Isuzu Crosswind Owners Thread [ARCHIVED]

**rsnald** · December 14th, 2002 02:46 PM

i think among the crosswind owners in this forum, whether XTO, XL, XT or the XUV's, yung akin yata ang pinaka farthest driven so far... I just had my 35 th KM PMS; actually almost 36500 km na odometer ko nyayon after only 18 months of ownership. correct me na lang if i'm wrong fellow dieselers
so far ang mga parts na nag fail na are the ff:
- radiator replaced due to leak -- weak point daw to ng crosswind according to a mechanic i talked with. madalas daw yung sa may pipe going to the engine block nagle-leak. either mahinang klase ang radiator ng Denso or faulty lang talga ang location ng radiator ng crosswind. pansinin nyo yung radiator nyo during idling, during engine start-up and shutdown --have someone crank the engine and watch how the radiator vibrates. ang lakas! kaya di ako magtataka na magkaron ng crack yung pipe going to the engine.

- exhaust pipe crack - a recent discovery -- akala ko yung mga turbo boosted XTO's lang meron nito. but i recently discovered na may crack na yung exhaust pipe ko just after the engine block. tatlong section yung exhaust pipe natin: "A" daw yung first section - the pipe coming from the engine block tapos meron putol yon followed by the "B" section - yung gitna under the car body just before the muffler- tapos "C" ata yung after the muffler. madalas din daw problema sa mga crosswind to. ang advice sa kin nung mechanic, dapat daw meron pang isang putol yung exhaust pipe, dun sa "B" section, lalagyan nung parang metallic flexible connector - you'll see that in the "A" section. what they did was weld the crack, ala daw stock ng "A" section -- a familiar excuse - but they promised to have it replaced. nakita ko nga na madami silang stock ng "C" section which is the common problem sa turbo-boosted crosswinds.

- clutch repair kit = yung mga gasket with plunger - this was replaced during my 30 th KM PMS. They didnt really explain why. basta nakita ko na lang pinapalitan na nung mekaniko. I don't know if this is part of the regular PMS pero di ko naman nakita dun PMS checklist sa manual. anyway, buti na lang P420 lang yung repair kit.

- steering has become a bit loose. ewan lang kung dahil sa driving habits ko, pero yung ang sense ko. siguro dahil sa madalas ako malubak. tapos nung pina-align ko sa Goodyear, ok naman daw alignment. what they adjusted was the torsion bar, dahil daw sa di pantay yung height ng left side sa right side. nakita nila to when they compared the gap of my front wheels to the wheel well ( yun ba tawag dun - yung arch bordering your wheels?)
smoke emissions- generally ok pa naman pero parang lumakas yung usok after 30th KM. siguro it is really advisable to have our mufflers cleaned at 30th and have our vehicles recalibrated at 40TH KM.

so from the looks of it, yung mga parts other than the engine that are weak, ang pinakaweakest link ata are the radiator and exhaust pipe.
pag lumampas nako sa 50TH KM - the limit of our warranty, gagawin ko yung suggestion ng mekaniko na palagayan ng additional flexible connector sa exhaust pipe. further suggestions nung mechanic, hanapin nyo na daw lahat ng pwedeng papalitan just before the warranty expires. nabanggit nya rin yung mga gaskets/weatherstrips ng salamin, kaya eto ngayon ang oobserbahan ko.

hope this helps

**nelany** · December 14th, 2002 03:26 PM

Yung sa akin ay XTO A/T (~6k km ang odometer), so far ang pinapalitan na ng Isuzu ay yung exhaust pipe. Sections B and C na ang mga napalitan dito. Yung changes was made even before I reach 1000 km. Hindi ko pa ma ipabend yung pipe sa dulo para naideretso kasi minsan tumatama sa step bar sa likod pag sobra yung liko. Nilagyan lang ng harder rubber ng Isuzu para hindi ganong maglaro pag lumiliko. Pag tapos na yung warranty saka ko ipapabend yung tail pipe.

How about yung shock absorber, hindi ba sirain ito? Kasi napansin ko na mas mababa yung likod ko ng 1 cm sa iba ng sinikat ko yung likod. Ok lang daw iyon sabi ng Isuzu. Kita mo yung difference pag meron siyang nakatabing parehong model. Pag pinalitan ba ng shock sa likod ay tataas pa ito?

