[Parth46]

Originally Posted by a4anurag

Hope you are pressing the clutch pedal to the fullest?

Get the clutch release bearings checked. Looks like they are on the verge of going kaput.

Yes, I always press the clutch pedal fully whenever I use it. These symptoms of clutch release bearing are fairly worrisome on car with less than 9k and driven on a mix of heavy pile-up/crawling traffic and ring roads where the traffic is fast moving so clutch usage is less.

Thanks for your input mate, will get it checked in 2nd service soon.

[NPV]

Swift Dzire Vxi (Petrol) -> While driving on city road about 2km away from home, 20-30Kmph speed, suddenly felt loss of power, engine started sounding like a motor boat. Stopped the vehicle, got down to inspect tyres, etc all fine. Was on the way to attend a function and in a hurry so drove the vehicle back slowly and parked it safely at home. On the way back, felt a bit sluggish but the sound of the engine was not as bad but there was a slight vibration from inside the hood.

I suspected one or more cylinders not firing due to bad spark plug(s), called the Maruti Breakdown service guys and told them to get spare spark plugs just in case they needed replacement.

The Maruti guys come home and open the hood and what do we see ? One of the Engine Mounting bolts is hanging loose and has nearly fallen off
They don't have a 14 spanner which I find luckily in my scooter's tool kit so they torque it down and all's well

But, question is why did the bolt come loose ?
*vehicle was serviced 4 months ago at 50,000Km odometer now reads 55,200Km.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by NPV

But, question is why did the bolt come loose ?
*vehicle was serviced 4 months ago at 50,000Km odometer now reads 55,200Km.

I am really shocked reading this. In my all of the experience of driving and maintaining cars, I have never had a 'loose' bolt on engine mount. Broken/ worn off mounts - yes, but loose bolt - never. Was the engine ever taken down from this car? Any possibility that it was loosened on purpose at some point of time and the service personnel forgot to tighten it up?

[NPV]

Originally Posted by saket77

I am really shocked reading this. In my all of the experience of driving and maintaining cars, I have never had a 'loose' bolt on engine mount. Broken/ worn off mounts - yes, but loose bolt - never. Was the engine ever taken down from this car? Any possibility that it was loosened on purpose at some point of time and the service personnel forgot to tighten it up?

No.
After the 50k service in October, I have not had any problems, not even any symptoms of vibration, power loss, etc. Happened suddenly while driving!
And haven't driven fast over potholes, haven't jumped any speed humps, no emergency braking, etc in the period after last service.

I looked up the car's service records and the closest work/job related to the engine I could find was the throttle body cleaning that was done at the 40k service, possible that the mounting bolt wasn't torqued down fully then, this was in Sep 2013 - details Here.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by NPV

I looked up the car's service records and the closest work/job related to the engine I could find was the throttle body cleaning that was done at the 40k service, possible that the mounting bolt wasn't torqued down fully then, this was in Sep 2013 - details Here.

Throttle body cleaning does not require one to touch the engine mounts. Should be one off case/ mistake. Hope that the car is fine now.

Regards,
Saket

[NPV]

Originally Posted by saket77

Throttle body cleaning does not require one to touch the engine mounts. Should be one off case/ mistake. Hope that the car is fine now.

All is well now
Next service for oil changes is at 60k, which is probably 5 months or more away so I'll get a 'general service' done just to be on safer side.

[a4anurag]

Originally Posted by NPV

Next service for oil changes is at 60k, which is probably 5 months or more away so I'll get a 'general service' done just to be on safer side.

As you say, All is well now, envoy the car rather than going to MASS again and letting them play with your car.

This case of bolt being loose, seems to be a one-off case. The technician would have loosened it and forgotten to re-torque the same. It can't loosen on its own IMO. But what puzzles me is no job related to the engine was carried out recently for them to touch it. Surprising!

