Hi Richy No specific pics of chassis but I took a few of the old Spring which shows the area near the N/S rear wheel. Most of the chassis does not look as bad,obviously around the wheels gets most of the road salt etc. One of our fairly local garages is run by a real car enthusiast who does some car...

Just an update I got a pair of KYB Springs (RC5907) and a pair of KYB Shockers (343247) - made by Kayaba,stamped as 'Made in Japan' (could even be true). I got them for a very reasonable price from 'Parts In Motion' on Ebay - both arriving on the next day. I am still waiting for a pair of Shocker Lo...

I had to make a decision fairly quickly and eventually ordered some KYB (Kayaba) Springs and Shocks. They seem to get reasonable reviews and have a good parts catalogue to cross reference OE part numbers. Hopefully I can do at least one side tomorrow if the weather is not too bad - the GV is not rea...

Hi All
I have a badly cracked rear coils spring and was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for spring manufacturers ?
And also any spring makes to avoid LOL

cheers max

Hi Michael
Looks like a fun Samurai

Many thanks for the reply/info Scottie. I was only double checking because of what it says in the Owners Handbook - it says GL4 for Front Diff and Transfer Box with GL5 for the Rear Diff. Using just the one oil for all 3 is much easier - I will get some on order :D Re the sealant question - again it...

As above Our early 2005 G Vitara 1600 auto has just passed MOT with flying colours and I would really like to change all the transmission oils. Obviously need GL4 for Transfer Box + Front Diff + GL5 for Rear Diff. Any recommandations ? I was looking at Millers TRX Fully Synth 75w90 which is labelled...

Hi Brian And welcome from Perthshire Sounds like fun - I think your XL-7 will have a wee bit more power than our 2005 GV1600 Automatic LOL. I used to have a Volvo 262 2.7 V6 Auto many years ago and it was a great tow car. We also have a 2008 2.0 crdi Sportage which is our main car/tow car these days...

Also are you getting any fault codes ??

Do you have a hand priming bulb or pump Richy ?I am not 'au fait' with this particular engine. On my older diesels I used to switch ign 'on' and then used the hand primer to get fuel through the system. On a later car without a hand primer I once used a cheapish pattern fuel filter and ended up with...