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Sandu
#1 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 4:53:23 PM
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SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?
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chemos
#2 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:09:30 PM
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Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?



Have you checked the Expiry Date on the side of the Door???smile smile
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Impunity
#3 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:17:56 PM
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Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?


They must have serviced it with oil and filters meant for Mark X, please drian all the oil and refill with the appropriate grade oil.
And by the way Platz and pick up speed/power cannot fit in the same sentence, I just wonder how you have managed to do the same.
d'oh! d'oh!
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mawinder
#4 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:30:52 PM
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Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?

Probox is 20times better than that jalopy.Is it a KAW?
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Sandu
#5 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:34:53 PM
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Impunity wrote:
Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?


They must have serviced it with oil and filters meant for Mark X, please drian all the oil and refill with the appropriate grade oil.
And by the way Platz and pick up speed/power cannot fit in the same sentence, I just wonder how you have managed to do the same.
d'oh! d'oh!

@ Impunity, Thank you for the hint on oil& Filter. for oil they used Havoline. not sure about the filter. sorry, by pickup-speed i meant start-up speed is delaying.
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quicksand
#6 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:36:21 PM
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Wacheni kuwa hivyo jameni ...Saidieni @Sandu ...ok back to brass tacks.
If your gari has an ECU it has an oxygen sensor somewhere ...this could have been stolen/replaced/dropped in a bucket of oil and got clogged. The ECU itself could have been reset/is on the fritz.
Being a Jap car it is very likely it has an OBD port, peleka a garage where they have an OBD scanner.
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Sandu
#7 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:39:50 PM
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mawinder wrote:
Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?

Probox is 20times better than that jalopy.Is it a KAW?


@ Mawinder, smile, it is a kax but very well maintained. The consumption was good b4 service and had the power that i need.
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Gathige
#8 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:42:51 PM
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chemos wrote:
Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?



Have you checked the Expiry Date on the side of the Door???smile smile


@Chemos, Kuwa mpole. Did you see Makali's merc after a minor brush with a trailer? All contraptions on the road remain the same- Pieces of metal in different shapes

"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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Impunity
#9 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:49:03 PM
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Sandu wrote:
Impunity wrote:
Sandu wrote:

SKerians,i took my Platz for normal service and since then it has lost power and fuel consumption has gone high. They didn't change the plugs. The pickup speed is poor. It had no problems before the service. What could have happened?


They must have serviced it with oil and filters meant for Mark X, please drian all the oil and refill with the appropriate grade oil.
And by the way Platz and pick up speed/power cannot fit in the same sentence, I just wonder how you have managed to do the same.
d'oh! d'oh!

@ Impunity, Thank you for the hint on oil& Filter. for oil they used Havoline. not sure about the filter. sorry, by pickup-speed i meant start-up speed is delaying.


Read my post between the line.
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Anyway probox sio gari ya kuogeleshwa in a middle class forum like wazua.
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Sandu
#10 Posted : Monday, August 05, 2013 5:50:22 PM
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quicksand wrote:
Wacheni kuwa hivyo jameni ...Saidieni @Sandu ...ok back to brass tacks.
If your gari has an ECU it has an oxygen sensor somewhere ...this could have been stolen/replaced/dropped in a bucket of oil and got clogged. The ECU itself could have been reset/is on the fritz.
Being a Jap car it is very likely it has an OBD port, peleka a garage where they have an OBD scanner.


@Quicksand, thank you for that dimension. I feel that's the way to go coz' i'm still wondering what happened and i presumed it is just a normal service.
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