Hi Jon
Welcome aboard
Hope you enjoying the Zuki.
Good luck with your jobs list !
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- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:12 pm
- Forum: New members
- Topic: A quick hello
- Replies: 2
- Views: 174
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: New members
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 1
- Views: 925
Re: Hello
Hi Steve A belated welcome to the forum. We also have a similar G Vitara (2005 3 door) and living in scotland she gets a hot clean underneath + Waxoyl every 2 years to try and slow down the demon rust. Hope you enjoying the Zuki as much as we do - we took the old girl over to the coast yesterday to ...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
- Topic: E10 Petrol
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2844
Re: E10 Petrol
I don't worry about it too much Scottie - we usually only do 4/5000 miles every year in the Suzi as we tend to use our Sportage for longer motorway trips etc - the Suzi gets used for fun trips to the highlands/islands/coast so the extra cost of E5 is chickenfeed compared to taxes etc to the Guvmint....
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:13 am
- Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
- Topic: E10 Petrol
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2844
Re: E10 Petrol
I always err on the side of caution as our GV is a nice low mileage example - we only use our GV sporadically depending on weather and my OH's working hours/shift pattern. One of the potential problems with E10 is that Ethanol is hygroscopic,we live in scotland where the weather is often 'damp' LOL ...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Vitara Specific Tech
- Topic: E10 Petrol
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2844
Re: E10 Petrol
Hi Dunc We have a 2005 GV1600 and according to the handbook we can use E10. We do not actually use it on a regular basis,we normally fill up with E5 but occasionally E5 is not available in which case we would be happy to fill with E10. The reason I do not use E10 as the norm is that it is likely to ...
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:34 pm
- Forum: Builds and Projects
- Topic: 1987 sj410 xud engine, coil sprung and Toyota axles
- Replies: 81
- Views: 52622
Re: 1987 sj410 xud engine, coil sprung and Toyota axles
Starting to come together nicely
cheers max
cheers max
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:42 am
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: A little summer fettling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6024
Re: A little summer fettling
Forgot to add that whilst under the car investigating the 'rumble' I had a quick look at the front propshaft - the u/j's on that look original and the rubber seals are very perished so I have bought another set of u/j's and will change them when I can get the GV up on mates ramp (he is still snowed ...
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:34 am
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: A little summer fettling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6024
Re: A little summer fettling
Just to update this towards the end of the year. Back in may/june we decided to spend a couple of grand on some preventive maintenance on our 2005 G Vitara. A very low mileage car so still had original exhaust and suspension etc,I was too tied up with medical issues and my mate was snowed under with...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: A little summer fettling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6024
Re: A little summer fettling
One of my near neighbours has installed an electric car lift in his garage (he is a semi retired motor mechanic) and I asked him yesterday if I could put the GV up on it to change the diff and transfer box oils - he said - yeah bring it round now. I already had the oil in stock for the front diff an...
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Suzuki
- Topic: A little summer fettling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6024
Re: A little summer fettling
I made the mistake of looking at the back of the car as well and found a rusty old wiper arm with a rusty old blade attached - also the spare wheel mounting was looking a little sad. https://i.imgur.com/4K5X3GX.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2NrdGhQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SGcj3Kt.jpg A little work with ro...