Need Suggestion on Driving With my Kizashi
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:34 pm
Hello Everyone,
I am so glad that when I had issues with my Suzuki Kizashi 2012, many people in the community reached out to help me. Thank you for your support.
However, I might need some suggestions again regarding my Kizashi. A little bit of background about my Kizashi, it's a 2012 SE modal AWD. I bought it around two years ago and it had always been a reliable car. However, in November 2019, I got a check engine light. When I used the OBD2 reader, it showed me that there was a cylinder misfire in my fourth engine. I reached out to everyone in kizashiclub and got very good suggestions. Here is the information of what I did with the car:
1) Swapped the ignition coil and spark plugs between 3rd and 4th cylinder (Still showed misfire in 4th cylinder)
=> This meant that the coil and the spark plugs were fine.
2) Bought a compression tester and checked the compression in all four cylinders
Reading: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cylinder (150) whereas the forth cylinder had (12) which is very low.
=> There were many possibilities, broken valve or piston, blown gasket, and many more.
At this point, I gave hope and took it for inspection in my nearby engine repair shop. I told them what had happened and they said if the compression is zero it means there is problem within the engine. He told me that just to take the head off and inspect for the problem (no new parts involved), it would cost me $2300 US. I could not afford that much just for inspection as I am a student and decided not to repair it. This was all in November 2019.
Anyway, I did not have a choice as I live in a suburban area in Mississippi and the car was essential for my commute. I unplugged the ignition coil power adapter and fuel injection power adaptor from the fourth cylinder so that no fuel was going to the cylinder and no spark was created for fuel ignition. As per my logic, it was just the air that was going in the 4ht cylinder and going out. After that, I started driving the car every day and have been driving it to this day July 2020. The car shakes at idle a little bit and has a little rough pickup, but everything else runs smoothly ones I start driving.
I know the thing I am doing is not good for my car but I had no other options as an independent student paying for my college fees. Now I recently graduated this May 2020 and this pandemic thing happened. I have to move to another place but that is going to be rough for sure. I want a suggestion from Kizashi family to let me know if it is possible to commute with my Kizashi on its current state. The travel I am about to make is 623 miles or 1002.62 km.
I am not going to lie. I have been driving the car from November till now for an average of 10 hours per week basis.
Please help me with your guidance Kizashi family. THANK YOU.
I am so glad that when I had issues with my Suzuki Kizashi 2012, many people in the community reached out to help me. Thank you for your support.
However, I might need some suggestions again regarding my Kizashi. A little bit of background about my Kizashi, it's a 2012 SE modal AWD. I bought it around two years ago and it had always been a reliable car. However, in November 2019, I got a check engine light. When I used the OBD2 reader, it showed me that there was a cylinder misfire in my fourth engine. I reached out to everyone in kizashiclub and got very good suggestions. Here is the information of what I did with the car:
1) Swapped the ignition coil and spark plugs between 3rd and 4th cylinder (Still showed misfire in 4th cylinder)
=> This meant that the coil and the spark plugs were fine.
2) Bought a compression tester and checked the compression in all four cylinders
Reading: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cylinder (150) whereas the forth cylinder had (12) which is very low.
=> There were many possibilities, broken valve or piston, blown gasket, and many more.
At this point, I gave hope and took it for inspection in my nearby engine repair shop. I told them what had happened and they said if the compression is zero it means there is problem within the engine. He told me that just to take the head off and inspect for the problem (no new parts involved), it would cost me $2300 US. I could not afford that much just for inspection as I am a student and decided not to repair it. This was all in November 2019.
Anyway, I did not have a choice as I live in a suburban area in Mississippi and the car was essential for my commute. I unplugged the ignition coil power adapter and fuel injection power adaptor from the fourth cylinder so that no fuel was going to the cylinder and no spark was created for fuel ignition. As per my logic, it was just the air that was going in the 4ht cylinder and going out. After that, I started driving the car every day and have been driving it to this day July 2020. The car shakes at idle a little bit and has a little rough pickup, but everything else runs smoothly ones I start driving.
I know the thing I am doing is not good for my car but I had no other options as an independent student paying for my college fees. Now I recently graduated this May 2020 and this pandemic thing happened. I have to move to another place but that is going to be rough for sure. I want a suggestion from Kizashi family to let me know if it is possible to commute with my Kizashi on its current state. The travel I am about to make is 623 miles or 1002.62 km.
I am not going to lie. I have been driving the car from November till now for an average of 10 hours per week basis.
Please help me with your guidance Kizashi family. THANK YOU.