Jan 27, 2012

[EVERY NEWS 09] HONDA FIT / JAZZ

Hi, there. It's still heavy snow & frozen days in Japan. The snow have lain thick about 20~60cm!! I'm waiting for spring coming soon...though off-road driving on the snow is very exciting.

Today's vehicle is one of best-seller compact cars in Japan, HONDA FIT. The name of JAZZ may be closer to people in Europe, Africa, South-East Asia, Middle East, Oceania. There are no days I don't see this vehicle at cities in Japan.
HONDA FIT (2001-up)

HOW TO DISTINGUISH THEIR MODELS
The name of GD series (GD1,GD2,GD3 and GD4) is written "Fit" with small letters. GE series are written "FIT" with big letters. And the logo mark of GD series are actually 2 types. 1300cc has a red point on "i" of "Fit"mark , 1500cc has a blue point. Logo marks of Jazz also same.


Left: GD model 1300cc / Center: GD model 1500cc / Right: Jazz GD series


FRONT FENDER & CHASSIS
Fit is using for many purposes from a private car to a business car. Many types of people own it. So some owners might not good at driving. The most often accident is hitting on a front corner or rear. If the car was hit around its front fender, it might got any damages on its chassis also. It is better to check whether the car has repairing marks on fenders & bumpers before purchasing.

As I mentioned on the last EVERY NEWS about SUNNY, if its fender bolts have marks of using spanner, they have been repaired because of any damages before. If you find such marks, it's better to check its chassis carefully also.

ENGINE CONDITION
Unfortunately, there are people who replace engine oil only once every 2 years when their car got an automobile  inspection. This fact is famous in Japan. If a car have used deteriorated engine oil, its life may get shorter. In the worst case, its engine will seize up & break down completely.

If you can, you should ask the sales man to show you the engine maintenance record. It will be better to choose FIT which had been replaced engine oil every time it drive 5,000~8,000km or every 6 month.

If the car doesn't have the engine maintenance record, you should check its engine condition carefully. Not only if it works good now, also if its engine sound is not bigger than other vehicles, if its smoke is not clear color.

Jan 25, 2012

[SALES RECORD] Lower arm & Strut for TOYOTA Prius

THIS PRODUCT WAS SOLD OUT RECENTLY



Lower arm & Strut LH set

Condition: USED
Price:

FOB 198$(Including arm & strut)
C&F These parts contained into a container with used vehicles together.

for Mongolia




This parts were fitted for the following vehicle.


Maker: TOYOTA
Name: Prius S
Model code: DAA-NHW20-AHEEB
Model year: 2004






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Jan 24, 2012

[EVERY NEWS 08]NISSAN SUNNY(Sedan)

Hi, there. It's snowing in Japan. I drive on icy road to our office everyday.

This week I researched one of NISSAN vehicle, SUNNY. Especially about SUNNY Sedan. Many customers who live in overseas value the durability of this vehicle highly because spare parts for NISSAN seems very rare.

NISSAN SUNNY(1966-2006)

Some users who want high power and swift-moving for their vehicles seems to be unsatisfied with its power even SUNNY has 1500cc engine. But many owners said SUNNY is very easy to drive. One of the reason is that the middle torque is strong. And its front view from driver's seat is very good because of its square body. If you like restful safety driving, SUNNY will be your good partner.

If you look for used SUNNY with good condition in Japan, try to ask your car dealer if they know the last owner of each vehicle. Because SUNNY was popular especially among senior drivers in Japan. So if it was owned as a private car, it might be taken good care.

AIR FLOW SENSOR
SUNNY is said very tough, but sometimes I have heard a trouble of its air flow sensor sometimes. The main symptoms are there.

1) Engine stop when driving especially with low speed, idling.
2) Acceleration is not smoothly
3) Idling is unstable

This trouble seems happen on SUNNY which mileage reached around 50,000~80,000km. It is better to check if the vehicle's idling and engine condition is no problem.

In passing, the air flow sensor of SUNNY is a part of throttle chamber assy. So it can't be replaced as this sensor only. In Japan, the brand new price of the throttle chamber assy is FOB 606~658$ at that time.

RADIATOR SUPPORT
This part is located in the front space of engine room. The vehicle got heavy damage on front before if a radiator support have any deformation, repairing mark, or it is clearly different color with other engine parts.






BOLTS OF FRONT FENDERS
You can see bolts of front fenders on right & left side of engine room when you open a bonnet. If these bolts don't have scratches of spanner, it may can say the vehicle never get heavy damage on the front until these bolts were repainted.

Jan 17, 2012

[EVERY NEWS07]HONDA ACCORD (Sedan)

Hi, Long time no see & Happy New Year for everyone. Japan got a terrible disaster last year. We thank you to give us a lot of kind messages. So we really hope anything will get better this year.

Today's topic is HONDA. These days I received many inquiries about HONDA vehicles. I'd like to pick up the one of long seller models of HONDA, ACCORD.
HONDA ACCORD Sedan
1976-up

CD3~6 models(1993-1997) and CF3~5,CL1~3 models(1997-2002) were sold as ISUZU Aska also. As may be expected as HONDA Vehicle, one of Accord's sales points is Its strong engine. Its chassis are also highly rated among people who love motor sports. So ACCORD has many racing models.

LEFT: Accord 5ZIGEN / MIDDLE: New Accord / RIGHT: Accord SiR

DOOR LOCK
Sometimes I hear the trouble of door lock. Their main symptoms are here.

Door lock doesn't work though you used a master switch on driver's side and a remote control key.

And followings are causes what I have heard before.

1) Getting weaken of a motor in a door lock actuator.
A door lock actuator is located inside of door. I heard this trouble from some ACCORD users. They said actuator is simple part but brand new price is not cheap. The brand new price of door lock actuator was 105$(when I researched). It is better to check if their door locks work smoothly or not.

Door lock actuator for ACCORD Euro R

2) A trouble in a sensor of door lock
All doors have a sensor to check door open/close. If this sensor got any trouble, Lock signal can't be sent to a control unit correctly.

3) Wires between door lock sensor and a control unit
Same reason as a trouble of door lock sensor. If wires got trouble, lock signal can't be transmitted successfully.


CRUTCH MASTER CYLINDER
It seems to be a famous trouble among ACCORD Euro R owners that a noise causes once you use a crutch pedal. I couldn't find the specific reason once I did a research this time. Some people said that it was solved with replacing a crutch master cylinder, but another said that he replaced it every years. So I guess a crutch of some models of ACCORD might originally causes noise & vibration easily.