Hyundai Santro Fan Club

[iamadee]

ya..white smoke only on cold start up for sometime.using zic Aplus oil.any more suggestions plz?

ahhhhhhh....

I did the same mistake too. ZIC A+ is a very thin oil for an old car that is 85k driven. Stick to 20w50, I had exactly same problem when i was using zic a+, that i felt my oil was decreasing but with no smoke at all, when i switched to petromin the problem was solved...
hope it helps....

[MiniAkcent10]

modification for santro??

[Horse_rider]

My speedometer needle suddenly came to zero from 80 KM/H point on the road. what could be the problem, now the AC trips every now and then. what is the connection between the speedometer needle and AC tripping setting.

[fayyazasghar2008]

My santro AC is excellent if I keep the speed limit near 60 km/h but when the speed limit is abt 80 or 80 plus then it seems that AC is not working ... people say that AC cooling increases at high speed but in my case it seems opposite

[MoizIrfan]

My santro AC is excellent if I keep the speed limit near 60 km/h but when the speed limit is abt 80 or 80 plus then it seems that AC is not working ... people say that AC cooling increases at high speed but in my case it seems opposite

AC cooling increases as speed increases because at high speed more wind blows through the condenser resulting in good cooling.
In your case because of high speed or high rpm your compressor is not working. get it checked by an expert emphasizing that AC doesn't work at high speed

[cammander]

aslaam o alykum...friends..

i have santro gv 06 model... from last few days..strange problem arises..

1)- while driving the car on any speed, suddenly car do not accelerate..(means ka race bilkul nae pakarti..n feels like race wire is broken..) n same time engine chk light appears...and car have to stop....n after 15-30sec car starts.... in mean while cars doesnt starts..

2)-- petrol smell is cming from a.c ducts..didn't find any leaking from engine side and petrol tank side..
..

[rizkhan2010]

^^ @ commander
first of all find out the reason of why is the "check engine light" coming on.
For that take your car as soon as possible to Hyundai workshop or any well-equipped workshop where they have OBD scanner. There get your car scanned and in light of the findings take appropriate action to rectify the problem.

[cammander]

just went to 3s hyundai workshop... they scanned the car but no error found...but when they chk T.P sensor it got crack on it... they repaired it with magic glue n said me to go....but after approx 25km drive engine chk light starts to blink frequently and rpm suddenly increases... i moved back to them and told them the whole thing,.. they now said u have to replace the T.P sensor.....

did i have to repace it or go to somewhere else for 2nd opinion..???

[cammander]

just went to 3s hyundai workshop... they scanned the car but no error found...but when they chk T.P sensor it got crack on it... they repaired it with magic glue n said me to go....but after approx 25km drive engine chk light starts to blink frequently and rpm suddenly increases... i moved back to them and told them the whole thing,.. they now said u have to replace the T.P sensor.....which cost 3500...

did i have to repace it or go to somewhere else for 2nd opinion..???[

QUOTE=rizkhan2010;3885156]^^ @ commander
first of all find out the reason of why is the "check engine light" coming on.
For that take your car as soon as possible to Hyundai workshop or any well-equipped workshop where they have OBD scanner. There get your car scanned and in light of the findings take appropriate action to rectify the problem.[/QUOTE]

[rizkhan2010]

^^
Go to the same 3S workshop and replace the Throttle Position sensor as they said.
and tell them to erase the error code afterwards.
will cost you around 3 or 4 thousand ruppees.

[KforKanuni]

guys im looking at buying a santro for my short trip to Pakistan (4 - 6 months) but i want to be able to do these things with it :

1. Does it sell quickly like a mehran or coure ?

2. Not have issues with parts ...so are parts and mechanic really a serious issue with the santro ?

3. Im looking at a 2003- 2005 in lahore or Islamabad ...what would be a good buying price ?

[rizkhan2010]

^^
1) Santro does not have as good a resale as Mehran has.
2) Santro mechanic and parts availability is not an issue. Particularly if you are in big cities, parts are quite easily available.
3) Price ranges between 4~5 lakhs.
.........
Thoroughly check the mechanical fitness of the car before purchasing. Good Luck.

[KforKanuni]

One more thing brother ...i have a family and i will be shuttling between Lahore and Islamabad on the motorway. Is it good for motorway driving ?? ...I drove a Santro 2004 last time i was in Pakistan and i loved the ride plus felt its spacious compared to mehran.

Mehran is cheap but im concerned about the highway ride, safety and that the fact that it might breakdown ?? ...thats where i find the santro a lot more reliable ?? ...You think so too ?

Plus, will i be able to sell the Santro in a weeks time before i leave ? ...Does it sell quick ?

^^
1) Santro does not have as good a resale as Mehran has.
2) Santro mechanic and parts availability is not an issue. Particularly if you are in big cities, parts are quite easily available.
3) Price ranges between 4~5 lakhs.
.........
Thoroughly check the mechanical fitness of the car before purchasing. Good Luck.

[rizkhan2010]

^^
if mechanically fit, Santro is a better ride than mehran for both local drive and highways.
On resale you cant tell for sure on how quick or slow a car sells...At times a Mehran or a corolla might take a month or more to sell..and a Santro or other low resale cars might sell in a single day. Selling a car depends on many factors.....one important factor is LUCK.

[KforKanuni]

Thanks brother !

^^
if mechanically fit, Santro is a better ride than mehran for both local drive and highways.
On resale you cant tell for sure on how quick or slow a car sells...At times a Mehran or a corolla might take a month or more to sell..and a Santro or other low resale cars might sell in a single day. Selling a car depends on many factors.....one important factor is LUCK.

[KforKanuni]

is there word on the 2013 santro on coming out ? ...or the newer version ?? ...any news on that ?

[jagger]

Which one is better compressor,,,, old kabli one costing abt Rs. 8k or new china compressor costing round abt Rs 5k

get the kabli one!!!

[iamadee]

no not yet....

[jagger]

losing half liter for every 2000 km is significant, but not much. I would urge you to "MANAGE" this problem rather than "RESOLVE" it. I mean simply keep topping up the reduced oil. Aur kaam chalaatay raho. Avoid bigger surgeries of engine, jab tk mumkin ho.

same thing i did ( topping up the reduced oil) but after sometime it start raisin other issues as well.. the head gasket damaged >> engine valves damaged ultimately you have to go for the surgery... you cant ignore that problem!!!!

[Rizwan5]

Hi Guys

As you all of you know CNG is almost gone, so shifted back to Petrol. I identified my petrol consumption is 10-11KM/Liter approx in city. On AC it is worst from 7-8Km / Liter. I also observed very high Engine RPM on AC is it normal? I heard it should be around 14-15 without AC and 11Km on AC in city.
I want to understand is their any setting i need to tune from mechanic for Petrol? As some mechanic told me their is no settings in EFI car for CNG and Petrol it automatically adjusts itself. What else i can do to improve my petrol economy.

If it requires some tuning from where i can get them tune in Lahore.

Any suggestions and help will be highly appreciated.