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Check Delkanda for a replacement part, also, if it is on the arm of the wiper, then you might have to replace the entire wiper arm.

Yes, all the seals were replaced and the gasket too. I've driven about 60 km since I got the car back (they drove about 70 before handing me the car), and so far, it's smooth. I'm maintaining around 50 km/h at very low RPMs.

Thank you @iRage, @tiv, and everyone here for the advice! Much appreciated! I will keep updating the progress on the post-overhaul maintenance, etc.

Update on 8th June 2024: I got my baby back today and seems to run fine. The total damage was 361,000 LKR (50k VAT, ugh!!!). What was done: Rings were replaced. The engine was fully cleaned up. The general overhaul kit. Spark plugs were replaced. CVT oil was replaced. Post-overhaul maintenance schedule: 1000 km after overhaul: Engine oil change, filter change. Apart from the above, the brakes seem to have an issue which requires it to be repaired. Engine Coolant is recommended to be replaced after the 1,000 km since it was not changed during the overhaul. Shock mounts need replacing. 🥲 2000 km after overhaul: Car check-up will decide if anything needs to be done. Overall, the experience wasn't too bad, apart from the typical Sri Lankan stuff where you keep visiting the workshop to ensure the work is being done. If I had not visited today, I wouldn't have been able to collect the car today (the car was fully done, their testing was complete and they only had their 30-point inspection checklist to be performed).

Update on 7th June 2024: I visited Hybrid Hub and the engine here are the updates: The engine is fully assembled. All the parts have been put back together in the car. @tiv I had a chat with the mechanics, and they took the "1. Replace rings, refit (No pitting on pistons, perfect Bore)" path. They also replaced the CVT oil. All seals were replaced with the head gasket, the water pump is getting replaced, and new coolant is being added (was running on water or something for testing), Forgot to specify specifically about alternator bearings, AC compressor bearings, radiator, and starter motor. They've promised to do their "30-point" inspection on top of going through a detailed review of all components that might need work - The mount looks like it needs to be replaced and there's an issue on the shock mount as well it seems, which I recently replaced, weird, but they promised to give me more context tomorrow (8th June).

Why buy 2018 Vitz at 9Mn, find a 2011-2013 Vitz at 6-6.5Mn (KSP130), use it nicely and then you can sell it when you're ready to get a better car (if the car prices drop, you will not lose too much).

I'm curious to know the same too, and I wonder if the companies here would even be able to do it properly. I'd shit my pants if my engine required re-boring lol

Update on 5th June 2024: I visited earlier today and got the following updates: Ordered parts from abroad have arrived. They should be able to complete the assembly of the engine today and will work on fitting the engine and the components on the car tomorrow. Massive carbon build-up was identified on the Valves and was cleaned out (not replaced). The pistons did not require replacing and were cleaned up due to excessive sludge and carbon build-up after being told there was no sludge.

Hey, Thank you for the valuable advice. I recently got the gel mount replaced at Sterling. I have already informed Hybrid Hub to ensure that the other mounts are in good shape at the same time, Hybrid Hub assured me that they will be doing a thorough inspection of the entire car and let me know what needs attention and I could decide based on the cost. The Water Pump needs replacing and they have my go-ahead to replace it. All the seals will be replaced, and all the rings too will be replaced (I'm not entirely sure what they mean by "all" rings, I believe it is the piston rings only?). I saw the mechanics today, who were re-assembling my engine, and that's what they told me. Plugs were recently changed, during the engine tune-up at Sterling, should they be changed again? I will ask them about the "radiator and starter motor," thank you for pointing this out. I believe they're including an "engine tune-up" as well, which I think should cover all of this. My apologies, I'm not very knowledgeable, but I will make sure I highlight these and the CVT oil, which I believe was replaced recently too, but I have to double-check. I agree about the mileage, however, I use my car's odometer to track events such as service or repairs, and I don't necessarily believe that the mileage is accurate.

Update on 3rd June 2024: I visited Hybrid Hub today to get an update, and was informed about the following: They have not been able to begin the assembly process due to parts unavailability and the parts they have ordered are expected to arrive tomorrow, 4th of June, 2024 following which they would be able to begin the assembly process. Per them, the car should be back in my hands on Thursday, 6th of June, 2024. Side note: The weather is messed up, I'm running a fever, ugh.

