[70] Celebrating National Day, Black Sang is reborn!

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 September 16, 2024
October ushered in the 70th birthday of the motherland, I am also willing to drive black mulberry to go for a ride outside. However, I have had a scruple for a long time. After all, black mulberry has more than 12 years of age, driving mileage of 180000 kilometers, all kinds of parts are in a state of aging. I changed four tires, including the spare tire is new. Moreover, some time ago, it was difficult to hang up the fourth gear into the fifth gear. In addition, antifreeze has inexplicably decreased. I have used up two 2-liter bottles of antifreeze before and after, and there are not many bottles left in the car. Although the price of antifreeze from the original factory is not too expensive, it is difficult to add antifreeze for a long time without solving the problem of leakage. In addition, when the traffic light is idle, it will occasionally wobble and even the battery alarm light flashes. Of course, there is also the problem of entering water on rainy days. These problems have been bothering me, Santana 3000 is a classic, although the car is old, but the engine is fine, and driving smoothly, there is no intention to give up.

[change shift connecting rod]
Asked the roadside shop, said the spare parts processing cost 200 yuan, I asked whether it is the original parts. The boss said no. I think this shift is something to be reckoned with, and we still have to use the original parts. To the 4S store, I asked the after-sale girl and said, first let the master take a look, the master also said to change, but to order. Because it is an old car, accessories are generally not in stock, after-sales sister paper also let me pay a deposit of 100 yuan. The price quoted by the master is also 200 yuan. Place an order decisively. Three days later, the goods arrived and I went to the store to install them.


(the photos taken are on F disk, misformatted and lost.)
After the change, the master also went on the road to test drive and found that the fifth gear was difficult to hang up, so he was debugging. Finally, it was solved perfectly.

[replace tee and waste gas valve]
For the inexplicable reduction of antifreeze, the master judged that there was a leak. The master said that the three-way pipe is aging and needs to be replaced. So the order, the original parts are really expensive. The cost of materials (including tee, original glue, two bottles (2L) of original antifreeze, sealing rings, etc.) and working hours are quoted for a total of 615 yuan.
Replace the goods when they arrive. I arrived punctually at 08:30, and the master has just gone to work. But the position of the tee is a little behind the engine compartment, which makes it a little difficult to operate.
Put off the antifreeze first (it should have been taken out, because I just changed it). Then, the three masters work together to disassemble.


The tee removed is a little old!


After installation, first add tap water to detect whether the liquid is leaking, and start the car to discharge the gas from the water tank. The whole process took a long time, and in a twinkling of an eye it was noon, and I took a taxi home.
After three o’clock in the afternoon, the after-sale girl informed me to pick up the car.
I checked out and drove home. Unexpectedly, the idle speed jitter was found while waiting for the traffic light. As soon as I got back, I called the store and told me to go back to the store for testing.
The next day, I went to test again. The master said that the old car, carbon accumulation is too heavy, or where there is air leakage, finally suggested that I replace the waste gas valve, I said that as long as I can solve the problem can be replaced. Who knows the price of the original factory parts is more than 1000 yuan. I said this is a little expensive, they said that either use auxiliary factory parts, I think the position of this part is not too important, so I accept the use of auxiliary factory parts.


The car was left in the store, and the accessories arrived the next day and were quickly replaced. The bill is more than 200 yuan. The jitter problem is gone for the time being.

[replace thermostat and timing belt cover]
Because I feel that black mulberry has changed so many accessories, the car should be in good condition. On October 3, National Day, I specially ran a short long distance from Zhenjiang to Maanshan. More than 140 kilometers one way. I left after 7 o’clock, got on the highway, and there was not much traffic all the way. I arrived at my destination around 08:30. When I returned at 3 p.m., who knew how far I had just gone, the antifreeze warning light flashed and “Didi” rang. I know it’s the lack of antifreeze.
I wonder, I just changed the three-way pipe. I opened the hood and found that the liquid level was very low. Fortunately, I have a bottle of antifreeze in my trunk, but there is not much left. So I added a little bit to it.
I entered Ningma Expressway through Maanshan Toll Station. Two lanes, and there’s a place for construction, it’s a little congested. After a while, the antifreeze lamp began to call the police again. So I had to stop in the emergency driveway and turn on the emergency flasher. Lift the cover of the engine and find that the liquid in the antifreeze tank is reduced again. I unscrewed the lid and the liquid went up. Apparently there’s still gas in it.
So, I called the after-sale girl, she said that this situation can not be opened, to go into the store for repair. I said I was on the highway, and I felt like they couldn’t talk, so I hung up.
I have a travel thermos bottle with boiled water in my car. I poured out the boiling water, and it was cold. Added to the antifreeze tank.
In the meantime, the patrol also stopped to ask me what was going on, and I said that the antifreeze was less than boiling. They said just add some antifreeze. I asked hopefully if they had any extra antifreeze in the car, which I could pay for. They say no. They asked if they wanted a trailer. I said I’d try it with water for the time being.
When I finished filling the water, I continued to drive. I kept a close eye on the meter for fear that the alarm light would go off again. Fortunately, not yet, but I was soon caught in a traffic jam. I followed the car for a while, worried that if I called the police again in the driveway, I would not be able to stop. I’ll drive in the second lane on the far right. I think the navigation shows that there is no service area two kilometers ahead. I used the emergency flasher to borrow the emergency driveway and ran all the way to the service area.
I arrived at the service area soon. I filled up the antifreeze tank and tightened the lid. At the same time, both the antifreeze kettle and the thermos are filled with tap water in case of accident.
After a 20-minute break, I went on my way and quickly entered the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. It was smooth all the way, but by the time we got to Zhenjiang, the four lanes were also a little blocked. Fortunately, we are almost home, and the antifreeze lamp has not called the police.
It was an hour and a half away, and it took more than 2 hours to drive, but I finally got home.

On October 5th, I went to the store for testing again. The master said that maybe the fan was not working and there was something wrong with the thermostat. So place an order and replace it. To change this, you need to remove the timing belt cover and remove the motor. This time the master said, take out the antifreeze so as to save some cost.


That’s the thing.


After the first installation, test run. As a result, the antifreeze alarm light gave off again. The master was in the car and saw that there was still a leak. It turned out that the seal ring at the thermostat was not installed and was exposed to the outside. I brought a bottle of self-contained (2L) antifreeze in the car. After adding it, there wasn’t much left.
Hurry back to the store, remove it, and install it for a second time. After installation, the test was run again, but there was still a leakage. After further inspection, I found that there was a leak at the interface of a pipe. The master adjusted the clip and fixed it.

At this time, I had run out of antifreeze, but there was no one in the store, so I had to add some tap water. After running the test again, I found that the antifreeze did not leak.
However, due to aging, the timing belt cover was damaged after being disassembled several times. I simply replaced it with a new one. This time, a total of more than 400 yuan was spent before and after.


[Replace the steering wheel airbag, right rear wheel sensor and hand brake switch]
Although 12 years have passed, the manufacturer’s recalled parts are still on file. This time, the steering wheel airbag was replaced for free.


The ABS light sometimes came on, so the sensor was replaced. The handbrake light is always on, so it cost more than 160 yuan to replace the handbrake switch.


[Summary]
Although this time, the maintenance of black mulberry took a long time and cost a lot. The problem was finally solved. Black Sang felt like he had been reborn, and I felt more confident when driving.
Unfortunately, the photos on the computer were lost because they were incorrectly formatted on the F-drive. The above photos are some of the photos stored on the mobile phone.

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