GEN I Suzuki Vitara 88-up [merged]

[squala]

It should be just slightly less economical than a typical 1.6 car. Small Suzukis are known to be among the most efficient brands. A manual Vitara in tip-top shape should do around 7 or more in the city.

[OTEP]

It can do around 7-9 km/L if you keep in tip-top shape and don't go with big tires, etc.

We just got one. 1995 GLX M/T. May diesel variant siya sa Europe pero AFAIK, outsourced ang engine and not from Suzuki.

Split folding ang seatbacks ng Vitara. Pero if you have to tumble the seat forward (for yet more floor space), one piece lang yung cushion so you can only carry the driver and passenger in this configuration.

Yes, its built like a tank. Quite zippy too. Nanibago ako when I got back into my Pajero. Akala ko palyado engine ko or something.

[vitbox]

san kaya makakabili idle up adjuster for vitara 95?

[kiangan speed]

may problema nanaman ako sa vitara ko, nung nakuha ko kasi yung vitara, napansin ko na walang air filter na nakalagay sa air filter box, nung nilagyan ko ng filter at hinigpitan ko yung bolts and clamps, at pagstart ko e puti na yung lumalabas na usok sa tail pipe kahit na matagal na naka idle ganun parin, hindi rin stable yung idle nya. help naman mga sir .salamat.

[impulzz]

may problema nanaman ako sa vitara ko, nung nakuha ko kasi yung vitara, napansin ko na walang air filter na nakalagay sa air filter box, nung nilagyan ko ng filter at hinigpitan ko yung bolts and clamps, at pagstart ko e puti na yung lumalabas na usok sa tail pipe kahit na matagal na naka idle ganun parin, hindi rin stable yung idle nya. help naman mga sir .salamat.

medyo mahirap i diagnose yan dito, mas mabuti makita ng mekaniko. puti kung steam(meron din sa vitara ko pag malamig makina), kung medyo blueish oil yan.

[weisshorn]

may problema nanaman ako sa vitara ko, nung nakuha ko kasi yung vitara, napansin ko na walang air filter na nakalagay sa air filter box, nung nilagyan ko ng filter at hinigpitan ko yung bolts and clamps, at pagstart ko e puti na yung lumalabas na usok sa tail pipe kahit na matagal na naka idle ganun parin, hindi rin stable yung idle nya. help naman mga sir .salamat.

Una sa lahat: Wala akong Vitara.

Pag walang air filter ok pero pag meyron maputi usok at unstable idle. Maybe fuel air ratio ay hindi tama kasi was adjusted na walang air filter dapat readjust ayon sa standard. Baka mataas ang flow restriction ng air filter kaya kapos ang hangin na pumapasok. Try drop in filter like K&N baka sakali.

Na oversize na ba ang cylinder bore? My experience on my old carburated toyota corona many years ago: Namuti ang usok at kapos sa hatak kapag my air filter after the bore was oversized. Ang solution ko: I used filter mat (commonly use in aircon) as air filter. Problem was solved. HTH

[impulzz]

san kaya makakabili idle up adjuster for vitara 95?

olympia or kay links meron yan

[JDL]

I'm doing around 7 to 8 km per liter on my JLX automatic combination of city and highway.

[garyq]

I had one last year. 6-7 km/liter sa city. 95 model, stick. torquey engine, built na pang hatak but suffers on the high gears. sabi nga ni otep, built like a small tank. mahal piyesa relative to cars and hindi ganun karami surplus. Had to change me hydrovac and i ended up converting it coz ang mahal nung orig and pati yung surplus ang mahal. stiff ride compared to cars of course pero bagay sa daan natin. Yung diesel meron sa Europe, Mazda engine na Rseries, 2.0L. Yun ang interesting. Otep marami sa surplusan, turbo pa!

[explorer]

ok, thanks for all your inputs guys. kaya pala isa sya mga pinakamura dito sa UK among the used cars/mini-SUV, fuel consumption is probably the main reason. most of the compact cars kasi dito 12~16km/lit ang takbo. mura sana, around P100,000 kasi nakalagay sa mga used car adds nila. thanks again.

[cyrusblutrooper]

mga bro, what specific yr. model of vitara is a good buy... we're planning to buy our little sis a mini 4x4... ok ba tong vitara kasi low budget lang mga 230t to 270t... preferably M/T 4x4 rough road kasi d2 sa amin....

[kmo]

we had a m/t vitara before problem was the clutch, cable clutch kasi so baka matigasan sister mo samin sobrang tigas na at ang hirap timplahin ! so i suggest get her the automatci version nlng ... yung amin rin pala has problems with the aircon mahina ! 1997 model pala amin so baka the newer ones ok na pero matibay vitara na to tpos sa baha abot na ng hood ok pa ! so ithink if you just go for the matic version you wont have much of a problem

[cyrusblutrooper]

i dont know why pero mas type namin ang M/T lalo na pag 4X4... cguro naman my sis can handle stiff clutch...

[v22]

no experience on a vitara yet.. but don't put off matic's just yet... matic 4x4's seem to accelarate faster and smoother than manual's.. this is because of the different gearing.

Besides, its really waaaay more comfortable driving around in a matic.... the difference is like night and day

[IMm29]

yeah, the major downside of our '97 Vitara to me was the airconditioning. it's not toyota nor nissan-cold. and that's a big thing in the noon-day sun. same thing even with our '00 Grand Vitara. that's about it for me. mechanically, the Vitara is great.

[OTEP]

That price gets you a '95 to '97 Vitara (check out the Vits for sale at www.4x4ph.com ).

Acquired a '95 M/T. Very early model (the ones with non-working a/c vent selectors and non-adjustable a/c thermostat wearing the alloy wheels with lots of spokes). I don't know what the owner did but the a/c is very cool. I prefer it over my Pajero during hot days. The clutch is not stiff though it is not very linear in operation requiring a good left foot to release smoothly.

Feels very peppy around town but starts to run out of steam after 120kph. Had an overheating episode during extended expressway driving but I'm still investigating as the problem has not reccured since.

Btw, here it is:


The interior is no car, but it gets the job done. Got rid of the pink pedals as per Tsikoteer's advice and replaced the matting with Ultimat type (aka Calypso at ACE hardware). Transfer case lever is to the right of the parking brake lever and is not seen in photo. A multi meter is available for the center console (ala Pajero). But it costs between Php8-11K at your Zuk dealer.

[Jai]

I often hear about this problem with the vitara aircon. what is wrong with it? is it the compressor or is it the entire cooling system?

[garyq]

I also bought one and used it for 6 months. 95 model na manual. Yung akin malambot ang clutch and ok naman ang a/c. Matagtag coz of chassis design (dont compare sa car) pero hindi naman bone jarring like sa likod ng crosswind. Gets 7 km/liter sa city. Malakas hatak pero dahil sa gearing it loses steam around 100 kph. Nagloko yung hydrovac ko and had to convert it coz mahal yung suzuki na orig. Madali naman conversion. Kung gusto ko mag project car ok ito. May Vitara nga pala na diesel (Euro and Japan spec). Mazda RF ata yung engine, 2.0L.

Otep: TSL din yung akin ha

[OTEP]

Php8K ang original hydrovac. Sira din when the unit was acquired. The ride is 'matagtag' probably owing to the short wheelbase. But it does not ride like a Crosswind or a pick-up truck. Ok naman ang ride motions. You can load grandma in it and she won't get dizzy.

[mazingerZ]

Buhayin ko lang thread, just got my zuk vit repainted kasi. All black, interior (seat cover, matting, upholstery, etc) - all black rin. Hehehe. Happy trailing everyone