I'll be documenting the entire process here if anyone's interested or for people in the future to get an idea of the whole process since I didn’t come across any online resource to be very comprehensive within the Sri Lankan context. DISCLAIMER: I'm not very knowledgeable about cars, however, this is the first car I have ever owned. Please correct me if I use incorrect terms. Also, please highlight any areas where I’m in the wrong. I'm willing to learn and get better. Knowledge is power, but incorrect "knowledge" is poison. Pre-context: I accepted delivery of my car on 6th September 2023 from Punchi Car Niwasa, Malabe who managed to sell me a car with a backlog of problems by working with their in-house Auto Miraj to provide a dishonest inspection report. Anyhow, I took the car to Sterling for my first vehicle service within 2 weeks of purchase, and a couple of weeks later dropped my car off to get the stabilizer, link boot, and shocks replaced as those were anyway due to be replaced and heavily damaged (Auto Miraj lied to me). How did I find out that they were due to be replaced? When I purchased the car, the wheel alignment was extremely off, the steering wheel had to be rotated 45 degrees to the right to continue going straight. The first thing I did was to drive to Laughfs for a wheel alignment as someone I trust recommended their wheel alignment services. The mechanic in that place told me about the above damages. A day after the job, the alignment was still off by a small amount but noticeable, so I took my dad's advice and took the car to a famous place in Maligawatta, and they told me the same thing. From this point onwards, my alignment problem was solved, however, the mechanic informed me to replace the components and get new tires (which I was aware of since the car had 4 different brands and models of tires all around and all of them were way older than 5 years (which the inspected report suggested 2 years). Fast-forward to a week later, I got new tires from Nankang (pretty good, the handling is amazing and the price-to-value ratio is phenomenal). I was informed by the sales representative to get a wheel balance and alignment done immediately, and as a result, I drove back to the famous Maligawatta wheel alignment shop. They did a phenomenal job once again and informed me that my car had an issue with the camber alignment and quoted Rs. 10,000 to correct it. I was surprised and asked my dad and a couple of people I trust and see as knowledgeable in the field of cars. To my surprise, everyone including my dad told me that a camber alignment never costs that much. I took my car to a different wheel alignment shop in Maradana and upon inspecting the reports from the previous wheel alignment shops, they told me that the camber alignments were fine based on the reports, and would be happy to generate a new report on their machinery, which I happily paid for and that report to confirmed the camber alignment was right. However, I was reminded that the same components were worn out and required immediate attention. I dropped off my car at Sterling the next day and settled a hefty invoice at the end of the job on top of being upsold on an engine tune-up because I complained about the acceleration power. Fast-forward to December 2023, a friend of mine was getting married in Galle and I was to drive there with a bunch of my friends before the trip, I decided to get a car wash at Auto Glance and requested them to inspect the critical components to ensure that I have a smooth ride to Galle and back. Naive me, unaware of the gravity of the situation was completely puzzled about the engine oil level on the dipstick being literally on the tip of the dipstick. They told me it was safe to go on the trip but to take immediate action when I returned from the trip. I dropped my car off at Sterling to get the situation inspected and sorted, on top of a problem with the brakes not being very effective, which required the brake liners to be replaced. They confirmed that there was no oil leak, nor did I find any traces of oil leaks in my garage. The service representative shows up out of nowhere sounding extremely pissed, telling me that the car’s engine was sludged and I was supposed to show up for an oil change after 3,000 km since the last service. For more context, I had driven 4,000 km since the previous oil change service so I agreed to his recommendation completely confused about the engine sludge story and being expected to return after 3,000 km despite the service tag and the service record book mentioning explicitly to return after 5,000 km or 6 months since oil change, whichever comes first. They performed the “full service,” and I drove off. However, after about 1,500 km of driving around to multiple cities, to enjoy my time off from work, I decided to check the engine oil levels, and to my surprise, it had a fairly significant