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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Grand Vitara, Vitara, Chevy Tracker (Gen. 2 Platform) 1999-2005 => Topic started by: FullDraw on August 21, 2006, 12:46:53 PM

Title: 1st oil change
Post by: FullDraw on August 21, 2006, 12:46:53 PM: I going to do the 1st oil change on my 2000 GV since I have owned it. I never got the owners manual when I bought it. What oil do they run? as well what do they run in the automatic for fluid? And well we are on topic what about the t-case and the axels's.

Thanks....FullDraw
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 21, 2006, 01:55:58 PM: i use Valvoline 5-40 synthetic, dont know about automatic. mine has a manual tranny
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: trackinstile on August 21, 2006, 06:29:35 PM: I just use Castrol 5-30. I think it's Dextron for the tranny, but I'm not sure.
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: mrleft.hk on August 21, 2006, 08:10:37 PM: Quote from: FullDraw on August 21, 2006, 12:46:53 PM
I going to do the 1st oil change on my 2000 GV since I have owned it. I never got the owners manual when I bought it. What oil do they run? as well what do they run in the automatic for fluid? And well we are on topic what about the t-case and the axels's.

Thanks....FullDraw

Here's a GV owner's he put the info of GV on his page, just take a look you would find the oil info that you need.

http://www.burniemorgan.com/grand_vitara/

Hope this helps.

mrleft
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 21, 2006, 08:20:04 PM: mrleft.hk, are you into HK guns or is your nick' related to horse power?
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: IanL on August 22, 2006, 01:48:17 AM: Does the 2 litre have chain driven camshaft? If so, definitely use fully synthetic 5W-30; apparently it's the right stuff to avoid problems with the chain system.
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: trackinstile on August 22, 2006, 06:30:29 PM: Yepper chain driven and you really don't want to use anything thicker than 5-30, or else you'll wind up with timing chain tensioner problems. ;D
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: FullDraw on August 22, 2006, 07:43:19 PM: Would 5/40 synthetic work ok? I think some one osted they are using it. I don't want to work on the timing chain as it looks like a lot of work to me.

FullDraw
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 22, 2006, 08:16:39 PM: go with the 5-30, as posted earlyer.

mine is a diesel and has a belt, i use 5-40.
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: mrleft.hk on August 23, 2006, 04:58:56 AM: Quote from: beerman on August 21, 2006, 08:20:04 PM
mrleft.hk, are you into HK guns or is your nick' related to horse power?

Hi beerman,

Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the words :-[. I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

Thanks
mrleft
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: FullDraw on August 23, 2006, 07:09:31 AM: I wish I had a diesel in mine but I haven't found one yet, Is yours a factory diesel Mr Beer?

FullDraw
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 23, 2006, 02:13:25 PM: Quote
I wish I had a diesel in mine but I haven't found one yet, Is yours a factory diesel Mr Beer?

factory Mazda diesel engine :D

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Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the words . I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

no problem, i think my english is a little poor as well ;) i'm Norwegian..

have seen a person on www.HKpro.com who calls him self MR LEFT :)

so i wondered if you are into Heckler & Koch firearms :)
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: mrleft.hk on August 23, 2006, 06:54:41 PM: Quote
Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the wordsÃ‚Â . I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

no problem, i think my english is a little poor as well ;) i'm Norwegian..

have seen a person on www.HKpro.com who calls him self MR LEFT :)

so i wondered if you are into Heckler & Koch firearms :)

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It's funny :) , another mr left in hk(pro), but my hk is the location Hong Kong. :D

Do you live in Norway?
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 23, 2006, 08:00:06 PM: Hong Kong, that explains why you put HK in you'r name ;D

yes, i live in Norway.

-the land of the midnight sun (and expensive gasoline, alcohol and cars)
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: mrleft.hk on August 24, 2006, 06:28:24 PM: Soon will living in the dark, only few hours can see the sunlight, right?

Gasoline and cars are expensive in Hong Kong too, unlead about 1.38 Euro per liter, how about yours?
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: beerman on August 25, 2006, 06:08:44 AM: in christmas we only got 3-4 hours of sunlight, but up north it's total darkness for a couple of months :(

gas is about US $2 a litre, (95unlead!) so i guess it's almost the same as in Hong Kong :(
Title: Re: 1st oil change
Post by: mrleft.hk on August 25, 2006, 06:12:39 PM: About USD1.76 per liter in HK (98 unlead, but no choice), It's expensive there. :(

But you can save a lot of electric fee because your area dosen't need a air con ;D