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I think you are refering to Dhusta Gamini near Colombo. DutuGamunu was a great king who respected his rival Elara too.

No need for srikes or Work to Rules, Since the governnment has reduced some essentail food items today instead of anual increments by cutting the duties imposed by the same government. Workers and Chandasas unjustified requests will be voided. Motorists can drive happily!.

If correcty maintained for Mazda BJ5P Auto consumption is 10 -11 Km/l in town running & 14-16 Km/l in outstations. Market prices vary between 1.3 to 1.9 mil , depending on the Year of manufacture (1998 to 2003) , Registration Number,Capacity of the engine (1.3/1.5/1.6) & Condition of the car.

You must go in a sunny day to repair it . For small chips/cracks it will be effective up to 75% present. Marks can be seen even after repairs ,however spreading will be stopped.

This will be normal for tommorrow. For all items, tommorrow's price of new stocks would be like this. Double the today's price. Gentelmen from all above shops quoting new stock price,even before the arrival of goods. I don't know whether this is due to newly imposed Government Taxes. One thing should be mentioned here, no tendancy of price hiking in wolrld auto parts prices yet. The said prices have been actually gone down due to Chinese/South Asian OEMs/Products. What is happening in Sri Lanka?. I think Government's disliking of importing goods owing to the insufficient funds and High mark up for vendors due to less sales can lead to this. This is being normal in all sectors ,not only in auto field.

The Contacts are, As*ri - 2543355 New Ra*nbow - 2389589 Ra*nbow - 2421844 Before buy any sensor you have to ascertain which wheel sensor went wrong ,since four different part configurations (different part numbers) for each wheel. So some form of Scaning is necessary!.

What do you mean?. The sensor with wire ? Try Asiri and New Rainbow in Panchicawatta. For BJ it won't much expensive Probably around 6000/-(Genuine). The Car mart prices are high besides always in out of stock state. Since this is a delicate sensor using used ones , not much recommended. Removal from the mount without damaging it , may sometimes be a skilled job. I mentioned above for case of BJ. BHA may be differernt or similar. Keep in mind !.

Yesterday's Ban Gu's statement on Gas Prices Standardrisation indicated this. The Government has to pay for Hedging ??

Most of the Motor Rules in Sri Lanka are only for Cars & Small Vans. Because they (Policemen) think Three Wheelers & Private/CTB Buses are Politicians Taste ( They fear about ..) or do not a produce any something on the roads. Above categories do not even need at least Kohu Lanu ,Thick Rubber Bands too. This will be the outcome.

Clean the Mass Airflow Sensor . Also check the Throttle Body , Injectors , Air Cleaner Element and Spark Plugs . Most probable causes !.

I also do not see this as an easy task. Only Mazda BJ5P GS,RX ,RS models (sedan) & BJ5W RS have this in ZL-VE Engines ,when correctly say, SVT (Sequential Valve Timing - Not exactly VVTi) . These cars of Japanese domestic were available in Sri Lanka in very less quantities. May be due to higher original/resale price in SVTs. Most of the sellers imported BJ5 with ZL-DE engines. The pdftown link relates to US Model of BJ , the engine is completely differernt from Japanese versions. Decision is yours!

I think your decision is correct. Please wait and see. Brownish appearance does not indicate always it is sludge. Open tappet cover and evaluate. Your one may be in first phase of attack since said models are more prone. Take owner's actions that can deaccelerate the sludge deposits. I have inserted a link showing a severe sludge attacked engine - head cover open. http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1096/enginesuldge.jpg

Yes, there are problems with Toyotas on this issue of sludge formation, this type of formation can exist in any other manufacture's engines as this is solely not a porblem of design of engines. Following are the various factors attribute to this. 1. Engine design - Engine oil passages running at high or elevated temperatures owing to the designs 2. Severe Service conditions - Short trips , Long ideling periods , stop go stop driving ,heavy loads, High speeds 3. Lubricants used - Some oils contribute to this factor 4. Extended oil drain intervals - for Sri lanka should not exceed 4000 Km on mineral. 3000 Km better. 5. Mechanical Malfunctions - Faluty cooling system , Malfunction of PCV (Positive Crank case Ventilation) System 6. Improper usage of high octane fuel against manufacture's recommendation. - attributes high carbon deposits. So Vitz, when we see above factors the owner has a role (5/6) to ensure his engine Sludge free rather than the manufacturer. [Why we blame Toyota's design. Yes, Toyota had,also Audi, VW & Saab. Millions went wrong worldwide.] Other thing is we cannot evaluate the sludge attacks by viewing through oil filling window. Browinsh or yellow colour patches may not be sludge most of the times. Those are varnishes appaer in lubricatns. You will have to remove the Head cover for a correct evaluation. Minor sludge formations can be corrected in the normal run with short oil drain intervals with (say 1000 Km X3 Times) with lubricants with very good cleaning properties. Major once should be treated with professional attention. No personal methods by individuals should not be entertained as those could lead to engine damages.

