Saturday, February 2nd 2019
I woke up early today with cash in pocket to get stuff done. I surveyed a few shops around the square and found out that most shops had terrible parts. Although, I did find MK brake pads/shoes being sold as "Japani' pads. In an hour, the mechanic came and took the car to a test drive. Truly, the skidding was present.
BRAKING
1) He made me notice that upon braking, the car was skidding to the right side. It was.
2) The wheels were apparently so off axis that they were not making contact with road much.
3) I had been noticing the off axis wheels since I bought the car, but never thought they could have such an impact on braking.
4) I went to the best shop in the area. Waited for 2 hours. Got wheels alligned. For rs. 250.
5) I took the car on a free road, accelerated to 60, then pushed the brakes hard. The car's braking was immensely better, I'd say upto 30%. The car's skidding was also drastically reduced by up to 70%.
6) The car's CV joints are in bad shapes and need work. WIll get this done too.
Problem has been largely solved. But this does not mean I will not get the brakes done. Soon, I will.
THERMOSTAT VALVE
1) I surveyed a lot of local shops and could not find the thermostat valve in a single shop.
2) I plan on visiting Toyota Dealership to buy the spare part.
3) Addition to my knowledge: My car's radiator is copper radiator.
4) Right now the car runs really, very cold. The engine doesn't heat up slight bit, subsequently heater barely works.
5) I will get the Fan manual on AC and Automatic on normal conditions.
SERVICE
Got the car washed (Rs.300) and Waxed it. The car hadnt seen love in quite a while. Looks hot.
CONCLUSION
Our mechanic has developed an inflated sense of self and only works when my father takes the car to him so that he can charge fat commissions. I had to roam around myself and find problems to my solutions. I will take the car to Tariq bhai, my new mechanic from now on given the new diagnoses that I have. Today was a productive day, but could have been better. Atleast the car runs immensely better now and brakes a lot better.
Friendship ended with old mechanic Jawed. Now my new friend is my new mechanic Tariq bhai.