[wildsdi5530]

@4strings, Thank you for the reply. I have to go slow anyway on bumps as the front chin will touch if I'm at anything over 20kph.
I'll check out the options in the size you've mentioned.

[wildsdi5530]

Tonight while driving my 2 year old Mobilio RS iDTEC, it suddenly switched off. It refused to start again with all the light on in the dash. I tried again after 10 mins and same story. I called RSA and they promised to send a guy in 1 hr. I tried again after 10 more mins and still same story. The Tech came in about 30 mins. The moment he tried, the car started without a hiccup. He opened the hood and noticed some leak from one of the battery caps, but normal acid level. He suggested that one of the 4 earthing wires may be damaged. Any suggestions about the possible problem?

[wildsdi5530]

My Honda Mobilio RS windshield has cracked when it was parked in the sun. The SA reckons that a stone must have fallen on it. Now I'm getting it replaced under insurance. The RS has heat resistant windshield. How do I confirm that the replacement glass is also heat resistant?

[Abhishek_Garg]

If you are getting it done at ASS, they will provide the invoice which should mention the same. I don't think we can make out the difference easily.

[Shiftlock]

Reviving an old thread here,

We own a 2015 Honda Mobilio 'V' petrol. Recently me and my dad have been noticing that while downshifting from 3rd to 2nd gear and from 2nd to 1st gear, the shifts are hard and notchy and some effort is required to register a shift. We took the car to Pride Honda today and the mechanic says there is nothing abnormal.

Would appreciate any input with regards to this
TIA

[pavi]

Originally Posted by Shiftlock

Reviving an old thread here,

We own a 2015 Honda Mobilio 'V' petrol. Recently me and my dad have been noticing that while downshifting from 3rd to 2nd gear and from 2nd to 1st gear, the shifts are hard and notchy and some effort is required to register a shift. We took the car to Pride Honda today and the mechanic says there is nothing abnormal.

Would appreciate any input with regards to this
TIA

How much kilometres your car have covered and what is your usage pattern? It could be attributed to wear in synchros. You can try revving the engine in 2nd gear and check the build in speed is in proper relation to rpm build up. If you see rpm shooting without much speed build up clutch might be having issues.

I own a 4th gen Honda City ivtec and have covered 99,000+ kms in last 6.5 years and no issues observed as of now. I do perform rev matching during downshifts.

[Shiftlock]

Originally Posted by pavi

How much kilometres your car have covered and what is your usage pattern? It could be attributed to wear in synchros. You can try revving the engine in 2nd gear and check the build in speed is in proper relation to rpm build up. If you see rpm shooting without much speed build up clutch might be having issues.

I own a 4th gen Honda City ivtec and have covered 99,000+ kms in last 6.5 years and no issues observed as of now. I do perform rev matching during downshifts.

Hi,
thanks for your reply, it has done around 47,000 kms. This car was primarily used by driver exclusively before the pandemic and now its being used as a second beater car. I'll watch out for any clutch related issues.

[wildsdi5530]

So the Mobilio is mainly used by the better half, except when we go for long journeys. A couple of weeks back on a trip to Chennai, the windshield cracked again.
I had given it to Brigade Honda, Bengaluru for replacement. At the same time, I got the clutch replaced (It was said to be weak in the last service). And apparently the brake pads were also worn out, which were replaced.
Today I had gone for a 1000 km drive and was shocked to see that the fuel efficiency was down to 16 kmpl. Also after getting out of city traffic, when I started to stretch it's legs, there was no power in all the gears with the engine struggling to cross 2K RPM. I've always got >26 kmpl on highways in the same car, with same driving pattern.
Can anyone point the reason for this terrible drop in FE?

[abhikb]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Can anyone point the reason for this terrible drop in FE?

Whatever you have mentioned, it could be due to a choked air filter or a diesel filter. Air filter seems to be a bigger culprit, clean it once or get it replaced and then check again. Also if it’s diesel, a bit of stretching the revs will make a difference, can’t recollect the exact name of this phenomenon but it starts with the word Italian xxxx.