They fix a gadget near the engine to ascertain the RPM and can read numerically from the equipment monitor they use. No need of vehicle's RPM meter !

Yes ,You will have to repair the Exaust system before the test because it hampers the readings when the crack sucks outside air.For petrol engines they revolve around 2500 rpm. Even 3500 rpm is not a problem for diesel engines since it is the level when a vehicle is running at around 120 Km/h. Most of the passenger vehicles run at around 2000 to 3000 rpm as (maximum /average ),they have chosen these values as average to corresponding speeds and also idle (when in traffic) for effective emission test results. Also there are technical reasons for a safe region 1000 to 2000 rpm which contributes less emissions in most of the vehicles. In otherwords if high rpm and idel levels are ok ,most common drive level of 1000 to 2000 rpm would be ok.

Yes, Why trains !!!. Always committed to Clean envioronment. The Governmment has different agendas. GOOD OR BAD ! Like retail sales of commodities when they sell , Fuel prices. different different Taxes !!

Devinda ,Yes your point is correct. The classics we mentioned have come pre 1970's time when there were no postulated emission standards in the world. Take for example , SU Carburetors in old Minis & Morris Minors , no definite emission control plans were available compared to the carburetors in late 1980s. These engines did not have even a PCV(Positive Crankcase Ventilation) valve. The factors such as availability of correct parts ,Jets /needles are in questions to maintain those at least to the threshold. Other thing you mentioned is well maintained factor , it should not indicate money pumped or invested for external appearance and getting maximum acceleration in terms of properly maimntained. Most of the engines are modified or tuned for maximum first Km/s (acceleration) not for Maximum Km/Liter by using aftermarket not recommended orifice sizes in their carburetors, apart from the absence of emission control mechanisms. The associated igntion systems are also such that. The OEM parts are now almost not available for these old cars/vehicles, so we cannot barely expect at least early 1990s standards. My argument is that an allowance should be given to these vehicles (since the population is less and also less usage) too like for Three Wheelers/Motor Bikes ,as it is hardly imagine the compliance of these tests to said vehicles.

As Maithri said standards set in Sri Lanka can easily comply by todays EFI engines and those are more prone to Caburetor era standards. Even in carburetor engines , if averagely maintained , may be able to pass these tests. I here mention about the petrol equivalents. However giving some allowances (can anybody explain) to Three Wheelers and Mortor Cycles are in questions (Exhaust's Petrol smell is a purely HC emission violation.). Hope that these smells produce by latter said vehicles will be vanished from Sri Lankan Air and relevant authorites will be in a strong position.

I am currently using Motul 4000 Motion which is a mineral , good in Low noise & Thermal properties however Cleaning properties still in question as I feel. It is a product of India collaborated with Motul France. Motul Synthetics available here are manufactured in France/Europe. As I feel Castrol GTX has very good engine cleaning properties . Mobil XHP is a Mineral blend with additives and Mobil S is semi synthetic (Synthetic blend). It is worth while to mention here all of the minerals today come with additives. Most of the manufacturers recommend mineral oils rather than synthetics for their Engines & for VVT engines low viscocity (Max SAE 30) oils are recommended. I have heard that for Toyota 121, there are problems with Synthetic oils. It may be good, changing minerals at 3000-4000 km intervals rather than using synthetics for 10000km. in terms of cost , Engine cleaning and to avoid so called problems with Synthetic oils.

Boring & Tata - No any other words/comments.? Still you are failing to form a Tata Club as a Tata lover! .

Is J for Judas ?. He is Indian Pro. Likes all indian products (Tata /Maruti / Mysoor D ) . Anti JVP !!

Try Samarasinghe Windscreen House near Tower hall , Panchikawatta.

SandunJ , What are your sugestions to make the Mazda/Ford event 'non-boring' ?. Hope that you would provide 'at least one'.