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#422 of 491 Re: Valve lash specs? [brisray] by brisray Jul 25, 2005 (5:59 pm)
Replying to: brisray (Jul 24, 2005 10:33 pm) Here's what happened this evening...   Despite being assured (this morning by phone) by my local Suzuki dealer that the bolt on the harmonic balancer was reverse threaded, it bloody isn't. It's a normally threaded bolt that has to be unscrewed counterclockwise. Taking the radiator out, there's just enough room to get a power tool on this bolt.   If you're going to do this without removing the A/C condensor radiator? be very careful. As the bolt unscrews it's going to push the power tool against that componant and possible bust it. The power tool we used is rated at 350 ft lb and it took most of that to undo that bolt.   Once the zillion bolts holding the chain cover on were removed the cause of most of the noise was obvious. One of the tensioner/tensioner tracks had disintegrated into about a dozen bits. Not only are the chains not being tensioned but it looks like the bits of the wrecked tensioner were being thrown all over the place.   I'm glad I decided to investigate this noise when I did as I'm pretty sure I wasn't far from stripping the teeth off of some of the gearing - those chains really are that loose.   Altogether, to replace the tensioners and tensioner tracks is going to cost around $350, plus another $240 for a set of engine seals.   Good luck to anyone else trying to do this themselves, these engines are pretty difficult to get apart.   As to my orginal post, the valve timings are non-adjustable - as far as I can tell.   Ray Replies to this message: brisray (Jul 27, 2005 8:36 am) tesluck (Aug 05, 2005 6:17 am) brisray (Aug 05, 2005 11:31 pm)
#423 of 491 Re: silly question...lights on all the time?? [sweetnanda] by brisray Jul 26, 2005 (7:45 am)
Replying to: sweetnanda (Jul 11, 2005 10:40 pm) It's OK the lights are supposed to be on during the day. There's a "dusk" sensor that behaves a bit oddly. During the day, with the engine running but in neutral, like waiting at level crossings (there's a lot of those around here) the lights automatically go off, but turn back on when the car is in gear.   Apparently there is a parcel shelf for the cargo area for when the back seats are up - http://www.internetautoguide.com/car-specifications/09-int/2001/suzuki/grand-vitara/ and http://www.automotive.com/2005/12/suzuki/grand-vitara/specifications/   Like mine, I expect it got taken out at some time and not sold along with the car.   Ray
#424 of 491 Re: Valve lash specs? [brisray] by brisray Jul 27, 2005 (8:36 am)
Replying to: brisray (Jul 25, 2005 5:59 pm) Anyone interested in seeing what these chains look like can visit http://brisray.com/v6gv/vchain.htm where I've got photos of the disassembled engine.   Ray Replies to this message: tesluck (Aug 05, 2005 6:17 am) brisray (Aug 05, 2005 11:31 pm)
#425 of 491 grand vitara year 2000 left hand drive by pepstepper Jul 30, 2005 (10:50 am)
Help please for a new Suzuki GV owner. I need to remove the Pioneer dvd/radio as some bright spark has connected Left to Right and Right to Left on both stereo channels. How do I get the Pioneer out of there, it wont budge? Also, where can I find the Paint Codes for the vehicle which is Black and silver? Anticipating your help and thanking you in advance. If you kow why the front tyres sqeal on corners that would help a lot too. Replies to this message: brisray (Jul 30, 2005 7:13 pm) pepstepper (Jul 31, 2005 9:21 am)
#426 of 491 Re: grand vitara year 2000 left hand drive [pepstepper] by brisray Jul 30, 2005 (7:13 pm)
Replying to: pepstepper (Jul 30, 2005 10:50 am) I don't know about the radio but take a look at http://www.automotivetouchup.com/paintcodelocations.htm#asian for where the paint codes are located. Sorry I can't verify this on my own vehicle but it's still in a friend's garage awaiting bits.   Ray Replies to this message: pepstepper (Jul 31, 2005 9:21 am)
#427 of 491 Re: grand vitara year 2000 left hand drive [brisray] by pepstepper Jul 31, 2005 (9:21 am)
Replying to: brisray (Jul 30, 2005 7:13 pm) Ray, Thanks man, cool! Found the paint code, now just need to sort the radio and the nosy tyres and I can pull the chicks (or not?) Thanks again Tony
#428 of 491 Re: Vibrations/Tires [jriley5] by aaiken Aug 02, 2005 (6:36 pm)
Replying to: jriley5 (Oct 23, 1999 6:41 pm) I had the same evaluation given to me on my 2000 GV 65k miles. The Bridgestones we "lumpy" but, in my case the tire store said it was because the shocks were not good. He said that when the car went over a bump the motion would continue causing unever wear and tear on the tires. There was also a humming sort of sound that was comming from the rear tires. The new shocks helped that a little.
#429 of 491 Re: Valve lash specs? [brisray] by tesluck Aug 05, 2005 (6:17 am)
Replying to: brisray (Jul 27, 2005 8:36 am) I am having the same problem with my 2001 grand vitara. Just wondering where you picked up all the parts to change your chains and all that other stuff. Replies to this message: brisray (Aug 05, 2005 11:31 pm)
#431 of 491 Re: Valve lash specs? [tesluck] by brisray Aug 05, 2005 (11:31 pm)
Replying to: tesluck (Aug 05, 2005 6:17 am) Hopefully you don't have to change the chains, just the tensioners and guides. I never could find anywhere local that could get these parts for me or somewhere cheaper on the web. In the end I had to go to a Suzuki main dealer and order them. http://brisray.com/v6gv/vchain.htm shows the part numbers you need and what I paid for them. You'll also need a new set of seals and a tube of engine sealant.    I don't know if it was just mine but all the bolts, and there are a lot of them, on the engine are very tight. I never could get a manual for this engine which meant that without the factory torques we had to guess how tight to do them all back up.    The crank bolt was absolute hell to get off. Two of us with a 3ft extension couldn't undo it and we used a power tool to do it.   You'll have to search for your local Suzuki dealer, Google, telephone book whatever.    I don't know if they were having an off-day or something but the particular dealer I used did tell me that crank bolt was reverse threaded when it wasn't and had to ask me if the new thermostat came with a new seal or if I needed a seperate one. Questions I thought a dealer should know.    Ray

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