[ILTDrive]

Car: Dzire VDI, 2013
Kms-22k
Issue : When I go over bad patches of road and if the steering is slightly turned to either left or right, there is a lot of noise which I suspect was from the front suspension, however the A*S*S confirmed after two complaints that nothing is wrong. This sound was not very pronounced earlier, but has become a bit more now. the sound is like "ghud ghud ghud" but in a fast clip. What could be the issue? Steering column? I do plan to take it to the service center sooner, however would want to know if anyone had a similar issue and if anyone else have any idea about this.

[dhanushs]

Originally Posted by ILTDrive

What could be the issue?

Hi Check,

• Ball joints
• Lower arm
• Stabiliser bar

[TwentyDeewar]

Car - Swift ZXi with around 27K on the odo.
Sound - Around 5-10 mins of driving after a cold start, the car vibrates lightly with a "trrrrrrrrrrr trrrrrrrrrr" sound while idling. But the sound and vibrations go away if I depress the clutch. After driving for maybe 30 mins more, there are no perceptible vibrations or sound at idle. Is this a sign that there is something wrong with the clutch? (The timings given are approximate, based on the fact that the first signal I stop at after I start from office is after about 5-10 mins of driving, when I notice the sound at idling and the next signal where I usually stop and idle is after 20-30 mins)

[Mortis]

Getting an intermittent short scraping noise from the front area of my Beat, probably from the drivers side wheel area.
It is not the caliper guide pin rattling noise for sure.
It sound sort of like a small piece of metal scraping, not very loud. Sort of like dragging a thin aluminum patti on rough concrete for a second or two "Kkkhhhrrr"
As of yet I cannot successfully recreate the sound on demand and it seems to occur on smooth as well as rough roads, slow and medium speeds, while braking coasting as well as acceleration and turning.

Could it be :
1] Steering component
2] Brake Pad worn out indicator
3] Wheel bearing
4] Some other suspension or brake component ?

CAr is 4.5 years old and done 32k KMs and is unfortunately running on stock JK Veectras which I plan to change soon. No recent big hits or anything.

[cooolsunny]

Hey guys please listen to this -->

https://youtu.be/Sql3sVNRZcc

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Today I opened the bonnet of my dzire while it was idling. I noticed this metallic sound(in video it is sounding more like diesel clatter) coming from below or near the air filter. in video please notice the sound from 7th to 15th second.
Is it normal petrol engine sound?

[a4anurag]

Originally Posted by cooolsunny

Today I opened the bonnet of my dzire while it was idling. I noticed this metallic sound(in video it is sounding more like diesel clatter) coming from below or near the air filter. in video please notice the sound from 7th to 15th second.

Check the metal clamps that hold the air filter box and also see if any metal is coming in contact.

Ask someone to sit inside and give the car mild (Not stomping the pedal) accelerator input, when the RPM increases slightly, check if the metallic sound is heard or it decreases?!

[Mortis]

Still cant reliably recreate the sound Im getting. I think it happens more often while coasting, both in gear and in neutral. More frequently in the 30-40km/hr speed range. The sound is sometimes short (1sec) or longer (4-5 secs max).

[vdm]

Originally Posted by cooolsunny

Today I opened the bonnet of my dzire while it was idling. I noticed this metallic sound(in video it is sounding more like diesel clatter) coming from below or near the air filter. in video please notice the sound from 7th to 15th second.
Is it normal petrol engine sound?

Yeah your car doesn't sound like it's a petrol engine. I don't think that sound is normal. Kindly get it checked by A.S.S.

Originally Posted by ILTDrive

Car: Dzire VDI, 2013
Kms-22k
Issue : When I go over bad patches of road and if the steering is slightly turned to either left or right, there is a lot of noise which I suspect was from the front suspension, however the A*S*S confirmed after two complaints that nothing is wrong. This sound was not very pronounced earlier, but has become a bit more now. the sound is like "ghud ghud ghud" but in a fast clip. What could be the issue? Steering column? I do plan to take it to the service center sooner, however would want to know if anyone had a similar issue and if anyone else have any idea about this.

Thus the sound even come's when you turn your steering to the extreme right or left?