Liana owners & fan club

[enthusiastic.learner]

Get a new/kabli catalytic converter. Don't just get rid of it. It is important for overall efficiency of your car as car doesn't produce harmful emission gases with it.

[syedasadali21]

Lol. I like the way how catalytic converter has been expressed.

[syedasadali21]

It's not about economy its abt running engine hot for extended intervals of time. On higway I would prefer running car running in 3k rpm for 3 hours rather than 4k rpm

[cracked]

This is how the car was designed , engineers mustve put some thoughts before making it, innit?

[enthusiastic.learner]

Don't sweat it. M13A can run at 4k rpm for as many hours as you want it to go without any significant wear and tear if you're running a proper oil and cooling system is good and strong. If you're having too frequent long distance travels then go for bigger tyres.

[enthusiastic.learner]

Finally, just installed the new dashboard cover and brand new gear knob.

[abid110]

@enthusiastic.learner whats the price of dash cover? Whats its use btw?

[abid110]

@enthusiastic.learner kindly comment on the two oils attached... 10/40 fully synth for my Liana and other for my cultus efi...what experience can I get if I shift to same grey dabba for my cultus too?

[abid110]

Also, what's your take for oil for flat tappet engines? I.e they need more zddp in oil or it results in can wear...but if this is the case then most oil mfg companies doesn't make oils below APi SM rating (e.g zic's blue dabba in PIC above) so this way we cannot use any of zic's oil ever in cars like cultus, baleno, alto....

[enthusiastic.learner]

Protects the dashboard from sun so it won't crack. Plus good for keeping things on it. The grey one costed 3.5k. White one is for 1k.

[syedasadali21]

Perhaps engineers want the car to run at 100 km/hr speed for long routes instead of 120 km/hr then i guess

[syedasadali21]

but won't bigger tyres put extra load on engine?

[enthusiastic.learner]

Not really, unless you're going for REALLY big ones which won't fit without a major alteration.

[enthusiastic.learner]

I use 10W30 with Ceratec for my car. Engine runs like a champ! If you want 10W40 then I'd recommend going for Liqui Moly stuff. Much better heat resistance and you can make sure you're buying the original stuff if buying from Liqui Moly dealership.
20W50 is too thick for any efi car that roams Planet Earth. It's only good for 1970—1990 era old single overhead cam engines.

[enthusiastic.learner]

I personally always go for Liqui Moly or Mobil One. Plus, you can't rely on ZIC anymore because more than half of it is recycled oil coming from China that is being repackaged here locally after addition of color dyes.

[syedasadali21]

which size do you recommend?

[syedasadali21]

I have heard that 20W50 is also used for recent engines that have been fucked up. Is that right?

[abid110]

Btw i buy original zic from metro so I have no doubt its 100% original made in Korea stickered.

So, the same grey wala zic will be good for cultus too considering its with flat tappets?

[enthusiastic.learner]

There shouldn't be any problem. By the way, i spotted a replica perfume last month at Metro. So beware.

[enthusiastic.learner]

My car has 185/65/r15 in the front and 195/65/r15 at the back. But I'm upgrading to 195/60/r15 front and 215/60/R15 back in a couple of days.