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Hi guys, Slightly OT, but does any one know a place to buy an active carbon air freshener / purifier?

I have seen a lot of Isuzu double cabs used in farms in Ambewela when i was there. Pretty serious machines according to the people who use them there considering the terrain.

This might help perhaps.

Not correct. Yes it has the 2N-FE engine, but they do come with electronic throttle control. Mine has it and the user manual confirms it as well.

This is because the Yaris has an electronic throttle control. its quite slow to respond when picking up uphill from a stop.

I dont think the ELM-327 scanners work with JDM models. These scanners communicate with EOBD whereas JDMs use something else. This is out of personal experience with a few JDM and nonJDM cars and information from the internet. Could be wrong though.

Well. I took my vehicle there earlier this year due to an issue with it. Got the injectors cleaned and inspected the fuel pump. The mechanic said the filter is clogged and since the filter and the pump come as a single unit, it has to be replaced. So we replaced it with a chinese one but since the problem did not go away, I took the vehicle to the agent. The original pump was perfectly fine and the problem was something else. So replaced the chinese one with the original. They were very careless in removing the fuel tank and nearly closed the air filter chamber with a screw driver inside it. They are the local agent for Asnu and the owner is trained to handle the machine. Only them and D*MO have the Asnu machine according to Mr. Perera. Im due for an engine tune up on Feb. Im thinking of getting the injectors cleaned from them but the other things to be done at another garage. Dont know how practical that is though.

They have a garage in their back yard. Mechanic there removes the injectors and does other cleaning up work. Only Mr. Perera ( the owner ) operates the Asnu machine. Spark plugs are also available at a shop nearby. The final bill will be for all these work including any replacements. Injector cleaning part is 100% satisfactory, but I could not say the same about the mechanics.

Well this might be true with you and your associates with the same mentality. But there are more than enough people who'd choose a stick shift over an auto. I am one of those who opted for manuals over auto. Owned only one auto over the years and the only slight advantage it had was when being stuck at stop and go traffic.

Sorry double post.

Not agreed. There are some very lazy fellows there as well. There is not much of a difference to service depending on weather it is Ceypetco or LIOC imo.

There are many people who dont get down from their vehicles even when bying from road side vegetable and fish stalls. May be the the ownership of four wheels has hit their heads that bad. Any way the occational near to rotting fish or the carrot will end up in their bags. This same scenario happens at the fuel station where the owners do not get down from their vehicles. People will cease the opportunity to snatch an extra buck at some time. The frequency and intensity one does such an action would I think will be determined by the level of his upbringing. As VVTI pointed out, there are two sides to such stories. Best thing when fuelling is to take cash with you, get down when fuelling up, pay only after the pumping is completed and the cap is properly closed. There are so many vehilces running with fuel lids not closed and fuel spilled on the body.

Quite the opposite to what they really are. Had several unpleasent experinces with the Wattala head office about five years back when doing the three initial services, and a dash board issue. Was compelled to take the vehicle recently to the Maharagama branch, and experience was very unpleasent. If you have a repair invoice, take a look at the labour hours they have allocated. Pathetic. By their estimates, they would be able to attend to about ten vehicles a day maximum. By the way I stayed at their workshop for a little time until I was told to stay out. Pity the owners who leave their vehicles there.

Sorry for the late reply. If this is for the method I suggested, about 8-10 inches of embedment is enough. But the point is to insert them forcibly. It will be best if you could use12mm (1/2 inch) tor steel rods. When you drill with the same size drill bit, with the rib of the rod, it will go down tight. If you are going ahead with the second method (i.e with the steel plate) the thread and the nuts of the anchors wil be jutted out. It wont be that neat. Just a suggestion. You could also consider a chain link fense on top of the existing wall. That is proving to be quite effective these days.

Consider the width of the wall. Else the wall will crack and you won’t get proper anchorage. Guess you are not that worried about the aesthetics.

Usually rebars are not welded when used in structural purposes. This is due to the change of local composition with the heat. But there are occations when welding is done with additional lap lengths ..etc. But for your purpose welding wont be a problem. What I feel is you could drill 12mm holes in the brick wall and forcibly insert the rebars. Then after setting up your arrangement, you could put a 75mm thick concrete strip along the wall.(Keep provision for this additional height required when inserting the rebar.) One problem here is since there are no vertical stiffeners, a crack could proprgate along the concrete/ brick joint. OT but presuming this is a boundary wall, cement blocks would have been a better option over bricks when considering the cost.

Hilti RE500 is used for anchoring in horizontal concrete surfaces. Hilti has some other chemicals for different circumstances as well. VVTI is correct about the agent and the location. Further, be careful when working with the chemical gun. It is an epoxy and if you do not clean up quickly, it will harden. But since you mentioned a brick wall, I think you would have to stick to a different method.

Used to work in the area few years back. Have seen many Maruties and Altos going to Horton planes. I also used to drive a Maruti back then and had several journies to Horton planes with 3-4 people on board. Did not have a single issue.

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Thank you MkX. Any place you can recommend to get it sorted?

Hello MkX. The vehicle is a manual Yaris. First it appeared when I was overtaking a vehicle. The engine slowed down mid way of accelerating. Then after a while in the same journey the engine started to miss and I had to pull over. The engine was responding ok when I pressed the accelerator when stationary, but on the move the engine speed didn't go up consistent with the accelerator. It was OK on the next day I drove in it. But on another day in the traffic this appeared again and the problem was worse. Even when stationary the engine didn't speed up. Even in the idle the engine speed dropped and a few times, halted. After the two scans and the tune up, the problem is more or less limited to the idle issue(now after slowing down to about 400 rpm, the engine suddenly speeds up by itself) but some times when running the acceleration is not smooth. Its a little difficult to balance the clutch because of the difference in the response to the pressing of the acceleration peddle.

Any one to recommend a place...?

Guys, My vehicle is having both these issues since about two weeks back. Did an efi tune up and an engine scan. currently running with a fuel system cleaner mixed with petrol. The technician said there are no error codes, but the problem still persists. Took to another place last week and I saw there was an error code for throttle valve position. He tried to reset the ECU with the scanner but couldn't. He did a manual reset which I think was not successful. I replaced the battery before any of this happened and the battery also shows being under charged( battery is only one and a half months old). I'm looking for a good place to do a full engine scan and a reset since according to your earlier replies it looks like to be errors with the throttle position and the idle control. Any suggestions of a good place to do an engine scan pls?