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Dear Friends will you please advise me average fuel consumption of Swift 2004-2007 cars. i got 2004 one and it dose 8 Km/l in Colombo and 10-12 out station thanks Sira

Hi Rumesh Not really, couldn't see any issue. how easy to change them with studs? originally it comes with bolts. see the attachment

Tried, that . no luck

Dear Friends Y'day i managed to do a tuneup this car by my self got a help form friend. I removed and cleaned all injectors. but i was not be able to remove the throttle body , all 4 screws were very very tight . only managed to unscrew one , And second screw gone wrong and i think it got damaged. it was not about to unscrew. only turning and now not able to tight too. so i thought it will gonna be a mess if i try to remove other 2 screws. just park that task and just apply form injector cleaning on throttle body. my question is why this throttle body screws are that much of tight and how remove this in future Sira

Dear Friends I brought 2004 Swift car last week and i really love this car. it got very good pulling power , I do not know this got CVT or Normal AT gear box . I can see a yellow circle on the dash board and one my tech said this has CVT, 1. how do in know the exact model of gear box this has. if CVT then need more attention and how often should i change Oil ? 2. The previous owner has changed the EPS Rack . I have heard this model of Swift gives Rack issue. how to prevent this Rack failing in future? 3. Left lower arm bush has broken. is it freely are available ? where can i buy them ? or need to replace the whole arm ? 4. I can see security alarm sticker on the glass and it seems no alarm. only remote lock and unlock. no beacon too. 5 Any other preventive maintenance required? Let me have your valuable advice on this please Thank you

No, it only for the scanner

Dear Friends I brought Suzuki swift 2004 (Japanese) car last week and when i checked with scanner i saw 2 fault code - C1122 which is belongs to EPS .and other one of immobilizer the previous owner said that he change whole rack unit. now when i check this on the web it says the speed sensor signal not comes to EPS. so you have any experience with this issue? other one is the remote key seems not working. i check the circuit board and no luck. how to fix that Thank you sira

Hi Friends I found a suzuki swift 2005 car and seems a nice car. it similar triptonic gear and it only can change 2, and 3 gears. and i can hear the rack noise too. One guy said this model got rack noice problem and this gear box gives an issue. do you have any idea of above comment sira

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Dear Friends will you also give me your feed back about swift car, i'm currently looking for a car and it is bit scared to buy very old car. what id your views on swift 2002 to 2004 model. my considerations are fuel consumption , spare parts and common faults please let me see your views Sira

Yes, you are correct I'm a Honda fan I sold my EK3 last month and brought Demio - 2001 coz my wife want to have car so i thought go for One car as cannot afford 2 cars. so same week i brought mazda demio. worst car ever .i had to repair gear box , replaced radiator , mirros..tune up . AC repair..etc. it cost me 100k for all. then after all i realized massive corrosion under the engine compartment. i was so disappoint and I sold it 3 days ago and advised the buyer about the corrosion honestly. I have never drive Auto gear car for a 15 years and now only getting used to it. I really like ES 8 face lift and it suits my budget too. but i'm scared with repairs now. i heard from few Honda technicians, that auto gear boxes will have repair if its over 100K KM millage. so it cost of repair would be 65K. and others like Engine Mount, cam Belt...etc. so and . most ES 8's are more than 150K . so there will be more repairs will be in future. Hub bearing, Lower arm bush, upper arm bush, CV joints, Shocks..etc That's why i 'm looking for GP1 made in 2011 or 2012. and less mileage some times 65K. and fuel consumption. it is over budget but i believe less headache. Anyway thank you for your valuable advice and hoping to have more sira

Dear friends I'm hoping to buy a car with maximum 3.4M. I had Civic ek3 superb car and demio 2001 (only one month). Now my plan is to go for bit a new model may be hybrid model. I have interest with gp1 too. What will be yours idea Please advise Sira

Hi friends I'm hoping to buy fit gp1 or 2 with max 3.4M how is this car? Please share your experience Sira

Hi Davy I just bleed the all wheels. rear L , Front R ,Rear R and Front L. when i bleed them i let oil go alot. because earlier there was block. looks ok no block of any pipes or ABS module. The difference i noticed this car is when i press the paddle very hard, car dose not like to stop. my Ek3 (non ABS) it;s stopps with hard break (20-30 KMPH) and over 70-80 wheels locks. This car around 20 -30 kmPH, smooth break can apply and it reduces the speed but if i keep pressing the paddle hard . it's lazy to stop.. Will the ABS activated 20-30 too? or any other issue thanks sira

Hi Davy Thank you for the update. I just unscrew particuler pipe on the ABS module. have't got a clue weather it is module or pump. is there any way for isolate it. I was not used ABS car for last 15 years time and now only getting experience with this. same like ABS and AT gear box.

Dear Friends I recently brought Demio 2001 car and it got ABS break system. Today i replaced break liners and just checked any air on the system because it looks never touched for a long time. so when i bleed rear left wheel . after few second time there was no any break oil in the line. so i checked total system and notice , there was block on output line on the ABS module. then i start the engine and run the car and applied hard break . hear the ABS spinning sound too. then noticed that the block lie now cleared and when i press the break paddle it squirt break oil. will there be a block on ABS line ? is there any other way of bleeding ABS assisted breaking system? do we need to service ABS system with specific time period Thanks sira

Finally i got this repaired by place called - nilwala at ambul deniya. he has changed hub unit and soem clutch plates. looks full repair

Dear Friends I'm new to Automatic gear cars and last 10 years i used only manual cars. now i 'm looking for auto gear car. Recently i got Mazda Demio 201 and looks small issue with gear box. so now i really want to know how can i identify automatic gear box issues before buy a car. some issues appear when the engine cold. some of when kick down..etc can you please advice Thank you sira

Dear Friends I brought Demio 2001 (LA3WDW) last week. I noticed a small issue today. After start and move the gear leaver in to D position ( with in 1 min time) , car looks very lazy to move. if i accelerate hard, it move slowly and that time i saw "HOLD" indicator flashing on dash board. then i switch off the engine and start it again .all issue was gone and car start running as normal. what could be the issue on this please. the previous owner said he change the ATF. do i need to do a valve body service ? some other issue i have found as below 1. when the engine is hot , the speed around 60 and then accelerate bit , i can hear spark knock - detonation sound 2. previous owner has not changed the T-belt and now car reached 120K mileage. at what mileage i should change the T belt Please advice Thank you sira

Yes, thank you . i heard that specially this model is lack of spares too. anyway what are the famous shops in delkanda, or panchikawatta who doing mazda. like honda - maruchi. autobase...etc

Dear Friends I'm hoping to buy Mazda Demio as a 2nd car and i found one 2002 auto with 1.5M. really good condition and good pulling power. Will you please update me about this car in terms of Spare parts availability - body parts, mechanical , Shocks, ...etc and common problems with this also who will be the best mechanics of this models. Thank you and appreciate your comments sira

The new Hundai man has replaced the O2 sensor and reset by removing the battery terminals. the error has gone but after 2, 3 hours time when engine off and one it appear again.Do you think ECU has damaged? sira

Thanks Rumesh The Hyundai man said if the 02 issue keep cumming after installing the new sensor, then ECU may have damage due to short circuit, we will be vising another place today at Palawatta area and will see what his views too. sira