[EVERY NEWS 03] TOYOTA VITZ

Hi there. Yen exchange is getting really heavy for us...Anyway this week I pick up one of the best seller vehicles of TOYOTA, Vitz.

Its design, high quality safe performance, and environmental performance charmed many people, and Vitz brought compact car boom among Japan with HONDA Fit, NISSAN March. Even now they are said "They changed the Japanese small vehicles".

TOYOTA Vitz 

1999-

ENGINE OIL
There are seemed many Vitz which had trouble on its engine because of neglect of engine oil replacement. It is possible to break its timing chain or belt if its engine oil haven't replaced at fixed intervals. Breaking timing chain cause serious damage on its engine, and it may costs a lot to repair.

Once you buy Vitz, please try to hear its engine sound carefully. If it has heavy clatter noise, it may one which are neglected engine oil replacement.

If it was heavy to compare engine sounds, please take its engine oil cap off & check backside of it. If it has heavy dirty, it may be possible that the vehicle has been neglected an engine oil replacement.

This 2 check points are not only for Vitz. They may be helpful for any vehicles.

Engine oil for Vitz are 5W-20, 5W-30,10W-30 of API SJ/ILSAC GF-2 or 10W-30 of API SH. Vitz like a low viscosity oil. So 5W series are ideal in Japan products.


AIR FLOW SENSOR (AIR FLOW METER)
Vitz 1999~2005 model (SCP1* or NCP1* ) are sometimes reported trouble of an air flow sensor(air flow meter). Its main symptoms are turning on an engine warning lump during driving, but it turn off once restart engine

This trouble may happen because lean signal is sent longer time than actual and the sensor figure that is warning. Surely in other cases any engine trouble has happened truly. So please check your vehicle carefully once you found that an engine warning lump was turned on.


An air flow meter for Vitz is non-analyzable type. It isn't designed to analyze to cleaning. So I recommend you to replace it once it has trouble though some people have continued to use it cleaning by themselves.

[EVERY NEWS 02] MITSUBISHI CHARIOT GRANDIS

Good evening, Autumn is finally coming!! Good by summer beach, Hello autumnal tints!! This week I'd like to pick up a really poplar wagon from Mitsubishi, Chariot Grandis.

Its first model is "Chariot" made in 1983. After 1993, the name was changed to "Chariot Grandis".

MITSUBISHI Chariot Grandis
1993-2003

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN N84W & N94W
Some customer asked the difference of N84W & N94W.
N84W is 2WD, Front engine Front drive vehicle. Other hand N94W is Full-Time 4WD. Because of the difference of drive system, N84W is 1570kg but N94W is 1670kg(In case of glade EXCEED).

If you want high power vehicle, N94W is recommended. But on the fuel expenses side, N84W is better on normal road.

And fuel tunk size is also different. N84W can hold maximum 63L. N94W is 58L.


CARBON DIRT
Chariot Grandis has GDI engine, which is direct injection type. This engine is easier to get carbon dirty around injections then other engine type. This carbon dirt disturb the normal burning. Then it cause more carbon dirt.

This carbon dirt often is a cause of unstable idling, black smoke from an exhaust, engine stop, etc. Many Chariot Grandis owners have complained same accident. Almost of their mileage are over 60,000km. It is better to clean carbon dirt sometimes & pay attention its engine condition once you buy Chariot Grandis.


ENGINE OIL DECREASING & NOISE FROM RUSH ADJUSTERS
GDI engine is also said that it is easy to decrease its engine oil. If engine oil decrease in large quantities, oil may became to easy to include air.

The air come into hyperbaric chambers of rush adjusters, then rush adjusters shrink too much. And then they make clanging once valves closed.

4 rush adjusters are necessary for each cylinder. Replacing all rush adjusters costs very much. It is better to check the oil quantity often.