The car is back on duty, on the way to clock 70K km. Not just that, it is seeing a lot of daily usage these days due to certain changes that took place.
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The car had the following incidents during 2022, clearly the 10th anniversary didn't go that well!
- March 2022: Front air suspension failure. Lot of suspension bits (control arms), engine and transmission mounts and brake pads, etc. were also replaced during this time. Spent close to 3L for air struts and 2.5L for the rest. This work was carried outside of A.S.S (details in post #269)
- July 2022: Check Engine Light fault due to air intake actuator failure. Apparently a common problem with this engine. Sent the car to Sundaram motors. Intake manifold replaced at the cost of Rs 1.75L. They also replaced the rear air struts with the parts I imported myself (Rs 3L).
- Nov 2022: Check Engine Light again. After considerable effort in diagnosing the issue, it was found to be a faulty Mass Air Flow sensor. I was very satisfied with the approach taken by A.S.S to diagnose the issue. Very systematic and with proper involvement of MB technical team from Pune. Air Flow Sensor was replaced at the cost of Rs 71K.
The car is back on duty, on the way to clock 70K km. Not just that, it is seeing a lot of daily usage these days due to certain changes that took place. Needless to say, I am hoping for a more economical 2023 :-)
Aging gracefully:
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