Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up

greenhorn · 25th May 2010, 07:26

took it to the tasc for its 35K service.

problems: coolant leakage issue still not fixed : SA claims something else was loose, is fixed now
some sort of oil leaking from the LHS underbody: some joint/seal in the transaxle was busted, replaced
vibrations at cold start : glow plugs and wires check out okay. they've no idea why. Have asked them to keep it overnight & try today morning

despite the free service voucher from the tata gold club, it will come to around 4k :|

greenhorn · 7th December 2010, 02:41

Now in BBSR!
got a few friends to drive it up here.
Arrived in less than stellar condition. Dust all over and inside (My Immaculate interiors - a lifetime of pampering laid to waste)
two bent rims! (one permanently damaged :( )
cosmetic damage to the rear bumper
car pulling to one side ?
suspension etc needs to be looked at
horn switch ( aftermarket one added to toggle between stock and hella) dead. currently stuck at hella
tyres are in bad shape. cant afford a new set right now :(

A major service is due. Need to wait for my education loan to come through!

jkdas · 7th December 2010, 08:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

Now in BBSR!
got a few friends to drive it up here.
Arrived in less than stellar condition. Dust all over and inside (My Immaculate interiors - a lifetime of pampering laid to waste)
two bent rims! (one permanently damaged :( )
cosmetic damage to the rear bumper
car pulling to one side ?
suspension etc needs to be looked at
horn switch ( aftermarket one added to toggle between stock and hella) dead. currently stuck at hella
tyres are in bad shape. cant afford a new set right now :(

A major service is due. Need to wait for my education loan to come through!

lol! education loan to service an Indica!

The roads are bad in Kerala maybe that. OT, I wont ask someone to drive down my car!

ImmortalZ · 7th December 2010, 11:39

Damn.

Who contributed all this damage? Your folks or the people who drove it down?

greenhorn · 7th December 2010, 12:46

my friends. they were short of time, and the roads at some places were spectacularly bad, and they said my Headlight was awful, and they were effectively driving blind, and fell into so many holes. to their credit, they covered around 2K Kms in less than 2 days

greenhorn · 10th December 2010, 18:55

and to add injury to insult, guess what decided to show up, the Check Engine Light

And then there is the small matter of the cracked belt cover. The car has been grounded until the next service

greenhorn · 15th December 2010, 19:43

just back from a visit to swapna motors. language gaps apart, the initial impressions seem to be decent, apart from a shocking 15k estimate. no extended warranty claims would be entertained it seems

benbsb29 · 16th December 2010, 20:09

Greenie, what are the action items as part of their 15k estimate?

greenhorn · 18th December 2010, 21:36

meh, turns out to be a classic case of tata worst case estimation. can't complain. they said the FICD and the Sensor dont need to be replaced for the time being, so should be okay.
The bill amount is suspiciously close to 7999

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On the plus side, got along pretty well with the TASC here . The service advisor was very courteous. I observed the roles here are different as compared to kulathunkal.
In kulathunkal, the SA is the single point of contact. He checks out the car and prepares the checklist, talks to the customer, goes for the trial and test drive, and delivers the car, and they tend to be guys my age. Here, there were a few SA's, and the SA who attended to me was middle aged dude. The security here did the checklist, the SA talked to me and sent me with a mech for the initial and final test drive. He also had no qualms taking me into the service area.
The car is back to working condition, though there is a funny noise. Can't quite put my finger on it, and the language barrier is also a problem. Exceeded my traditionally low expectations

PFA the bill. Pardon the crappy camphone shots. dont have a scanner

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-bill1.jpg

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-bill2.jpg

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-bill3.jpg

vaisakhr · 18th December 2010, 22:08

Nice figure 7999. My recent service cost me apprx 20k at 50,000 km. And changed 4 tires another 15k. Still the car is pulling sideways. There are still some what major items nearing the end of lifespan. As I mentioned early 'more car per car' more car means more maintenance.

Rgds

architect · 19th December 2010, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaisakhr

Nice figure 7999. My recent service cost me apprx 20k at 50,000 km. And changed 4 tires another 15k.

Vaishakh, isn't 20k too much for a 50,000km service? One would expect that more around 75,000 km. Were there any major replacements?

vaisakhr · 21st December 2010, 07:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by architect

Vaishakh, isn't 20k too much for a 50,000km service? One would expect that more around 75,000 km. Were there any major replacements?

Major things were the clutch assembly, two CV joints, alternator pulley and some more small parts.

greenhorn · 23rd January 2011, 19:31

had the wheels straightened out ( one rim is pretty well damaged, the dude said to use it only as a spare)
After alignment, the vibrations are gone again - I had told the buggers at the TASC and they said they had aligned it.

