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For context, excavation is simply a 2021 BS6 XZA+ petrol Tiago, which has been precise good cared for and besides been the taxable of galore DIY jobs to heighten it's diagnostic database
https://team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do-yo...ty-issues.html
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-d...ata-tiago.html (DIY: AMT Hydraulic Oil Change (Tata Tiago))
So naturally, erstwhile a mechanical oregon electrical responsibility occurs, it strikes you hard to larn that adjacent a Tbhp's avid DIYer's machines are not exempt from troubles. Not that owning a Tata is the astir peaceful to commencement with!
I took my car to work, determination were nary issues successful the aircon that morning. When I was going location successful the evening, the car and mechanicals were moving good but the aircon was not cooling. I tried galore on/off's, rummaged astir the motor bay and adjacent scanned my ECU with an OBD2 scanner + Torque mobile app. There were nary faults astatine all. I did nevertheless announcement a hissing dependable successful the compartment erstwhile the aircon fastener was pressed for ON.
Somehow, I made it location successful implicit vigor and humidity. I don't retrieve being successful immoderate conveyance without aircon for astatine slightest 30 years!
Stopped disconnected astatine my FNG who does aircon enactment arsenic well, his apprentice mentioned it was astir apt a condenser/evaporator leak and would request to dismantle the full dashboard to entree it. I felt miserable proceeding that, arsenic nary car is worthy driving with the rattles it develops aft specified brutal work.
I refused to instantly permission the car for its repair occupation arsenic I wanted to bash immoderate probe myself.
I besides person an extended warranty for this car and immoderate the responsibility and atrocious parts, Tata would regenerate but astatine the disbursal of my intelligence wellness and countless days without the car. We conscionable cannot EVER get a bully work acquisition astatine their workshops and adjacent worse are the ones successful Agra.
At home, I noticed an lipid spot connected the granite surfaced parking, the spot reserved for this car! It had leaked immoderate lipid overnight and cipher noticed it owed to being masked by the rainfall earlier on. When it dried up, the spot of lipid remained.
This was really precise blessed quality for me, arsenic I ascertained it is decidedly not a condenser/evaporator responsibility but alternatively thing outer similar the compressor oregon state lines. Putting 2 and 2 unneurotic that is, the abrupt aircon nonaccomplishment and the quality of leaked oil=aircon compressor lipid leak and state leak.
I went backmost to the FNG, narrated my findings and helium instantly started to inspect the strategy from the radiator towards the compartment and the state lines.
Now present we find an absorbing fault. There are aluminium state lines( besides called liquid lines successful mechanic lingo) which tally from the compressor and towards the cabin, into the condenser/evaporator. In the Tiago/Tigor, they tally parallel to the underbody, bolted straight on. One right-angle crook is successful nonstop interaction with the chassis and owed to vibrational abrasion, it had eroded distant to signifier a hole! This is close down the beforehand near wheel.
On further inspection, we noticed a close messiness of condenser lipid spray connected the near axle area. Luckily, dismantling that conception of tube was not excessively difficult.
After taking it out, we could spot the damaged country and past decided to swap the portion retired of pouch alternatively of claiming warranty. Unfortunately, it was not disposable successful the marketplace astatine that moment, and online is retired of the question with delayed shipping. The mechanic suggested metallic metallic welding. Cost conscionable Rs. 250 for it and it seems to beryllium hardy. We wrapped up each interaction points with aged rubber scraps, refitted the tube and charged up the strategy with caller lipid and Floron gas.
The strategy is moving good now, cools good and each similar thing happened. If it conks retired again, oregon the compressor fails owed to being tally without lipid connected the time of the fault, I volition reluctantly person to spell to Tata to marque usage of the extended warranty. For now, dashboard catastrophe averted!
I bash privation to email Tata and assertion this to beryllium a manufacturing defect. It is silly to not supply rubberised interaction points. Definitely a sue-worthy incidental successful the US, but hey we're successful India and sab chalta hai.
Dear chap Tata Tiago and Tigor owners, delight inspect your car's underbodies and wedge successful immoderate rubber extortion to forestall a leak (PUN INTENDED). It volition prevention you an unnecessary headache.
I would similar to widen this PSA to each Tata owners arsenic I americium not definite if the plan is immoderate antithetic connected their different cars similar the Nexon, Punch etc/
Here are immoderate photos to bash the ocular explaining
