Hello guys
I'm bidding a farewell to my reliable workhorse 2001 Esteem and have got a 2008 Cedia into the Garage. It is a Cedia Select LPG from Sep 2008. Am in the process of fixing some important stuff -
> Had only one key that too with a broken ring.
-- Pride Mitsubishi (now the only Mitsubishi showroom / workshop in AP) told that I can get a blank key with remote, same as the key I have for a princely price of Rs 10,100. They'll set the remote to this car and I have to get the key cut from outside. While I know the importance and convenience of having a second original key with remote, 10K was out of bounds.
-- Went to Royal Keys, Madhapur (one block away from their showroom, opposite Delhiwala Sweets & Keshavareddy Sweets) and got a spare key made for Rs 250. works very well.
-- BTW, the Cedia's sold towards end of 2008 onwards have an immobilizer. The keys guy told me that they can do keys for immobilizer systems also. For a sample, they said a Immobilizer based key for a Wagon R would cost Rs 1500.
-- Ordered a blank key with remote shell from dx.com (
http://www.dx.com/p/029435-replaceme...0#.U33IwigVfkw) for Rs 300.
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BTW, does anyone know if I can reprogram a remote from another Cedia's key to my Car? I know some models allow this but wanted to check if anyone knows of this for Cedia's remote... some junk yards in the UK sell Lancer's keys and I can get them here through colleagues in a month or two.
> The clutch is a little heavy.
-- It could be an indication to wearing clutch set. However, it has been at least 4-5 years since I drove another Cedia. Have kept this in suspense list for now.
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Looking for a User Manual & if possible Service Manual. Please help me with either a link to softcopy or how I can source one hard copy.
> Tyres have very little life in them. While I thought there still a month or two before I can replace them, the front off side tyre is not holding the tyre pressure. Fixed a possible puncture but it did no good. Spare is even worse.
-- Will be getting on new shoes this weekend. Going for Goodyear Assurance set of 4 for a lot better price than the Yoko's/Hankook's/Mich's. Reviews on Team BHP were good except for stating more road noise than the others. However, they should be far better than the Potenza's it now has and other OEM tyres.
> There are some sharp metallic sounds when the car goes on road undulations / uneven roads.
-- It definitely was not suspension - I was telling myself. When check at the service center, I was told that it is the brake calipers pins (just like how some of you have explained earlier in this thread). Was given a quote for approx 2K for all 4 pins. Gotta fix the issue as almost everything else (apart from shifting to 2nd gear) is good about the car and we get these noises at minor undulations.
> LPG kit not working.
-- when I switch to the LPG mode, it starts giving beeps, the LPG indicator light changes from steady orange to flashing red.
-- Visited the Pride workshop. They outright said they cannot do anything and that they never had the software to check the BRC ECU. It seems earlier they used to call upon BRC dealer from Begumpet who'd come in and check but now that BRC is closed in AP, they have no one to look at the issue.
-- Further more, they said that their company car too had the same issue and a few more customers came with the same problem.
-- Upon a lengthy discussion the workshop supervisor recollected that one customer reported that he got the problem fixed in Kothapet - there's a garage at the end of road that has a temple arch on the main road after Kothapet fruit market.
-- I went in to Kothapet, searched a few colonies and with the help of local car garages, found the SS Autogas workshop right beside Maisamma Temple in the lane beside Ozone Hospital - almost opposite to White House function hall.
-- When I went there, these guys denied any serviceability for gas kit in Cedia as they don't deal in BRC and even if they want to, this kit's software is not available.
-- I requested them to check the regular stuff that is common to all kits. They did check the LPG fuel filter, the lines and connections. Then they called the BRC office in Bangalore to tell the whole situation. Those guys promptly told the garage to pull out the old model BRC ECU cable that they should have - that works for Cedia. Once confirmed, they said they'll send them the software for Cedia so that the issue with my car can be diagnosed.
-- I got a call today to confirm that the garage got the software and I can get the car any time. Since the workshop is too far away for me (I am on the other side of the city at Miyapur), I told them that I will visit tomorrow or the day after and would call them before starting.
-- They also mentioned that the problem can be fixed now mostly and without much expense as the software can identify where it is wrong and if any spares are needed, they can be bought from BRC in 4-5 days time. As such, it could be some blockage or sensors and should not be the tank or ECU that cost more.
-- Fingers crossed and awaiting.
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By the way, the car has returned a very respectable about 11 KMPL in only city driving with AC always on, bad tyres. I was stuck in very bad traffic jams during this time.