Waxed the interiors and washed the outside. Car feels a lot better now

greenhorn · 1st July 2011, 15:53

time for the 40k service

issues
Lots of weird engine noises
leak in the rear (every night after a rain, there is a pool of water in the sub)
Headlight adjustment
I've given up on the lack of grunt beyond 80kmph
plus the regular 40k service.
Lets see

greenhorn · 2nd July 2011, 20:48

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-img_20110702_202514.jpg

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-img_20110702_202719.jpg

Tata Indica DLG Turbo. EDIT: 17 years & 125k km up-20110315-18.53.47.jpg

thankfully the car is back to its former self. the roughness was due to some timing issues which have been taken care of. I'm ecstatic.

Additionally the battery was changed a few weeks earlier. this brings my maintenence total for this year to 23k

25th May 2010, 07:26	#286
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	took it to the tasc for its 35K service. problems: coolant leakage issue still not fixed : SA claims something else was loose, is fixed now some sort of oil leaking from the LHS underbody: some joint/seal in the transaxle was busted, replaced vibrations at cold start : glow plugs and wires check out okay. they've no idea why. Have asked them to keep it overnight & try today morning despite the free service voucher from the tata gold club, it will come to around 4k :\|
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7th December 2010, 02:41	#287
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Now in BBSR! got a few friends to drive it up here. Arrived in less than stellar condition. Dust all over and inside (My Immaculate interiors - a lifetime of pampering laid to waste) two bent rims! (one permanently damaged :( ) cosmetic damage to the rear bumper car pulling to one side ? suspension etc needs to be looked at horn switch ( aftermarket one added to toggle between stock and hella) dead. currently stuck at hella tyres are in bad shape. cant afford a new set right now :( A major service is due. Need to wait for my education loan to come through!
	() Thanks

7th December 2010, 11:39	#289
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 600 Times View My Garage	Damn. Who contributed all this damage? Your folks or the people who drove it down?
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7th December 2010, 12:46	#290
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	my friends. they were short of time, and the roads at some places were spectacularly bad, and they said my Headlight was awful, and they were effectively driving blind, and fell into so many holes. to their credit, they covered around 2K Kms in less than 2 days
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10th December 2010, 18:55	#291
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) and to add injury to insult, guess what decided to show up, the Check Engine Light And then there is the small matter of the cracked belt cover. The car has been grounded until the next service
	() Thanks

15th December 2010, 19:43	#292
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) just back from a visit to swapna motors. language gaps apart, the initial impressions seem to be decent, apart from a shocking 15k estimate. no extended warranty claims would be entertained it seems
	() Thanks

16th December 2010, 20:09	#293
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,052 Thanked: 13,872 Times View My Garage	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) Greenie, what are the action items as part of their 15k estimate?
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18th December 2010, 21:36	#294
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) meh, turns out to be a classic case of tata worst case estimation. can't complain. they said the FICD and the Sensor dont need to be replaced for the time being, so should be okay. The bill amount is suspiciously close to 7999 . On the plus side, got along pretty well with the TASC here . The service advisor was very courteous. I observed the roles here are different as compared to kulathunkal. In kulathunkal, the SA is the single point of contact. He checks out the car and prepares the checklist, talks to the customer, goes for the trial and test drive, and delivers the car, and they tend to be guys my age. Here, there were a few SA's, and the SA who attended to me was middle aged dude. The security here did the checklist, the SA talked to me and sent me with a mech for the initial and final test drive. He also had no qualms taking me into the service area. The car is back to working condition, though there is a funny noise. Can't quite put my finger on it, and the language barrier is also a problem. Exceeded my traditionally low expectations PFA the bill. Pardon the crappy camphone shots. dont have a scanner
	() Thanks

18th December 2010, 22:08	#295
vaisakhr BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KL-32 Posts: 384 Thanked: 200 Times	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) Nice figure 7999. My recent service cost me apprx 20k at 50,000 km. And changed 4 tires another 15k. Still the car is pulling sideways. There are still some what major items nearing the end of lifespan. As I mentioned early 'more car per car' more car means more maintenance. Rgds
	() Thanks

23rd January 2011, 19:31	#298
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) had the wheels straightened out ( one rim is pretty well damaged, the dude said to use it only as a spare) After alignment, the vibrations are gone again - I had told the buggers at the TASC and they said they had aligned it. Waxed the interiors and washed the outside. Car feels a lot better now
	() Thanks

1st July 2011, 15:53	#299
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) time for the 40k service issues Lots of weird engine noises leak in the rear (every night after a rain, there is a pool of water in the sub) Headlight adjustment I've given up on the lack of grunt beyond 80kmph plus the regular 40k service. Lets see
	() Thanks

2nd July 2011, 20:48	#300
greenhorn BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,880 Thanked: 4,899 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: Tata Indica DLG turbo 8,000K report (Update : 30,000 report on Pg 18) thankfully the car is back to its former self. the roughness was due to some timing issues which have been taken care of. I'm ecstatic. Additionally the battery was changed a few weeks earlier. this brings my maintenence total for this year to 23k
	() Thanks