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Not really sure but the best place to get an tranny checked is always a dealership.

1. They also sell nitrogen for tires, that doesn't mean you need it. Sometimes the cheapest route is the best route to take. Don't feel bad though, you aren't the only guy in the world to get coerced into opening your wallet for no reason. 2. Not sure about your car but on most new cars you can hook up a scanner and check the transmission for fault codes. 3. As a previous poster mentioned, it could very well be that they put in the wrong type of fluid. I suggest you not to drive it until you have the problem figured out as you may end up with a blown out transmission. If the fluid is wrong, get the transmission flushed along with a filter change and make sure you buy the right fluid from a suzuki dealership.

Unfortunately LPG gas in Sri Lanka now costs far more than petrol so you wont be saving anything. Furthermore it will increase maintanence costs and reduce any lugage space you have. I think the OP's question was about petrol and diesel cars, so keep this conversation on topic.

1. Who pays for an engine flush? seriously all you need to do is change your oil on time. Engine flushes are counterproductive. 2. With the engine running and at the optimal temp, change your gears in the following order: P-R-P-N-P-D-P-2-P-l-P. After that with the engine stil running and the gear in park, check your fluid. If it's still too high you would need to get some fluid taken out. 3. While i wouldn;t rule out a messed up tranny, I would also look into a cylinder misfire. Check your spark plugs for the correct gap and see if any are burnt or worn out, replace if needed (when replacing spark plugs, replace all four).

I think you guys are completely leaving out the fact that diesel engines are far more efficient than thier petrol counterparts, thus making them more fuel efficient. If you have driven a later model diesel car, you will find that the difference in noise and vibrations between the petrol and diesel are minute. Later model clean-diesels are also comparable to thier petrol counterparts in terms of emissions. All this and they still produce more miles to the kilometer than petrols. That's not even mentioning the fact that diesel in Sri Lanka costs significanty less than petrol. The fact that diesel engines costs more to maintain is a myth and the reason we see such broken down, smoke blowing diesels in the country is due to poor maintanence. Somehow people seem to be ignorant to the fact that all cars require basic maintanence. Between all the cars i've driven, i think my diesel cr41 has cost the least to maintain. BTW. A big reason for increased sound in older diesels is the lack of decent sound deadning material bieng put in before the car leaves the assembly line. Take a door panel off an old car and a new one and you will see a significant difference in the materials. Also if you are looking for an old diesel, try to find and importer for some decent sound deadning material and get it installed by a garage or install it yourself. It shouldn't take more than a weekend if you know how to use a screw driver and a ratchet.