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Ok thanks

I guess you went with option 2, how much it cost you to get it done from your Kandy garage?

Price is somewhat correct. But no parts available in-stock. As we checked from spare parts division directly.

As per Nov 2017 budget proposals Customs exercise duty structure for Motor Vehicles is now based on engine capacity. You can calculate using below formula. Exercise Duty = Engine Capacity in CC x LKR per Cm^3 Rate You can check rates from following document. Refer Page 13 on wards. In your case for Hybrid refer table " Petrol hybrid motor cars" on Page 15. https://www.pwc.com/lk/en/assets/document/2018/proposals/PwC_Sri_Lanka_Budget-Proposals-2018.pdf Thanks.

No, not for GP1. We checked last Saturday as well from both Maradana & Pepiliyana branches.

Hi, I also thought same. But unfortunately Stafford don't have parts ( mainly pistons and Piston rings ) in stock. Only Panchikawatte guys have them. But not too sure whether they have rectified new pistons or not. If those from an old stock entire exercise will be a waste. :-(

You can see it briefly in my initial quote itself. Anyway refer below. Original Piston design allows sludge formation on the edge of the piston oil ring, hence it will result in poor sealing of the oil ring. Due to above it may cause engine oil to leak into engine combustion chamber which causes cylinder misfire. Due to this ECU will trigger Check Engine Lights. If you connect an OBD scanner you may be able to see following OBD error codes. 1) P0300 HONDA - Random Cylinder Misfire Detected 2) P0302 HONDA - Cylinder Number 2 Misfire Detected 3) P0303 HONDA - Cylinder Number 3 Misfire Detected As a safety precaution car ECU may put vehicle into a safety mode called "LIMP Mode". In the LIMP mode your engine may not Rev more that 20rpm & hence vehicle may not go more than 10kmph speed. This is b’coz when the vehicle goes into limp mode when the engine misfires, the ECU is shutting down the electronics to the transmission to prevent damage to the catalytic converter as the fuel condition is either too lean or too rich. Repair Solutions. Option 1 : Cleaning spark plugs & Fuel Injectors + change engine oil to higher viscosity grade from 0W-20 to 10W-30. Option 2 : Option 1 + cleaning existing pistons & piston rings Option 3 : Option 1 + replacing pistons & pistons rings. < This is what mentioned in the Honda recall notice. Seems they have re-engineered pistons to not to form sludge with their new design > In my friends case he tried Option 1, with but couldn't last at least 500 kms. That's why i'm evaluating the best option between option 2 & 3 with your reviews / feedback.

hi Vitz, 1. From where you did the repair ? 2. Have you replaced any parts or only cleaned & fixed existing pistons/rings ? 3. How much it cost ?

Hi, I just found below article on Honda FIT GP1 - Hybrid She's Model. As name implies "She's" its an attempt to woo the female driver with a car customized specially for women. If you have She's emblem on your boot door, then its a She's. < refer attachment > Refer below links to check what exact features they have customized in this version to make it more girly. Hope all male owners who drive this model may not blame....!!! https://www.wheels.ca/news/hey-honda-heres-what-women-really-want-in-a-car/ http://fooyoh.com/iamchiq_living_lifestyle/8095584/honda-introduces-a-new-car-designed-just-for-women

Thanks Sam B,,, lets jointly make noise to Honda Japan. As clearly highlighted in their recall notice this is not Customer's fault, its all b'coz their design fault. If anyone else has experienced same issue for your Honda FIT or Insight, please voice your concern to Honda japan via above email.. [email protected] thanks.

Hi Peter, Hope by now you have resolved above. In any case if you want to translate any Japanese sentences, please use Google Android/Apple translator app. Just take a snapshot of the sentence you want to translate and highlight it. Google will do the rest. This is very useful to translate ECU / Dash warning notifications, FM/DVD Audio system menus or any other labels of all Japanese vehicles. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate&hl=en https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506?mt=8 Cheers.

