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by redmed
Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?
Replies: 2114
Views: 1056691

Re: What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?

My 2010 S has been sitting in my pole barn for the last ten months. I start and run it every couple months. This time I took it out for a short drive, stopping multiple times to keep the brakes working. I replaced the Kizashi with a 2022 Camry Hybrid last December so now the Kizashi sits as a spare....
by redmed
Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:30 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: high mileage kizashi?
Replies: 37
Views: 25537

Re: high mileage kizashi?

Encouraging to hear how well our Kizashi's last. I have been considering replacing my Kiz with a Hybrid Camry for the last two years but just can not bring myself to say goodby to my Kiz. With Biden talk of making gasoline more expensive may sway me. Getting 51 mpg in a hybrid Camry is temping. But ...
by redmed
Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:16 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Service Manual
Replies: 19
Views: 15809

Re: Service Manual

Ronzuki wrote:Paper manuals don't require maintenance and never go offline....just sayin'....
I agree. Even a PDF that I could download would be great.
by redmed
Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Service Manual
Replies: 19
Views: 15809

Re: Service Manual

SRN wrote:Fully Interactive free online version:
http://suzukifamily.com.pk:1000/sman/Ki ... index.html
Thanks, I needed that.
by redmed
Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:31 am
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Re: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

At the risk of sounding like a jerk, I'm going to insist that this is a clutch problem. If the car is sitting still and you press the clutch pedal all the way down and wait a couple of seconds, then when you move the shifter toward reverse and get a grinding noise, your clutch is not releasing all ...
by redmed
Thu Dec 26, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Re: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

Thanks. That's what I wanted to know. I had my wife press down the clutch petal before I opened the nut and shut the nut before she released the petal. I was being careful by not opening the bleed nut until the petal was pushed down. Brake fluid only came out after I opened the nut a full turn. When...
by redmed
Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Re: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

I bled the clutch today and nothing changed. So I guess my next step is to replace the trans fluid. I'm going to wait for a semi warm day. I froze pretty good bleeding the clutch today. Taking the air filter box was easy but had a hard time getting the back bolt back on. I had put in Redline MTL bef...
by redmed
Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:09 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Re: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

That sounds like clutch to me. Bleed the clutch lines. Bleeding the clutch was discussed before. I had planned to, but then the double clutching was working, so I didn't. the Kiz shifted so well in the forward gears I did not want to jeopardize anything. Now, I'm ready to. Has anybody bled the clut...
by redmed
Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:42 am
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Re: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

I just reached 103,000 miles. Replaced the oil, filters, brakes and plugs at 100,000. Maybe replacing the trans fluid might help. I have put about 60,000 miles on since I last put some Red Line in. Double clutching was working out well until a few weeks ago when my wife was grinding the gears over &...
by redmed
Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:47 pm
Forum: Chat About the Kizashi
Topic: Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse
Replies: 22
Views: 18611

Trouble Shifting MT Into Reverse

When I shift my manual transmission into reverse it does not fully engage and I get gears grinding. This happens two out of three attempts when the engine is cold and one out of four times after driving. I used to avoid this by shifting into first gear before shifting into reverse. Over the years th...