Cars Q&A

Regarding coolant leak and engine overheating, please also get the your car's AC feed and compressor tubing checked. I once had a problem when the coolant was leaking through the AC condensation out line.
The forward gear jerks maybe due to gear box slippage or clutch plate misriding. Please get the same checked.
Regarding these problems i also suggest you only go to an authorised Daewoo engineer as the car's engine was quite advanced at time of its launch and roadside mechanics may make a hash out of it. You may also consider contacting the NOIDA daewoo car center for help, i believe they now have a Fiat dealership also.

Hi Shiva & Rao,
Please be patient, no counter arguments please, I agree with both you, as we are here to help out our friends whose cars in trouble, try to find out solutions rather than laughing it at, but yes finally Mechanic who checks the car can only make the final solution and we are bound to spend what he demands, and if you refuse we may compell to round the car to mechanic shopping, I too faced similar problem and now I got it engine overhauling for both coolant leaking engine overheating & white smoke etc., but still I am not fully satisfied with the repair work done. It is a great family car but always maruti 800 superior than all, as I sold my sweet maruti and bought this car only to face problems. I was using 94 maruti and took the same for long drives of 300 to 400 kms at several times and never stranded on a road even single time, as I driven the car in a hilly, bumpy, fully scratch road of Mining area of Bellary. Mr.Biky take this clue and take car to the mechanic of any as no authorised service centre of Matiz get the engine thorough checking and smoke also. Please do it fast else you may strand in the middle of the road.
S-Joshi, Bangalore -Owner of Matiz

Engine Expert,
First check the hoses,inlet/outlet for blockage
secondly,check the fan working properly,
thirdly,if above not working,change cylinder head gasket.
it solve your problem.

Arun

better you always drive it in reverse gear itself

Respected Dr Rao..

I completly disagree with you..Please be informed that this forum is not exclusive for Mechanics, neither an owner of a car would take the risk and pain to buy a set of machine tools and start working on the affected machine looking at the comments..I view this forum as an opportunity to share your experience with the machines (Both bitter and best) and create a good networking/awareness. As you know experience make a person wise and at the same time wisdom does not flow into until you urge for it.. so i request you please do not laugh at this rather you being a highly qualified person encourage this and strealine this for better benifit of the readers.

Shiva shanker..

I suggest you being a competent player in this field please create a portal, with FAQ's after closely scrutining the comments as we call as peer review whle publishing the journals..Why because some comments are really impeccable andwe should not let it go of it. This certainly will be a value add..

Regards
Mathew

Best regards
Mathew

Hi All,

Thanks for all your suggestion and guidance as it will not allow a beginner like me to get cheated by mechanic.

I showed up to a mechanic. And below things needed to be repaired or replaced

1. Clutch plates and related parts replaced
2. Engine piston rigs replaced.
3. Head Gasket was damaged and replaced.
4. Oil filter, Air filter, Fuel filter replaced.
5. Engine valves were replaced.

Total spare parts cost was Rs.6000/- (easily available) and labour charges 3000/-


Hope now every thing will be alright.

If you guys can suggest me whether the labour charges is ok what i paid.

Thanks.

Hi Biky,

I had faced the similar problem with my Matiz as well. Basically due to its compact engine and lack of front bonet grill the engine tends to heat up. There was a problem with my head gasket and i got it repaired for 1500 rs. in Pune.

clean the radiator. If still the problem is there then check out the head gasket. your problem will be solved.