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There were some reports that Actor Mammootty is interested in getting that piece of history. However the owners denied this news. Quote:
IMO, Maruti should get this car, restore and display it in their Vasant Kunj office or the Gurgaon Plant. They have used that car for their 25 years celebration in the past. ![]() Regards, Shashi Last edited by Leoshashi : 14th December 2017 at 16:53. | |||||
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Some more Updates: 1. My friend owns a car washing cum detailing centre. The idea of having a lift of my own was enough to excite me. ![]() Since his centre opens from 9AM onwards, I reached there at 6AM on a chilly winter morning, to have the lift all to myself for 3 hours. The caretaker of the centre also came to my aid. Since all my past underbody coatings were done at MASS, and while they had done an excellent job, nothing can replace a DIY with attention to detail. So I lifted up the car, and had a nice look at the underbody. Some areas needed a bit of touchup, hence I did these steps myself: 1. Sanding down areas with flaking underbody paint/rust. While it was not too common, still I had to sand down some 4-5 spots. 2. Degreased the underbody. 3. Gave a nice foam wash to the underbody and scrubbed it. The caretaker came to my help too and started scrubbing. 4. Dried all areas comprehensively, first with compressed air, and then a cloth. 5. Coated with one layer of Rustoleum Cold Galvanising Spray. 6. Finally, used Liqui Moly's Underbody coating above all. This is much better than the regular 3M ones, and remains rubbery even after drying. 3M ones turn more like paint after drying. Also, since I had the spray gun in my hands, it was easier to give a thorough coat. The caretaker only helped me in setting up the equipment. Nothing like getting your own hands dirty: the satisfaction it gives is immense! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2. Lower arms changed: While only the left ones had gone weak, I prefer changing things in pairs for best results. They were anyways never changed in all these years. Once I had an opportunity to replace the lower arms due to busted dust cover for the ball joint, but Maruti has part numbers for dust cover also, hence I couldn't convince my SA to replace them. ![]() ![]() I also never prefer to get alignment or balancing done at MASS. I visit a fixed tyre outlet for that purpose. My SA being the curious person he is, had mentioned it to me many times that he'd like to see the alignment process too. So finally, he got the opportunity as I was interested in seeing the caster angles after lower arms change. He also instructed couple of mechanics in his team to visit the store and experience the process. This particular MRF T&S store is the best in town when it comes to alignment, with the latest Hunter equipment which is regularly calibrated. ![]() Signing off, with some of the latest clicks of the Goose: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards, Shashi |
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While going through your latest photos, I found something interesting. What are the two stickers on driver side front door? I haven't seen these in any Maruti 800. Here is a photo for reference ![]() | |
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This particular car was without any underbody protection till 2013. All we did was to ensure that the underbody is clean, and paint loss if any was religiously touched up using red oxide primer. In 2013, I got the anti rust treatment done at the dealer workshop, and it was crap. Not only I paid some 3500 rupees, the quality was atrocious. The paint started flaking within 6 months. Next anti rust was done last year at the MASS I now visit, and they did an excellent job for just 1800 rupees. More details here: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...ml#post3989444 What I did few days back was not at all required, but was just an itch to do the entire job myself, with the perfection I desire. ![]() Quote:
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In 2015 when I was on the lookout for a cheap used car, I used to look for the MPFI engine: please start without pressing accelerator sticker among other things ![]() Here is a photo my precious sticker. ![]() ![]() Last edited by chiranjitp : 22nd December 2017 at 15:57. | |
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| ![]() That reminds me, my metallic blue July 2000 85 BHP MPI E-II Esteem had one of these stickers. I had to argue with the dealer to get an MPFI model. Refuse to listen to crap like 'Sir, Indian petrol doesn't suit injector systems, only carburettors' and such assorted tosh. It was one of the first MPI E2 Esteems to be delivered in Pune. ![]() When tuning up our older 1995 Esteem my idle and air mixture setting was spot on. Never had to press the AP even on a winter morning. Last edited by R2D2 : 25th December 2017 at 20:20. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hi @Shashi sir, Hats off to your patience and attention-to-detail. Your GG still looks as if it's just driven off the floor of the showroom. What's the present odo reading BTW? I didn't find it in any of the previous updates too. Still have to learn a lot from you. Keep updating this thread as regularly as possible so that we amateurs get to learn something from BHPians like you. Drive Safe and buckle up, Varun |
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The first lac kms was done in 2 years, the next lac took it more than 8 years. The third lac was done in around 7 years. I am now not using the 800 for any long trip, although she is mighty capable of doing one. Just couple of rounds around the neighbourhood. It's time she is given the rest she deserves. Last edited by Leoshashi : 25th December 2017 at 20:55. | |||
