1) You have to change the oil when it gets bad. When is that exactly is not easy to answer. You could send your oil for analysis; those with large diesel trucks that require a lot of oil do that. Some cars have electronic systems that keep track of how hard the engine is working, and estimate how so...

What exactly are they replacing? In the accessory belt train there are two idler pulleys, tensioner pulley, crankshaft pulley, water pump pulley, generator pulley, and A/C magnet clutch pulley. According to the manual, to get the tensioner out, one would need to drain the coolant and remove the wate...

newworld2004 wrote:Tire Presure Alert:
I put more air ( 40) in all tire, still seeing Low tire presure alert. is this a bug, how do I clear it?

thx

Drive it for 10 minutes.

TObject so you are recommending I should chnage oil Now instead of 7500 miles, mine is SLS CVT FWD. what is recomanedated ? Mobil 1 synthetic 5w- 30?? thx There are different schools of thought on this. Some say that the elevated levels of molybdenum from the assembly lube/factory fill oil help the...

NJKizashi wrote:Fram 15k Filter.

What is the part number on this filter?

It is a good idea to change oil more often on a new engine, as there are bound to be wear products getting into the oil, ‘shavings’; it feels good to get them out. Suzuki doesn’t require you to do that. For example, on mine I changed the oil at 600 miles, 3900 miles, 8338 miles, and 15458 miles. The...

$23.86 plus $9.32 shipping form an Internet retailer (drop shipped from the WIX). I haven't seen these local yet.

If you can get Suzuki filters below $40, definitely go with Suzuki filters.

I put the WIX filter in my Kizashi. The filter fits all right. Replacing it is very easy, the air box is on top, and there are just two clamps. I also used this opportunity to remove sand and dried twigs from the bottom of the air box with a hose of a vacuum cleaner. The WIX 49008 filter that I got ...

I was one third into a lane change at 65 MPH when another car started to move into the same lane unexpectedly. The other motorist did not see me and was moving into the lane fast. Without employing brakes I executed the first half of the standard emergency avoidance maneuver. The car leaned quite a ...

The Suzuki part number is 1378057L00, it's over $50 at the dealer.

K&N 33-2441
WIX 49008
Purolator A36123