Hunt for Crown

[dayrider]

you are the guy with nice bank balance& links with people at higher posts.

I am common guy who looks for economicalsolutions.

Lol. Says the guy who spend 8 lacs on a cruiser whose problem was solvable in 1 lac 30....

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[umairjamil6]

Wasnt solvable in 1.3 but aap ki baat mein kuch sachai hai.

[dayrider]

If you follow that thread from the start, read what happened before babaji got his hands on it. Aap ko khud samaj aa Jaye gi

[tintin1]

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[Xulfiqar]

You are gravely mistaken on car ownership.

I am going to give my own vehicle examples.

I daily drive a Toyota Camry 2002, its got 350,000 kms on it now, I do not even pop its bonnet for a month or so - Its only popped to check engine oil during which I make sure everything is good and nothing has broken off, corroded or wiring looming has started to peel etc.

I bundle all other jobs together into one, e.g. I recently put it on jacks to service its transmission, I also pulled out its axles and replaced the CV joint boots and grease with new genuine items as they were old and crispy. To remove its CV axles you need to undo the balljoints - I replaced them too with brand new greasable parts as I found them a bit sloppy (320,000 kms).

Similarly when I tore out the rear struts for replacement (blown out) I replaced all 4 antiroll bar linkages. I also repatched the holes in the interior and redid the vapour barriers as the barrier and patches had fallen off.

Similarly when I did a brake job (new rear shoes) - I replaced both bearings too. Fronts will get replaced with next set of disc pads and rotors. I further went deep and disassembled the new bearings to pack with very high quality grease because the bearings were not genuine toyota but NSK replacements.

Point is.

Bundle the jobs together and do it in one shot when car is torn down, Its called "best practice" as car should be on road more and in workshop less - specially a Toyota.

its meant as transport and I cannot afford a breakdown specially due to my negligence. I will lose a lot of money on that.

I also own a mazda and a BMW and they get same kind of repairs. Bundled and handled in one shot, I do not like to keep on working the same thing over and again on the same car as it becomes annoying. To add to it, Do not try to "jugaar" the job together, If the job requires a special tool then either buy it or make it. - e.g. Timing a Mazda or BMW engine timing chain. (no marks on the engines)

Do not assume "laal shilikone" is equivalent of high performance engine sealant or a even a worn out rubber gasket. Do not assume salt brine on a bolt threads is equal to threadlocker.

[Xulfiqar]

This is me disassembling the rear hub unit for replacing freshly greased bearing.

This is something I do when replacing the CV axle, it prevents the hub milling from wallowing out and make a click noise when putting into gear (only happens with super high mileage cars)

This is the brake job on rear of camry, notice how clean the stuff is after hundreds of thousands of kms - shoes replaced for first time in its life along with bearing and new O ring for it, This way it doesnt need to revisited for a very very long time.

As its my personal car, this is being done at home, not in shop.

Reason to do such, I would rather spend time with my family than workshops and under a car.

[VCheng]

The only problem with your approach - which I follow myself BTW - is that the cost of the parts, in a setting of very low labor costs, becomes higher than replacing only those parts that are (well) past their service life and not to include those that may have some life left but are in the same disassembly process as the others. In other words, it becomes a quality of enjoying a vehicle, as designed, vs. the lowest cost per mile, to the point of being counter-productive, issue.

[Xulfiqar]

This job requires interior teardown in my car - and I discovered stuff was falling or unglued. So I put it back. - btw this is a TRW strut with original mount but new dust cap and bump stop

These prevent airleaks and noise from leaking into cabin (like a flute/baansuri) - They were lying in the pillar molding when I pulled it off, so I just stuck them back with a bit of hot butyl tape and then gave the whole inner body a wipe down with a damp towel and soapy water, then touched each bolt with some metal protectant oil to keep them from tarnishing.

Also made sure all wiring clips etc are intact and I replace or redo as required.

such work pays off later. All customer cars also get same treatment - thats why they like my services and wait for appointments.

[dayrider]

Lo jee, @tintin1 ki khuwahish pori hogai. @Xulfiqar sahab may akhir kaar tasweerain bhe laga dain

[tintin1]

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[disisfifty]

These prevent airleaks and noise from leaking into cabin (like a flute/baansuri)

can you please elaborate more on this. i am sure our manufacturers do not follow these which results in noisy cars. and how can we do it ourselves and at what areas it is most effective.

[tintin1]

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[xenerking]

now even the Xulfiqar is going to get lesson of his life, enough to open his eye and make him realize all the mistakes and wrong doings in his life till now, welcoming a new era!

all hail his highness titin, the crownwala!

[tintin1]

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[xenerking]

sawal gandum, jawab channa!!

bro, you are living in a parallel universe!

thanks for your time!!

[Xulfiqar]

Yes, they are old and these are served as examples only though, btw, its a Toyota, not much goes wrong once its sorted out.

My recent jobs on other cars wont be useful as those cars and neither those problems are ever going to be experienced in Pakistan.

E.g. no one in Pakistan is going to service a ZF6HP transmission valvebody with upgraded parts or check cat converter efficiency under load or diagnose electronic door handles.

[Xulfiqar]

You want to become statistic of “clapped out car” by choice as we can see from your threads.

The reason you saw those taxis in good condition is because they are taxis. They need to be in perfect condition otherwise they wont earn money for owner.

And furthermore those countries have very strict regulations for road vehicle condition, This is why repairs there costs in workshop can exceed value of vehicle as shops cannot install “scrap” for brake, emmissions, tune or safety parts.

E.g. you installed a scrapyard brake rotor in your crown, that will be impossible in those places.

[Xulfiqar]

They already have such, all of them are thrown away by “poshish wala” or “laak sheesha mechanic”

You can use a piece of gaff tape in its place, i choose the original plastic roundels if I find them as they are pretty decent quality. Otherwise it gets a piece of gaff tape.