**marquez** · October 21st, 2009 11:50 PM

XUV07 :30500km 2 years and 3 mos na.
so far wala pang major replacement nangyari x wind ko only clutch overhaul nag crack daw rubber at 20k km at 25k km twice nag overhaul.
wala pa akong na notice either sa radiator and exhaust.

ang problema sakin ngaun ay ang mugs ko na goodyear sa mga XUV models kasi UNEVEN TIRE WEAR at parang nag wabble at 60kph ang ingay2x...
sabi ng isuzu GOODYEAr tires ng crosswind daw mostly the same case as mine.. they recoment MICHELNE,DUNLOP or BRIGEsTNE.. may na notice ba kayo sa gulong nyo na GoodYear XUV owners??

**lastpogi** · October 22nd, 2009 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by marquez

XUV07 :30500km 2 years and 3 mos na.
so far wala pang major replacement nangyari x wind ko only clutch overhaul nag crack daw rubber at 20k km at 25k km twice nag overhaul.
wala pa akong na notice either sa radiator and exhaust.

ang problema sakin ngaun ay ang mugs ko na goodyear sa mga XUV models kasi UNEVEN TIRE WEAR at parang nag wabble at 60kph ang ingay2x...
sabi ng isuzu GOODYEAr tires ng crosswind daw mostly the same case as mine.. they recoment MICHELNE,DUNLOP or BRIGEsTNE.. may na notice ba kayo sa gulong nyo na GoodYear XUV owners??

Walang kasalanan ang gulong sa uneven tire wear at wabble...nasa propper alignment, camber or caster alignment ng vehicle yan. I also experinced this to my XUV 08, nung pinacheck ko sa servitek they found out na may camber alignment problem. nung nagawa pina rotate ko 4 na gulong to check kung na correct yung problem, ayun, pumantay tire wear nya, nawala din wabble.

**kevin3000** · October 22nd, 2009 10:26 PM

ask ko lang if magkano price nung michelin? na pang sportivo.. ganda kasi e..

**zynapse** · October 22nd, 2009 10:48 PM

ei guys kmusta? tanong ko lng mga pare matagal ba tlga magdeliver ang isuzu? mag 3 weeks na kc nmin inaantay ung unit na 2010 sportivo..nung bumili kmi sa ibang brand dati less than 1 week nakuha agad nmin...ask ko narin samga naka 2010 sportivo kung kamusta naman ang performance ng sportivo nyo? satisfied ba?

**RedHorse** · December 15th, 2002 10:13 PM

rsnald,

yong tungkol sa clutch, mukhang namana pa yan sa hilander SLX... One more to check is the rear wheel brakes, sa driver side, sakit din daw yon sa hilander, baka di pa rin na resolve sa crosswind.

About tail pipes, last year, parang new year sa inteco, mga crosswind models, pumapasok sa service, hila hila na yang mga tubo :D :D :D

And the gas tank, nasa gilid pa rin, kahit sa XUV series na. Dapat nga sa rear na yon, dahil ang spare tire, ay rear door mounted na. Kaya pag full tank, tagilid tuloy ang tayo.

**OTEP** · December 15th, 2002 10:51 PM

Yung fuel tank hindi na ata malilipat iyon. Fuel tank din ng Fuego gamit diba?

Pwede bang dual spare tire ang XUV? :mrgreen:

**RedHorse** · December 16th, 2002 09:19 AM

Dual spare? Ba, ok yon, LC lang ang nakikita ko na meron. :D

**rsnald** · December 16th, 2002 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by RedHorse

rsnald,

And the gas tank, nasa gilid pa rin, kahit sa XUV series na. Dapat nga sa rear na yon, dahil ang spare tire, ay rear door mounted na. Kaya pag full tank, tagilid tuloy ang tayo.

di ba mas ok yun in case of rear collisions? mas protected yung gas tank mo? saka matagtag dun sa likod, baka naman they're just trying to protect the fuel compartment from vibrations? ang ginawa man lang sana nila is to have the spare wheel in a hidden compartment para di naman takaw-nakaw.

about the rear brakes? ano specific problem? nag-i-squeal? sticking? di ba drum brakes sa likod nyan? so far ala namang problema drum brakes ko. ok naman kapit nya.

to nelany:
shocks? no problem so far. I think they're holding. mapanpansin mo naman yon pag matalbog na yung ride di ba? ano ba stock shocks ng crosswind?