Swift Diesel, Saga continues. The DIESEL experience! Part II 60k kms Update Page 155

[Jaggu]

Vehicle already has connectors which can be hooked up to the OE unit, hence no clipping of wires. For after market stuff you might either need to get those connectors or splice the wires to wire up.

[adi99]

Originally Posted by vsh

hi
which central lock is better for swift vdi? maruti showroom in davangere quotes around rs 5500 and in outside market price is around 2800. maruti guys say, they dont do wiring, they just do clipping etc which i did not understand. pls suggest which one to go for?

You are talking about the security system right? Maruti offers Nippon brand as their MGA and its for Rs.5500. I installed Autocop outside as soon as I got the delivery. It costed me Rs.2800. Go for it.

[anshurao]

Originally Posted by anshurao

Cost was 13200.

Apologies for the wrong price, it's 13580 without tax.

[srikant]

Originally Posted by ece2k2

Are you sure it is a complete 5 years replacement warranty and not the other type of warranty (pro-rata warranty or something like that after 3 years)

Yes, The Pro-rata warranty is for the cheaper model of Amaron named Amaron FLO.

[joshguy]

has anyone come across a steering noise while going on a slight bump in your swifts?

I got it once in 10k km and CARS India rectified it free of cost and now last week (27 k kms) i got it and now too it was rectified.The service advisor said it is because of the steering grease packing.

How this doenst pop up again

Originally Posted by Eddy

Changed it because of scratches ? Too drastic IMO.

Where did you get the new one from ?

Originally Posted by anshurao

+1 Eddy
Yea, you could have got it fixed at the local paint shop, good filler with some sanding and painting would have done the trick.

From CARS india (***)chennai

[Jaggu]

Steering damper noise in mul vehicles is a pain, tightening or re-greasing the damper helps for a while, then it comes back. Wonder why they have not been able to figure it out till date!!!

[sinhsha]

Originally Posted by vsh

so, finally the rat is out. our local MASS guy cleared it.he had to remove all the dash board etc. he suggested always keep the vent (which is for the intake of fresh air) closed and open it only for few minutes while driving. his take- rat came from that way. bill- rs 1000.

Too bad. Just one month after getting my dzire same thing happened to me. Some sound in the blower....after few days sound increases...after some days some horrible smell. Took car to MASS (auto hitech..from where I had bought my dzire and alto and always take for service even wash from then on). They discovered that two rats (the female one was expecting babies) made a nest with plastics inside the blower case and probably they thought they have made a nice secure dry nest in the monsoon to get their babies and in the process sealed all outlets and choked to death. I still feel sorry for them. But anyway MASS didn't charge anything for removal of the rats and cleaning the area with dettol and some disinfected spray.
And your MASS charging Rs1000 that's astonishingly unfair to you.

[vsh]

Originally Posted by sinhsha

But anyway MASS didn't charge anything for removal of the rats and cleaning the area with dettol and some disinfected spray.
And your MASS charging Rs1000 that's astonishingly unfair to you.

my MASS is not a showroom, only sercive station, and its only second time i got into their workshop. usually all service etc are done in HUBLI showroom from where i bought the car. that might be the reason for the higher charge.

[mikilbhatkar]

I have a Swift VDI (5 months old). Is it recommended to do the anti rust treatment, for the monsoon ?

[Jaggu]

Go ahead a good antirust is always a good thing to do before the rains, especially if you dont clean the underbody regularly.

[anshurao]

Hi guys, after the 70K service I have noticed that the fuel economy has dropped considerably. I used to get an average economy of 19-20 KM/L now it has dropped to 16.7 KM/L. I changed the fuel station just to verify and had similar results. What are the factors that could affect the economy. Other than the service, there have been no changes. Air pressure is the same so is the driver. During acceleration, I feel I am missing the turbo a bit and feel that the car is revving a bit extra with no visible speed gain. I can just think of the clutch giving way supported by some juddering incidents i had in 1st gear.

I would love to have your views and suggestions on this.

Thanks!

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by anshurao

I would love to have your views and suggestions on this.

Looks like the clutch is on its last legs.

What does the Service Center say?

[anshurao]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Looks like the clutch is on its last legs.

What does the Service Center say?

How I wish they would say something, they said all was fine. I will insist they check the clutch this time. How long does a clutch usually last on these diesel cars?

[nikunj_cal]

Originally Posted by anshurao

How I wish they would say something, they said all was fine. I will insist they check the clutch this time. How long does a clutch usually last on these diesel cars?

70k is good. My car has gone half of yours and I am getting the juddering in first gear already !! But again thats because I push the car too often ! What would clutch replacement cost , any idea ?

[anshurao]

Originally Posted by nikunj_cal

70k is good. My car has gone half of yours and I am getting the juddering in first gear already !! But again thats because I push the car too often ! What would clutch replacement cost , any idea ?

Oh! you have already started experiencing the juddering? that was fast :-)
I have no clue on the cost, will get the details soon.