Amila_Silva

I second that. The place is Radco Auto Radiaotor Works.I faced a similar issue with my car once. When I was in heavy traffic, I noticed that sometimes, the temperature gauge goes little bit high and when I started to drive fast, It comes to the normal position. So I stopped the car, popped the hood and noticed that both fans are continuously spinning. However when I put my palm behind the radiator fan, i felt the air flow was not that strong. Then I (now be extremely careful when doing this... or use a person you hate to do this) moved my fingers towards the fan and touched the fan's spinning blades. (If the force is too much you have to take away the hand immediately) To my surprise the fan rotating speed was reduced and eventually I was able to stop the fan. So the fault was in the radiator fan. Even though they were spinning, it was not enough. When it spinning for too long it get heated and the rpm becomes low. So the airflow force get sucked into the radiator is not enough to cool the water when the vehicle is in traffic. I bought a genuine radiator fan moter (Mitsuba) from Teck Motors and replaced the original one and the problem was solved. The original one became faulty when the ODO was at about 115000 kms. So I believe it is better to follow what Don has mentioned above since they are more related to your issue. But it could be a completely different unimaginable thing like I mentioned here. Hope this will help someone because it was really hard for me to find the problem of this particular issue.

Hi Nishan.dj, When the engine is cold, remove the radiator cap, make sure the coolant is there to the top of the radiator and to the appropriate level of reserve tank and start the engine. Inspect the radiator for water bubbles at the radiator cap hole. If air bubbles keep coming out (when engine is getting wormed, the frequency of the bubbles will also rise) it could be a head gasket leak. However, there is a small problem when performing this test. That is, when the engine is getting wormed, water (coolant) get pressurized and will overflow from the radiator cap hole and it will be a mess. So, in order to fix it, get an empty plastic (preferably white) mega bottle, fill water in it about 25% of the bottle and place it upright on the radiator cap hole. Now you can hold the bottle and inspect for air bubbles for a considerable time. If it is the case (double check with your mechanic), and if you are going to change the head gasket, once the cam is removed, inspect the cam head for for cracks (near adjacent cylinders). Make sure to plate the cam head before installing the new head gasket.

Yes, the 100K mark seems to be correct. When I was replacing the genuine showa shocks with KYB, it was arround 112K something on the odometer and 13 years passed from the manufactured date.

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I had the same issue with one tire of my car and it was fixed when applied the tire air sealant. I don't recall the actual brand name of that product but they are now available in lot of places. They have a chart and according to the tire capacity they inject the appropriate sealant through the valve. I applied it to my two front wheels and cost me 1600 LKR. However, after a weak I visited car ca*e for wheel alignment and they asked me whether I have applied this particular sealant because they couldn't balance those two wheels due to the sealant is fluctuating inside the tire. There is no affect to wheel alignment, only the balancing could not be done.

According to KI4120 mentioned above, ES5 came with non CVT gearboxes where you have to put ATF Z1. However. ATF Z1 is no longer in the market. ATF Z1 is replaced by Honda ATF DW1 which can be purchased at Te*k Motors Panchikawatta. (In one occasion I visited Sta*ford Motors to buy ATF DW1 but they told me that I have to do the gear oil change by them or otherwise they will not sell the oil itself only. After that I never visited that place of blood sucking morons) However, I don't know about the time interval to change gear oil for ES5.

Ah... you are correct. That is good news indeed

From where did you hear this news? Isn't that this kind of service might be easily misused? (I'm just thinking in a criminal mindset )

The price mentioned by Ta*s seems to be correct. I bought KYB shocks for my car about 1 year ago and it cost me about eleven thousand something for one shock. (Of course the prices may differ according to the model of the vehicle) Please refer the following link and get the part number of it if your model is available in the list. http://www.showmetheparts.com/KYB/ The container of the shock has the part number printed on it. Since there are Malaysian duplicates available in the market I suggest you to buy them from Ta*s along with proper bumper stops.

Try Moratuwa (Rawatawatta) Radco Auto Radiator Works. Last Saturday I went there to do a complete coolant system flush and really satisfied with their work. They Inspected the radiator too and showed me a small leak in it near the bottom and fixed it too. They cost me only 3050 LKR for the whole job including the price of 4 ltr Caltex Havoline coolant can. Previous time when I went there they instructed me to check with my mechanic whether there is a compression leak since tiny water bubbles came continuously when started the vehicle after the coolant change with the radiator cap off. When I checked with my mechanic, he said that there is a small compression leak but tried to convince me that it is not needed to fix it at that time. Any how I bought all the parts needed and fixed the small compression leak by installing a new head gasket and plating the cam head. So usually their inspections seems correct. If you can come to Panadura, there is a place called Himara Auto radiator works. I have serviced my Air con from there which was quite good but haven't done the coolant flush.

Thanks machan.

Hi Komi, Sorry to bring up an old thread. Can you please send me the contact too as I am willing to do a full service to the cooling system by replacing the coolant next week and hoping to change the two radiator hoses too. Do I have to take samples with me when I visit the place or are they capable of identifying the hoses using the vehicle model or Engine number? (I have a Honda Logo - GA3 with a D series engine - D13B7) Regarding the silicone radiator hoses, Are they better than the genuine or after market rubber hoses? If I am going to install silicone hoses, will they require different / additional hose clamps with regards to the existing ones? Please share your knowledge and experience. Thank you, Amila.

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I recommend you to go for genuine Japanese KYB shocks. I replaced my car's front shock absorbers by KYB shocks purchased from Ta*s Agencies at Hyde Park corner and noticed a major improvement in comfortability. The model of my car is bit rare in Sri Lanka but for my surprise, without turning the pages of their catalog they said they have the shocks in stock, when I asked by the model name. So obviously they might have the shocks for your car since its a Toyota Sprinter. I had to replace the bumper stops (a hard rubber component) for the shocks as well. I'm not sure whether the rear shocks has bumper stops or not so please ask whether those needs to be changed when you are purchasing the shocks. I'm not sure whether the following link will help you to find the KYB part numbers for your model but I am posting it since it might help other users. http://www.showmetheparts.com/KYB/ Hope this helps

Are there any Datsun Fairlady models in Sri Lanka?