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Wow sound very concerning 😬. Thanks for your input guys, will surely check this up before it get any worse. Since they used the loose oil, I'm having a doubt whether they didn't fill it all the way up. After your comments i checked the level again, it around 50%, maybe i was not on flat base last time.

Guys I'm nearing my 2nd engine oil change in 500KMs. Few days back i noticed reduced engine oil levels compared to my previous car(Toyota), of course it was still within the lower and higher marks in the rod. I'm using 10W-30 (Valvoline) from UniMo continuing same as the previous owner. During the last service i used the loose oil instead of the sealed can since previous owner had done the same way also when i asked UniMo tech guys assured me its the same oil with same quality but only one is priced higher due to extra packing. I don't observe any oil leaks or any unusual smoke coming out of exhaust. And my drive patterns does not include major traffic congestions. Just 100+KM trips twice a week and then 10Km drive once a day. If the lower mark is 0% and higher mark is 100%, my levels are currently at 15%. Most articles say there will be some engine burn but could not find anything related to a lancer. Do you think its normal for a car with 125k mileage to burn out 85%(within makers) of oil? and how's your ladies behaving? Also what do you think about using the unpacked engine oil? Thanks

Of course mate! But we all love that looks over comfort don't we 😂 Anyway i was looking for OEM center console rather than going for 3rd party one. Any recommended place to look for? Something like in the picture will be ideal👌

Yes, its black on black. But missing out the arm rest😟 I guess you are refering to the spoiler in GT version? Yes they had a GT spoiler In stock when i was buying this. You can call below, what they quoted me was around 14K. If you are to buy i suggest to paint job from a recommended paint shop since my paint job was clumpsy Sampath Stickers & Car Audio 077 239 0700 https://maps.app.goo.gl/fY2UAT6C7JNExWBz8

Here's some captures of Mylady 😁 Tried adding on my profile and link it here since i didn't want to spoil the thread but could find such a option. Car was almost in stock condition when i bought. Since then i've add below mods 1) Spoiler (Fiber) - 14K with paint from Sampath Stickers ( had to redo the paint job with another 3K). Original plastic spoiler would cost around 85K. 2) Paint alloy wheels with gloss black and calipers with red - *6K for paint job (local shop). Before this 16'' stock alloy wheel were silver color. I'd love to go disc brake on rear wheels but as any once done that on a Ex? and how costly would it be

Still to watch F9 & I'm bored already 😄 On the number of bearing balls, I haven't experience any difference in my short driving time after the repair. Will update here if i get anything. Adding few pictures of the repair

Thanks @iRagefor your tip. Actually this was my first experience ordering spare part from out side the country. Seller had only DHL carrier for express shipping so i went with it anyway. In my case, they(DHL) had produced the original invoice and my credit card statement to custom, so i guess the duty amount is quite accurate only the rate is much more than what i initially thought. So when you ship with EMS, do they retain the package at customs and inform the receiver to pay up the duty? or do you have to pay the currier at delivery? I will definitely try out this option if i am to order anything in future. Okay noted guys i will add some pictures on my page and link it on the thread. Feel free to add your comments!

Thanks! @Hyaenidae Yes, it was thriller of a experience for me. Definitely would be a good tale to brag about during a guys night out On Toyotas, as per what i heard, pair of 3rd party CV joints would cost around 10-15K few years back. I'm not sure how it is now given all the inflation going around.

CV Joint replacement Hello Gents! Here's my story short. I've been a Toyota car owner for 5 years and decided to give a chance to car enthusiastic inside me to go for a Lance ex. So i've done it (special thanks for wife's approval ) and now I'm a proud owner of 2014 Lance Ex . I've bought the car 2 months back with 121K mileage on it. It was with 2nd owner and most of the running repairs were completed. So far its been a pleasant experience with the car for me. However i am missing the low maintenance cost on my Toyota given that i'm tight on budget after insurance payment and all. Going back to the thread, Kudos to everyone who started this and your information helped a lot for me. So it felt like my duty to add back my experience here so one day it will be useful for someone One month after i bought the car, heard some *tuku tuku noise on hard slow cornering. Initially thought it was from front shocks but as per one of relation who owns are garage told me it was definitely the CV. I had him inspected the joint, previous owner has replaced the boots but not the joints. I wanted the change the as soon as possible since I'm driving long distance often & sometimes in windy roads. He (my relation) told me that there would be spares to be easily found ,but without knowing the inner no of teeth's/groves its hard to find the exact part. So i found this thread and found that @trinity has mentioned the exact outer and inner groves of the CV. But as per what i read his was CY2 where as mine was CY1 and the Mitsubishi part numbers were different for the two models CY2: 3815A169/3815A170 CY1: 3815A454/3815A459 So i had no choice other than cutting open the cv to check the inner groves, for my luck/unluck its the same grove number as CY2, so i called WIMAL MOTORS MORATUWA where Trinity got his and guess what!, they dont have the part in stock. They checked with their supplier & informed me they would get the part within two weeks and it will cost more than 20K for once piece. I called UniMO and yes it is still correct, they dont have the "CV joint only" they only do the front axle replacement which cost 187K for once side. so for both sides it should be close to 400K with service charges. Well well well! at that point i though no way im going to pay my honest money to these buggers no matter what and decided to go for ordering the part from FEBEST (part number 0410-CY2) special thanks to @Hyaenidaefor the link and part number. But guess what!, you are correct trinity these things don't work out easily in car business, that's not how it happens lol. So FEBEST guys got my VIN and said the mentioned part did not match my vehicle . Now i had no where else to go. I had already contacted almost all the part shops in Sri Lanka and non the part matching my car. Then i was looking for a reconditioned part and reconditioned parts almost don't exist for this vehicle. Now with my car in garage for two days i was getting tensed and started measuring the dimensions of the removed CV joint and just like that It was exactly matching the description provided by FEBEST. So at this point i had to take a chance either to wait for WIMAL motors to get the part and do it myself. I took a chance, went with my instincts and ordered the part, they shipped via DHL express. 2 x CV joint with boot/greese/rings : LKR 16000 DHL Charges: LKR 14000 Taxes : LKR 22000 (with extra DHL charges for documentation) I got the part within 9 days of order placement and this mostly depend on the time taken for custom clearance in Sri Lanka. I was so nervous(couldn't sleep lol) until the part reached here and i wanted it to match dearly. My chance paid off and it was a exact match (sigh!!!!). I replaced both my joints, altogether it cost me around LKR 60000 for the whole job. Summary CV joint for CY1 & CY2 are same (Inner teeth = 30 / Outer teeth = 28/ Diameter = 59.5 mm) So that's my tale! hope someone find this information usefull! Oh! and almost forgot. Original CV joint had 8 balls and the new ones only had 6 balls. That was one of the reason i decided to change both joints. Noticed from the photos that there were only 6 balls in @trinity's new CVs as well, given that you have changed only once side, have you noticed any difference or issue with running on 6 ball CV? Thanks