Hi, My friend has a Honda FIT Hybrid Model DAA-GP1. Few weeks back he got his vehicle check engine lights on and put his vehicle for diagnosis at local Honda Agents. They said there is an engine oil burning issue and hence they advice him to do engine flush clean-up along with spark plugs & injector cleaning. Then as per their advice he did above. During the repair they changed engine oil from 0W-20 to 10W-30 stating that its advisable to move to a higher viscosity oil grade in case of oil burning. It costed nearly Rs 20k. Then again just few days after his repair, Check Engine lights came again. Hence went again to Agents & they said it's a known issue for my model a hence they need to repair engine by changing Pistons, Piston Rings & other accessories etc etc.. which is kind of engine overhaul which may cost on avg Rs160k ++ . Other option is just clean the pistons without replacing.... which may cost 1/2 of the above price. However they havent recommend same as problem can re-appear. It seems there were similar cases before for same model. My friend got shocked as his vehicle has done only 40,000 ++ Kms. Its totally a design fault. I couldn't believe why Honda can't manufacture an engine which can drive at least 100,000Kms without any issue as I never experienced same either with Toyota or Nissan. However through internet, I found that this is a known issue for Honda Fit & Insight, & hence Honda Japan has issued a recall notice for same. My friends model / Chassis No also falls within the recalled chassis range. Refer below link. ( Open link with Chrome browser and Translate to English via Google translator or refer attached 3 images ) http://www.honda.co.jp/recall/auto/other/170120.html Seems initial Piston design allows sludge formation on the edge of the piston oil ring, hence it may result in poor sealing of the oil ring. Due to above it may cause engine oil to leak into engine combustion chamber which causes cylinder misfire hencec trigger Check Engine Lights. Sometimes even short circuit spark plugs. In the recall notice Honda has clearly mentioned below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chassis No range - Honda Fit : GP1-1200002 to GP1-1242186 May 10, Heisei 24 - August 2, Heisei 20 [Request to customers] 1) We are very sorry for everyone you love us, but if the above events occur, please contact the nearest Honda dealer in advance to inform us of your visit date and we will accept your inspection. 2) If parts replacement repair is necessary, we will do it free of charge ( FoC). 3) If you have any questions, please contact the nearest Honda dealer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since this is known recall, when i ask from agents , they informed me that they haven't officially informed to do this free of charge from Honda yet. Q1 : Has anyone experienced similar issue with Honda FIT GP1 ( or Insight ) ? How you have resolved it ? Have you guys replaced pistons + piston rings or only cleaned and re-fixed ? Q2 : I'm planning to write to Honda Japan and check validity of above recall option in SL. Does anyone has contact email of Honda Japan ? I couldn't locate it from their Japanese web site. Has any one tried this option before and any positive response /luck with it ? Thanks.

Hi, There were lot of confusions w.r.t. Honda FIT Hybrid GP-1 varients. Sales guys say different things... So i did a quick review on the net and please refer below my findings. http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-archive/fit/2013/webcatalog/type/?from=top_content Above link has all FIT GP-1 to GP-4 variants .. this is the Japanese Honda official website. You may use Google translator facility to translate to English. Even though CarSales Guys say different things about versions/Pkgs ...... Hybrid FIT Generation 1 has only following variants. a. Hybrid – Basic ( DAA GP- 1 1300cc ) b. Hybrid Smart Selection ( DAA GP- 1 1300cc ) c. Hybrid She’s ( DAA GP- 1 1300cc ) d. Hybrid XH ( DAA GP- 1 1300cc ) e. Hybrid RS ( DAA GP- 4 1500cc ) - >Sports Edition For variants b,c,d,e there is a high options Pkg Called “Fine Style”, making all together 9 variants. http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-archive/fit/2013/finestyle/ Full Specs can be found below. http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-archive/fit/2013/performance/pdf/fit-spec-list.pdf http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-archive/fit/2013/performance/ ( Refer TAB 3 ) Hope this may useful.. any deviations pls highlghit. Thx.

Guys, You can get English translation from the manual below. But this is for USA version of Lexus. So have to select either Lexus RX 330 or Rx 350 with required Y.O.M. In USA RX 300 is the 1st generation version ( 1999~2002 ) !!! Mostly these manuals will cover....... Toyota Harrier 240G, 300G, 350G ( Japanese domestic version ), Lexus RX 300, RX 330, RX 350 ( Europe version ) sold in SL. https://secure.drive...anual-search.do Do let me know any other links, if you guys aware of. Thanks.

guys, any idea on fuel consumption of below SUV models ; 1. Lexus RX 300 ( 3000cc ) - > 2003~2008 model 2. Toyota Harrier 240G ( 2400cc ) - > 2003~2008 model thanks

hi, I recently bought 2000CC 2WD NISSAN Dualis J10 ( Japanese domestic version ) with MR20 engine, Auto CVT / tiptronic gear box. It does 7.5~8.0 in city limits ( in Auto mode). Still haven't had chance to check long distance & with tiptronic mode. http://www.caradvice.com.au/9652/2008-nissan-dualis-preview/ Does any of you have any experience with this??? Hows the performance, fuel efficiency, when compared to other SUV Crossover counterparts ... KIA Sportage, Mistubishi ASX, Honda Crossroad.