drop so I drove back to Sterling to consult on the situation and they returned with three options moving forward: First option: Sell the car (their recommended option) - No way in hell that I would pass a broken car to someone else. Second option: To get a “reconditioned” engine (recommended option if I do not wish to sell the car). By this time, I had done my research online and understood that even if I did get a reconditioned engine, it still would need restorative work done and the underlying condition would be a big unknown. So upon raising this concern, they introduced me to the third option. Third option: The dreaded phrase for any car owner’s ears and wallet, “You need an engine overhaul.” They quoted a minimum of half a million rupees for the job. I called a good petrolhead friend of mine and asked for his advice. He suggested to allow his brother-in-law to assess the vehicle. His brother-in-law was apparently an experienced Toyota mechanic and if my friend suggests so, I believe him. However, his brother-in-law immediately told me that the piston rings needed replacing and the entire job could be done under Rs. 100,000. I immediately saw it as a red flag since he had not even taken the engine cover out yet to take a peak. I decided to get a second opinion at Auto Glance, and they too suggested that an overhaul is needed, however, I didn’t get a quote from them. After performing a bit of research, I found out that Edirisinghe Brothers are specialists in overhauls and so I decided to ring them. They connected me to a representative from their sister company, Hybrid Hub. Over the phone, the representative did not believe that a Toyota Vitz (1KR-FE) requires an engine overhaul and asked me to drop by. I emptied all my valuable belongings from the car and was fully prepared to drop the car for repair by the end of our conversation. I was greeted very well by Mr. Prakash from Hybrid Hub, he gave me a tour of their workshop and showed me some of the vehicles they are performing engine overhauls on and explained a lot of things about how engines work and why they may end up requiring an overhaul but at the same time, he had never heard of a 1KR-FE (Vitz) engine requiring an overhaul, especially at I believe it was 136,000 kilometers on the odometer at the time. He advised me that I should not drop the car immediately for an overhaul as he would like to further understand the gravity of the situation. He inspected the oil levels and noted down the mileage. He asked me to come back after I had driven 2,000 kilometers. I did so and the engine oil level had dropped significantly. We topped up some Toyota 15w40 engine oil that I brought with me. He suggested that I drive another 1,000 kilometers and get back to him. This time, there was no drop in oil levels for whatever reason. He asked me to drive another 1,000 kilometers and get back. I got busy with work and didn’t have the time to go back but returned after having roughly driven 2,000 kilometers. At this point, I was at 139,500 kilometers on the odometer. We saw a significant dip and that’s when he suggested two options: I could keep running the car if I don’t mind doing engine oil top-ups on time, however, this is not an option he would recommend. I could get an engine overhaul or an engine swap but recommended an engine overhaul. All in, for all the consulting and advice given by Mr. Prakash from Hybrid Hub, I was never charged a dime. I was impressed by the fact that they did not want to accept my car for an engine overhaul immediately without properly being completely sure that the car was burning significant amounts of engine oil when they could have just taken the job and made a quicker buck. With that in mind, I decided I would go ahead with Hybrid Hub and handed over my car for the overhaul on the 27th of May, 2024. By the end of 28th May 2024, I was told that the dismantling process was complete. Today, the 29th of May 2024, I was missing my little car, so I decided to visit the workshop and meet Mr. Prakash at Hybrid Hub. He reunited me with my in-complete car, fully ripped apart and it broke my heart to see my car in that state. He apologized for not being able to send the cost estimate on time, which was promised to be sent over by 3 pm on the 28th of May, 2024, and promised to send it over by noon tomorrow, the 30th of May 2024, which would be based on the report from their head office on what needs to be done and from there, they would require my go-ahead to perform the engine overhaul. One thing was shocking to hear though, there was extremely minimal sludge in the engine and that pissed me off. The guy at Sterling lied to me and I was extremely disappointed. Never going back in there, ever again. For those interested, here are some photos of the car, however, the head and the block of the engine are not present here as they are at the head office.

