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How much did it pinch!!, did they give a report after the adjustment, if yes, pls scan and post

Factory Specs for turning radius of Safari is 3.5 turns either side net Lock to Lock.

Anything more is dangerous and anything less is horror :D

Sometime back, I got the TASS to correct the turning radius to factory specs

Rahul, since you are saying they corrected was it incorrect and can we also approach TASS to correct the same, I would like to know if anyone else tried the same with TASS. I remember someone in this forum maybe Amit had mentioned he had also got the turning radius reduced.
Has anyone else tried to reduce the height of the SAFARI.

dadu,
Alignment was full manual system. Our desi tarika using threads. He charged Rs 350 for allignment, Rs 100 for weights , Rs 100 for 4 wheels balancing.

Turning radius adjustment was FOC :D.

v&v

True Rahulk76. its a bit tricky, these guys do by tracking the revolution of streeing wheel.

v&v

Got my RHS side mirror (Broken, Sticked with Mseal) repaired. Yesterday i went to buy shockers for my baleno at greenpark, delhi. I met a guy named javed. He is a side mirror repair specialist. Repaired in just 30 minutes, Desi Jugad. Costed me Rs 500/-.
Khurana has safaris side mirrors and it costs Rs 1000/-. Of course it local.

Got a voluntary service with oil change done at 23500/- kms @ Autolink Vasant Kunj.
No Issues faced. Check of suspension - Tie rod, Ball Joints ect.

Here is the details of bill

1. Oil filter @ 161.78
2. Rubber Buffer - 2pcs @ 39.11
3. Air filter Element @ 644.44
4. HP Milcy NO1 15W40 7.7 Liters @ 1809.50

Paid Service- @ 750/-
Interior Cleaning @ 875/-

Total bill including vat was 4915.

Update on 26500kms

1. Oil Separator - had a leak. Was replaced under warranty. Cost Rs 350/-
2. Tail Gate rattling was rectified. - Under Warranty
3. Fuel Lid was not closing - Repaired. - Under Warranty.
4. Center Pin - Greasing

A very detailed report and amazing pictures and you sure do have a way with your bull sirji.

The safari is an excellent vehicle only if the quality and niggles were sorted it would have been even better.

And the Alloy looks good please do upload a side view of the bull with Alloys.

Thanks Acclero.
Yap quality had been issue with safari but not as much as it is being hyped. Current generation is pretty niggle free. I am pretty happy with my beast.
Here are few shots from our past trips as requested.

I just loved the pics sirji. Keep that bhp revvin'.:Cheering:

Tested the newly acquired ELM-327 cable and 2 obd scanner software Scanmaster and PCMScan. Scanmaster didnt work with safari may due to mode 6 command. it was giving error not supported error.

Then tried the PCMscan software. Bingo, it worked. 32 pid test were supported. here are few screen shots. Will devote more time on a weekend.
Pcm was disconnecting while check O2 sensor.

Here are few screen shots taken from mobile.
First screen shot is of Scanmaster-elm


Screenshots of pcmscan

My beast went for the 3rd service at 28810 kms. No major problem. 2 years is gonna complete on 31 Jan 2011. Got it serviced from Autolinks Vasant Kunj. There washing is pathetic but pretty satisfied with other mechanical jobs.

Major Job done -

1. Engine oil replacement
2. Oil filter
3. Coolant change - 6 liters - Time bound - 2years
4. Brake oil change - Does only 300ml only required for Clutch & Break lines ?
5. Fuel Filter - 1573/- Earlier it used to be around 2.5 k

Labour charged
1. Coolant flush - Rs 1000/-
2. Std Chk - 360/-
3. Brake cleaning - 225

Total Bill - Rs 7325/-

Congratulations in completing nearly 30K kms in 2 years. That's pretty consistent mileage that you have been clocking.

Early this week took a test drive of Safari 2.2 VVT which a colleague bought and found it to be much more peppier than the older 3.0L version.

Incidentally, while driving I looked at the odometer and did a double take to see my colleague had clocked 4700kms within 20 days from purchase:Shockked:

Btw, I noted a small glitch during my test drive which is also confirmed by him that while in 4th gear the car stalls momentarily ( nothing happens when you press the accelarator) and then picks up momentum at around 40kmph. This has not been observed in other gears.

Any idea what could be the issue so he can get it rectified in his next service?

It is same powerloss issue we all are facing in new gen Safari's. Occurance of it is bit erratic but generally comes between 1600 - 1900 RPM. It is observed in all gears.

There is no solution as such from TASS about this issue. So many reports are there in Tata Safari technical thread. I also mentioned in my ownership thread.


@v&v Nice looking Safari LX. For Alloys fitting did you require to cut the fender?