G*S* & Pio*ner are the most reliable places to buy genuine Nissan parts other than from Agents

yes there is two versions of G10. But this ally only for 1500cc . Version 1 ( basic ) : This version dosen't have below features when compared with Version 2. 1) No retract mirros 2) Manual Air Con - comes with rotary switchers 3) No RPM meter 4) No - back seat center arm rest - dicky access path 5) Center console BOX is not with a lid ( NO - push up covering lid ) 6) No- Fog lamp switch in streaning wheel console arm 7) No - wiper intermittent variable delay timer adjustment 8) Light blue ( Ash color ) Seat covers - not velvet - but comes with back seat head rests ( this is missing in Sunny EX saloon ) 9) No teak pannels 10) No rear speakers 11) 1DIN - Basic AM/FM radio ( some models comes with seperate pro logic auto cassette deck in lover compartment ) 12) Strip antenna in real wind screen 13) black interior ( side door pannels / dash board ) Version 2 ( high ) : comes with all above 1) retract dual power mirros 2) Auto Air Con with climate control 3) RPM meter 4) back seat center arm rest - dicky access path 5) Center console BOX is with a lid ( push up covering lid ) 6) Fog lamp switch in streaning wheel console arm 7) wiper intermittent variable delay timer adjustment 8) Light brown / leather Seat covers - velvet 9) teak pannels 10) rear speakers 11) 2DIN AM/FM Radio / CD player 12) Strip antenna in real wind screen 13) Light browen interior ( side door pannels / dash board ) 14) Nickle shift knob - in auto gear leaver ( only in A/T model ) ' Version 3 ( top of the grade ) version 2 + 1) high rise LED STOP lamp 2) Spoke type original alloy wheels ( 15" ) 3) wrinkler mirrors 4) nickel beading in outer pannels - in all 4 doors 1st / 2nd versions comes with same QG15DE (1500cc) engine. Version 3 comes with 1800 / 2000cc engines All 3 versions tagged as BlueBird - Sylphy All other specs interior / exterior same ( pls correct me wrong ) When you compare this with N16 ( Sunny EX saloon / Super Saloon ) Bluebird has - E-throttle but not with Sunny ( except singapore imported models ) G10 -Bluebird is marketed at higher price compared to N16/N17 - Nissan Sunny due to this..... eventhough the outer appreance is same... regards,

for sure you can find them from Delkanda area...

hi, issue sorted.. refer below thread.. http://forum.autolanka.com/index.php?/topic/10976-at-gear-shift-problem-bluebird-sylphy-g10/page__gopid__161053

Hi, Finally I managed to sort out my gear shift problem. 1st checked dropping resistor resistance - it was within acceptable limits ( 10~15 ohm as per service manual ) - so it's not that ( refer 1.pdf) Then checked Line pressure solenoid voltages / resistance ( 1.pdf ) - it was with in acceptable limits ( but this is after 1 ~2 hrs drive with heated ATF ) Then replaced TCU with similar model TCU ( G10 & Y11 has same TCU since both has QG15DE engine ) - but still the grear shift prob was there... So final option was to remove Control Valve Assembly in the gear box & check the Line Pressure Solenoid !!!! ( refer 2 .pdf & 3 .pdf ) Once control valve assembly is dismantled can take the solenoid valve assembly out. ( refer Page 3, 1st pic in 3 .pdf ) When the line pressue solenoid resistance was checked in dismantled form ( at that time solenoid was in normal room temp - not heated ) it was showing abnormal resistance figure...!!!! - problem diagnosed - issue was faulty line pressure solenoid .. replaced with recon one. Now no issue ... back to normal....!!!! hope this might be useful for you all. Thanks 1 AT_line pressure solenoid testing.pdf 2 Removing Control Valve Assembly.pdf 3 Control Valve Assembly Solenoids Removal.pdf

Hi Jami, i didnt get you.. you also encounted same problem ? ( BTW do you have bluebird sylphy too ? ) So what you did to rectify it ? regards,

Refer attached schematic diagram for more clarity... 1- Line Pressure Solenoid Valve 2-Dropping Resistor 3-TCM ( Transmission Control Module ) = TCU i guess this clarifies a lot ......... at 406.pdf

hi, I went to agents Tuesday. They connected the Consult II ( their NISSAN diagnosis tool ) & got a history report from my car's Transmission Control Unit (TCU). They said that there was a fault error msg from one of the pressure sensor ( solenoid ) which is residing inside the gear box. Then they went a test ride while Consult II connected. But as i mentioned earlier since it's after some ride ( with heated engine / gear box ) no issue was observed ... Consult II displayed very smooth gear shifts from 1st -->2nd --> 3rd and so on .... They said this error can be due to three reasons; 1) Pressure sensor ( solenoid ) faulty 2) Resistor driving current to this sensor is faulty ( this is located in LHS mudguard, near battery compartment ) 3) TCU - faulty For 1&2 - when the engine / gear box is heated there is a chance that these might work properly They suggested to replace Resistor & TCU 1st with a similar model ( as N16 & Bluebird TCUs are not the same ) ...... & have a ride for 1 week n see. If the issue is still there, suggested to replace the pressure sensor ( as last option ) since in-order to remove it need to remove most of the components of the gear box. Have any one experienced similar issue ? regards, CL.

Thanks Abbas, where is the ATF filter located in G-10 engine ( engine is very similar to N-16) ? cheers.