I get lower fuel consumption compared to the numbers I hear, but I'm not sure if those numbers are real. I get 9-10 kmpl in Colombo 12-13 kmpl out of Colombo 14-15 kmpl in the highway But I have a heavy foot, and used to get only 7-8 kmpl in city before but I changed my driving style to be more calm. Some times it is not just the car, but the driver itself. And sure will do, you can follow my thread here for updates as I will keep posting for other people to get an idea:

I finally dropped my car for an overhaul yesterday at Hybrid Hub. Will visit them tomorrow to see progress and take photos I guess lol

@Sahan Dissanayake I'm in a similar boat with my first car, which is a Toyota Vitz. I dropped it off yesterday at Hybrid Hub (Edirisinghe Brothers). They quoted me about 300-500k depending on the level of work for my car's engine. Will give you an update on how it went. I went to their workshop and saw them doing multiple engine overhauls, so that gave me a bit of confidence. Out of the places I visited in Colombo, they were the only ones who were actively doing an overhaul at the time and quoted the most competitive price (I did not go to mom and pops shops, which might do it cheaper, but enquired Toy#ta L#nka, Sterling). I'm never going back to Sterling, they cheated me and lied to me many times.

Ah, I generally visit that place at their Colombo 7, deans road branch

There's paint dust on my windscreen (thanks to the company that painted my buffer and won't take the responsibility) and my car's body needs a cut and polish (long overdue lol). Any shops in Colombo that you recommend? (NO I won't goto Pink Autoshop, they messed up my window tints and won't take responsibility, ugh.).

Ah yeah, I checked with Edirisinghe Brothers and they directed me toward their sister company hybrid hub that quoted 250k-400k based on the amount of work/parts during the overhaul process. I checked with Toy#ta L#nka, and they said the minimum would be 600k, and man, that is insane lol. I don't know of any other company that does this kind of work without it being a complete mom-and-pop shop and I'm pretty skeptical as most of the mom-and-pop shops tend to be a massive hit or a miss. I have also lowkey decided to hold off on the repair since the oil burn isn't too bad, I got like a liter and a half of 15w40 lying around to top up if I have to over the next 6-12 weeks, which is when I plan to do the actual repair after I practice driving super slow (BRO ITS A PAIN, unless you rev hard on a Toyota Vitz in Colombo traffic, 100 other people will jump in between and your commute increases by like 20% dealing with morons trying to brute force themselves without even using indicators). Better to fix the driving pattern before the repair than try to fix it after the repair and potentially damage the engine again 😢. I might even push the car for repair in 2-3 weeks, I'm just looking around and meeting more garages to get advice and see what they say about the situation before I eventually pull the trigger (most likely Hybrid Hub, I saw they do a lot of engine work, and like their google reviews are really good). If anyone has any experience working with Hybrid Hub on an engine overhaul, please do share your experience so I know what to expect (especially if you had any problems).

Yeah, I did. Sterling quoted about half a mil too. Toy#ta L#nka is going to be significantly more so I didn't even bother asking xD

Exactly, I'm also a little cost-conscious and at the moment can't afford to spend 100k just to know what is up and try something out, just to spend another 250k on something again. I'd rather spend the 250k or 300k straight away and not have to worry again about anything for a couple of years and at the same time, if I have to sell my vehicle for whatever reason, I should be confident that the new owner will not have any unexpected troubles at least not because of the issues I have identified for upto a certain period.

Damn, that sucks bro. For me, it is for short city drives as well. I tested the long drives yesterday and it was the same. 😕

Hey, I asked around and Edirisinghe Brothers recommended me to their sister company Hybrid Hub. I met the mechanic and the supervisor and they told me it is going to be anywhere from 250k-350k and roughly 7 working days. They gave me more confidence by showing me around their workshop with loads of vehicles going through an engine overhaul. They told me to just replace the piston rings like the mechanic my friend referred me to would not be enough and they'd have to entirely tear apart the engine, clean it up properly, and see if there was anything that required replacing or fixing. I agree for the most part with them and I think I might pull the trigger with handing the car to them for the repair. Most importantly, they told me they provide a years worth of warranty for the engine and if any oil is burnt, then they'd do another overhaul free of charge. Now I'm not sure if they'd stick to their warranty terms entirely, but they did give me a lot of confidence in terms of doing the job properly over just performing a quick and dirty fix.

Update: The car is serviced. Sterling suggested driving 1,000 km first and seeing for the last time if any oil burning persists before deciding on the course of action. Also, a friend of mine linked me up with a Toyota Specialist/Mechanic who suggested that at most the piston rings need to be replaced and the entire job could be done under 100k. He suggests that the problem isn't that bad yet and I have caught it extremely early. Is this too good to be true? (At 100k). He works at some specialist mechanic center near Toy#ta L#nka and runs his own garage at night with his team. Looking forward for any feedback or suggestions from you guys.

Lmao, the reason why I picked that sale is because they had the largest stock of cars and it became easier. I was out to buy a SCP90 and they had nearly all the SCP90s on ###### at the time. But I saw the KSP130 in my budget so I went for that.

The smell is mostly strong near the Exhaust pipe. Are you suspecting a head gasket leak? I'm doing a bit of research and learning slowly, please do me correct if I'm wrong. Mostly the indication I have gotten is damaged piston rings, but then there's no smoke. Maybe I detected the problem early on? 1KR-FE engines barely burn any oil from my research, again I might be wrong, you can't trust everything on the internet these days. Yeah, any recommendations would be highly appreciated. Also, Sterling is a choice I made given the strong recommendations from all my friends, there was no warranty attached.

Hey bro, appreciate your gesture. I'm based in Colombo. Yeah, I agree that it should be possible to fix. I just need some advice on whether I'm approaching the situation correctly and if there's any advice on any specialists who might be able to help me with this better.