rupees.
  11. TT and IRage,,,, Many thanks for infor...
  12. Experts, Is it required to change/inspect the level of oil of the AWD vehicle power transfer unit (PTU), E-coupling and Rear Axle Unit. The user manual of my vehicle does not say anything except the appropriate oil. However, the service manual of the vehicle (korando) recommends "Check and add at every 20,000 km (EU) or 15,000 km (General) of driving or 12 months" In vehicle service, even the agent does not check these oil levels. Is this the negligence of the Agent? Thanks,
  13. Guys, The LCD StealMate (S*N L*A) display unit of the reverse sensor cum camera fitted to my car stopped working. Seems that the company does not bring down spare parts anymore. According to them, the reverse sensor signals also processed by the said LCD display, so there is no luck of using a normal LCD display. Has anyone encountered this problem and solved using an substitute display? Thanks
  14. There is no point of discussing the fuel economy of cars as far as notorious traffic congestions we experience today are considered. I live in kandy and often it takes two and half hours for the return trip peradeniya to kandy (mahamaya). Whatever the car we would use (perhaps not applicable for electric), there would not be much difference in the fuel consumption. if your travel often to the city...don't think about the fuel consumption difference of 1-2 km/l when selecting cars. Just buy a well maintained car for a reasonable price.
  15. Hi Gayanath, Many thanks for the infor. and sharing your experiences. Seems it would be better to avoid this tool. I could not find the cup (with flutes) here in Sri Lanka. I ordered it from Ebay. In deed, most of our service station guys are bunch or ignorant fellows, doing such crazy things. That is why I thought of do oil change at home.
  16. Guys, from where can I purchase this wrench, preferably around kandy
  17. Yes, web search gave enough evidences of many dangers of Cheap Chinese OBDII adapters. I am not dare to get another similar one from Ebay.... How we can find a good quality OBDII
  18. Thanks Davy, forum search with OBD did not bring up this thread. Indeed, very useful one which i completely missed
  19. Thanks all, Sorry, I thought that this deserves a new thread. Anyways, if appropriate please merge this with Cool ebay gadgets. Good to know that people have used such adapters without any issues. Perhaps, the adapter may be sending false signals to the ECU or a real coincident. I"ll wait and see whether the check engine light come again or not without plugging the adapter. Is there a chance the mess up the ECU by a faulty adapter?......
  20. Just to share some experiences I had with OBDII - Bluetooth Adapter I brought down OBDII-Bluetooth adapter from Ebay and from few days I used as a engine data source to run an ancillary Android display of engine parameters. I kept the adapter plugged permanently and it worked really well for few days providing real time data. Yesterday, meter cluster warning lights start to work strangely. Check engine light came up with transmission error code and ABS and some other warnings started to blink. Believing, the adapter is the culprit, I removed it and waited a day and the warnings went off. Conclusion: It is not a good idea to keep the OBDII adapter plugged in for long, as it can generate fault signals in the ECU and make the system unstable. So, be careful when using this gadget......
  21. Seems nobody faced such an issue.... Anyways, problem has been solved!!!. The issue was faulty Cam Position Sensor which was diagnosed and replaced by MICRO
  22. The vehicle I own coping up well. now almost 35000 km done. No issues except the broken door actuator. It costed me Rs 8000 to fix. fuel economy around 8-9 km/l in the city and 12-13 out side. It has plenty of power and i enjoy the handling, though there is a considerable turbo lag.
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