I’ve just joined the community as I need some help keeping 2 x YRVs on the road. One is a 2001 red 1.3 with a K3-VE engine that I have had for a year and the other, is a green 2002 1.0 that I got a few years ago. Why did I get them? They’re reliable and super practical and dare I say, a little bit cute and rare. I want to keep them going and away from the scrap heap if I can.
The 1.0 has been pretty trouble free though I have just had to replace both lamda sensors (pre and post the cat) and really, the issues I have with it are bodywork and cosmetic. For example tape holding the bumpers straight and a glove box that won’t open.
The 1.3 is a different story. Again, I have replaced both Lamda sensors to get rid of an engine warning light but I have a real issue with the car misfiring (sometimes quite drastically) under load - like going up a hill for example. I think it is pretty underpowered too. I must create or join a topic on that as I want to get it sorted but other than coil packs and plugs, I don’t know where to start.
Anyway, here are my two little beauties:
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Hi and welcome to the forum. May I please ask for an egine bay pic of the 1.0L We never got that in Australia and when I had a Yrv and the engine went I was tempted to put the 1.0L ejde in it, but ended up selling instead.
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I would say doing a compression test on the 1.3L would be a great Idea.
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Adhereing to punctual maintenance schedules and winter storage is the best start.
The rocker panel trim on your red one is a notorious corrosion trap. I know this from experience, because a local dealer had one of these on his lot and wanted 400€ without M.O.T. certification. It had way over 200.000 kilometers. Actually, closer to 300.000 or even more (I think, the latter was right). It also was automatic and had a trailer hitch. So, it’s doubtfull that it had an easy life. I asked him how much he would take for it with M.O.T. and he said priceless. in other words, he wasn’t selling it with and he was selling it under contract from the present owner. Looking underneath, I then found out why he wouldn’t touch it. Most of the rust was behind those trim pieces.
At that time, I never owned a Daihatsu yet, not knowing about varnished rings typical when oil changes get neglected. So, that would have been nearly a total project, if the owner had dumped a can of hide leak into the oil fill.
It sat there for awhile. I’m guessing, if he didn’t eventually let it go for a bargain price, the going rate for scrap was 60€ with engine and catylist still intact.
I find the instrument cluster on these to be attractive. If mine had ABS, it would be worth swapping out mine with one from an YRV
Hi - I will take a photo when the car is back home. My daughter is having it for a while. It is great around town.
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I will try that certainly. Thanks for the advice. I don’t have the kit to it myself but I hope I can borrow it and get the job done. I assume the correct compression figures are in the manual or do I need the actual service manual?
Thanks for the adv cie. I suspect the maintenance of the red one has not been great. The oil looks clean on the dipstick and there are no obvious leaks, but it is loosing coolant. I am worried it might be a head gasket problem. Can that be changed in the car or must the engine come out? What is the gasket OEM number? Does anyone know?
Have you ruled out other possible leak points? A leaking heater core is the easiest to detect, given that glycol is easilly noticable, emitting a strong odor, as temperature rises
Here is the engine bay pics you asked for. The 1.0l engine hardly takes up any space under the bonnet. 3 cylinder I think.
thats awesome thankyou. I considered putting an ejde in one that I had a few years back, but ended up scrapping it instead. We only got the 1.3L k3ve versions in Australia.