[wildsdi5530]

Originally Posted by abhikb

Whatever you have mentioned, it could be due to a choked air filter or a diesel filter. Air filter seems to be a bigger culprit, clean it once or get it replaced and then check again. Also if it’s diesel, a bit of stretching the revs will make a difference, can’t recollect the exact name of this phenomenon but it starts with the word Italian xxxx.

Italian Tune-up??
The car was returning 26 kmpl 2 weeks back and a sudden fall to 16 kmpl after replacing the clutch and brakes. I was worried if the clutch was fixed wrong? Brakes don't seem to be jammed as the car's freewheeling alright.

[abhikb]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Italian Tune-up??
The car was returning 26 kmpl 2 weeks back and a sudden fall to 16 kmpl after replacing the clutch and brakes. I was worried if the clutch was fixed wrong? Brakes don't seem to be jammed as the car's freewheeling alright.

Yes Italian tune up is the word, if the clutch is fixed wrong there will be many other issues such as gear shifting, noise when clutch is pressed, overheating near gear box section and so on.

Check the filters once and get it cleaned or replaced, that should do the trick.

[kaushik.sripada]

Hello.

I have a 2015 mobilio which has done around 40k kms. During the last service, the showroom says that the suspension is due for a replacement. I mostly drive this vehicle on longer journeys with the vehicle fully packed. dont know if that has caused the suspension to wear down. How do i check it to be certain and that the showroom is not pulling a fast one.

If it is due, i would like to go for the BRV suspension for a mobilio and i am wondering if it would make a massive change to the the handling of the vehicle considering that brv has 16 inch wheels and the mobilio has 15 inch wheels. and also that the ground clearance is higher.

[jetsetgo08]

Time to wake a dormant thread

I have been in search of a used Mobilio/B-RV diesel, would be used primarily for highway drives. But, finding a well maintained piece is hard, infact finding any piece is hard as they weren't sold in scores. The ones that are available in the market have done around a good 1.5-2L km's with clocked back odo readings of 60k-1L km's.

Wanted to know about the maintenance costs, reliability, any other issues of Honda "earth dream" engines beyond 1-1.5L km's, if any of the owners here have done a considerable mileage, their insights would be of real help.

Also, I would like to know the on-road prices back in 2015-16, as now most of them are listed at Rs.6-7L in the market. Although, it may not be worth risking that much amount on an abused Honda, there are not too many options in that space(given that used Ertiga prices are even more atrocious).

Thanks in advance.

[wildsdi5530]

Originally Posted by jetsetgo08

Wanted to know about the maintenance costs, reliability, any other issues of Honda "earth dream" engines beyond 1-1.5L km's,

I would like to know the on-road prices back in 2015-16,

Own a 2015 Honda Mobilio iDTEC RS and have run 1,50,000 kms. No major issues till date. Cosmetic parts do take time to arrive. Costs are very reasonable with every 10K service costing around 10-12k and every 20K service costing 20-25K.

When I bought it I paid about 15L on road in Bengaluru. This was after a 1L discount on offer.

Originally Posted by kaushik.sripada

i would like to go for the BRV suspension for a mobilio and i am wondering if it would make a massive change to the the handling of the vehicle considering that brv has 16 inch wheels and the mobilio has 15 inch wheels. and also that the ground clearance is higher.

Did you change to BR-V suspension? Were wheels also changed? Total cost? I've driven my similar vintage Mobilio RS for 1.5L kms and still on stock suspension. But have never overloaded it.

[kaushik.sripada]

Originally Posted by wildsdi5530

Did you change to BR-V suspension? Were wheels also changed? Total cost? I've driven my similar vintage Mobilio RS for 1.5L kms and still on stock suspension. But have never overloaded it.

I actually went with honda city 5th gen suspoension, the vehicle feels a lot smoother on the highway, the height has increased by 2cms only though. Have gone for a 1000kms drive post the suspension change and loved the drive.