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![]() ![]() I can also recall that we did get some radiator hoses replaced few years ago, some of them had SGP written on them. Its nice to see that even for a cheap car like Maruti Omni some parts are still SGP. Last edited by chiranjitp : 5th January 2018 at 11:31. | |
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Maruti imports some in bulk, and its later packed here in India as per requirement and it's labelled as MGP(even though the cable is Made in Japan). For most of the older and commonly found cars like Old Esteem, Omni etc, this is what happens. Some cables of not so common cars like say the 5 Speed 800, Baleno sedan etc, they are made and packed in Japan, labelled as SGP and sold here. If the cable is Made in India, the equivalent cable reads Motherson Sumi . Its a Joint Venture. Hope it helps. Quote:
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Latest addition to my collection: 800's Supplementary manual. Supplementary manuals are real fun, the illustration and depth is simply out of the world. My collection. In addition to these, I also have a 1994 M800 Manual which I have given to BHPian sumitsinha0280 for his Type1's restoration. ![]() ![]() Content of the main manual. It's very useful for me ![]() Content of the supplementary manual: Bible for carb owners. ![]() Wish we had such illustrative text books ![]() ![]() Supplementary manual has a small section for Type 2 800 ![]() Type 2 came in September 1997 ![]() Differences, Type 1 vs Type 2 ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards, Shashi |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() How to narrow down to the culprit when Check Engine Light/Malfunction Indicating Lamp comes on-Without SDT Cars I checked on: Maruti 800 MPFI(both 4S & 5S) and Zen MPFI There is a diagnosis port in the engine bay, with 6 terminals(2 dummy) and by shorting them in pairs, we can do different jobs. This is how it looks: ![]() Make sure key is not in ignition. Using a wire, we need to short B and D terminals. A & C are dummy, hence its easy to locate B. Or you may look for the notch. Once the terminals are shorted, we bring the car in ignition mode(don't start) and notice the pattern of CEL flashing. The pattern can then be checked against this table, and we get the culprit. ![]() ![]() Time for pictures: The diagnosis port ![]() Shorting the terminals ![]() Video. You see, it flashes in pattern of 1 and 2, this means no error according to the table above. If say, it flashes in pattern of 1 and 5 then it means CMP sensor. Since BHPian Saket77's Zen was at my place for a couple of days, I decided to check in his car too. ![]() Thanks to his DIYs, his engine bay is one confusing place. Also his previous MASS hadn't arranged the relays and port properly ![]() Where is the port? ![]() ![]() Okay, got it hiding behind the maze of wires ![]() ![]() Shorting again ![]() Video: Arranged the relays, just as it should be ![]() Regards, Shashi Last edited by Leoshashi : 17th January 2018 at 19:19. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Special thanks to BHPian ChiranjitP for sourcing these super rare exhaust tips and shipping them to me. One was installed in his Zen Deluxe. These Chrome tips came in many limited edition Marutis of the last decade, starting with the Millennium edition Maruti 800, Zen 2 Door (Carbon and Steel), WagonR Primea, Zen Estilo sports etc. One of the most stolen parts, and it has been discontinued too. I remember noticing and drooling over them in my childhood, but by the time I attained my senses, it was discontinued. ![]() ![]() ![]() A video after installing: Regards, Shashi Last edited by Leoshashi : 22nd January 2018 at 00:52. |
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When I visited the MGP store with the part number, I didn't have very high hope of finding the Exhaust tips. The store manager then confirmed that they don't have the part & it is also discontinued. Then I asked him to do a live stock search in whole Assam hoping that some old stock might be available somewhere. The live stock search showed that some stock was there in Bongaigaon, Assam ![]() ![]() The parts were available in a dealer owned service center, luckily for us they did sale the parts to a walk in customer without charging anything extra. The chrome exhaust tips seem to be from 2008, so the parts found their respective vehicles after spending nearly 10 years in warehouse. Photos of both the chrome exhaust tips together ![]() ![]() | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() True love knows no boundaries: Where there is a will, there has to be a way We all know, M800 never got LHS air vent in India. Don't know what they saved, but we customers were at the receiving end. Heck, Mehran(M800 in Pakistan) doesn't get even the RHS one. ![]() ![]() I have access to the LHD manual, but unfortunately for me, LHD never got type2 dashboard. This is what they got, both in type 1 and type 2. Just the steering wheel changed. ![]() Some people had tried to crudely fix the LHS vent, by cutting and somehow joining RHS vents to LHS. ![]() I absolutely hated that, and kept looking for OEM solution. Some days back, I came to know that only the Japanese car got vents on the LHS side. But this model was discontinued way back in 1989, so finding parts was a pain. Somehow managed to get hold of 4 vents(one for me, three for my friends). Don't even ask the cost incurred. Since when did this thread become sensible?? ![]() Pics of the SGP Vent: All the way from the Land of the rising Sun. Took around a month to come. ![]() ![]() Regards, Shashi Last edited by Leoshashi : 31st January 2018 at 21:09. |
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