Which is a rebadged Daewoo Kalosbootymac wrote:I was stuck behind a Swift and I was very confused for a minute. Then I remembered that it was a rebadged Chevrolet Aveo
Another mistake by Suzuki
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Another mistake by Suzuki
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Should be a convenience store, not a government agency
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I plan to change the oil too. The manual recommends 80w90, would the slight difference of the mobil 1 oil matter? I called the dealer regarding changing these, they acknowledge the rear differential job but the service supervisor doesn't understand changing the "transfer case oil"?? Am I phrasing it wrong...bootymac wrote:Changed the transfer case and rear differential fluids with Mobil 1 LS 75w90. Each fill took just under one quart. The factory fill fluids looked okay but the magnetic drain plugs picked up a bit of fine metallic goo. Interestingly, the rear diff fluid was a bit green while the transfer case was more grey.
I used an air compressor to pump the new fluid. It only took a few minutes to fill each part using this method:
The clear tube goes to the bottom of the bottle of new fluid. The air compressor pressurizes the container and pushes the fluid out of the clear tube and into the car. Science, bitch
How often are you guys changing these fluids? Suzuki Canada's "normal" maintenance schedule calls for the next change at 100,000km while the "severe" schedule calls for it every 25,000km.
2011 Kizash SLS AWD
That and also the fact that I wouldn't expect them to help you much since they'd just want to you bring the work to them.bootymac wrote:If their service department doesn't know what a transfer case is, I'd look elsewhere!
Im having the shop replace the rear diff and transfer oil tomorrow. Purchased two quarts of the same gear oil as you suggested. Can you give me a brief description of what the job entails and what to look out for so at least I can communicate with the shop on the same level? The magnetic stuff is built into the drain plug? I assume then the metal residue should be cleaned off before it's put back on? Is a sealant required? The shop asked me if theres a cover on the rear diff and I told them it's just a plug?bootymac wrote:Changed the transfer case and rear differential fluids with Mobil 1 LS 75w90. Each fill took just under one quart. The factory fill fluids looked okay but the magnetic drain plugs picked up a bit of fine metallic goo. Interestingly, the rear diff fluid was a bit green while the transfer case was more grey.
I used an air compressor to pump the new fluid. It only took a few minutes to fill each part using this method:
The clear tube goes to the bottom of the bottle of new fluid. The air compressor pressurizes the container and pushes the fluid out of the clear tube and into the car. Science, bitch
How often are you guys changing these fluids? Suzuki Canada's "normal" maintenance schedule calls for the next change at 100,000km while the "severe" schedule calls for it every 25,000km.
2011 Kizash SLS AWD
- The rear diff isn't covered but I removed an underbody panel for the transfer case
- The transfer case drain and fill plugs are accessed from the RHS
- I used 3/8" drive extensions to remove and reinstall the drain and fill plugs
- The drain plug has a magnet built in that should be cleaned before reinstalling
- Each fill took just under 1 qt
- I wrapped a layer of thread seal tape on the drain plug
Hope that helps
- The transfer case drain and fill plugs are accessed from the RHS
- I used 3/8" drive extensions to remove and reinstall the drain and fill plugs
- The drain plug has a magnet built in that should be cleaned before reinstalling
- Each fill took just under 1 qt
- I wrapped a layer of thread seal tape on the drain plug
Hope that helps
The driver's side one is the pain to change and will require the bumper cover coming off. Since the high-beams aren't aimed too high, that's what we've been using since both our low beams burned out moons ago.DesRado wrote:Got pulled over by the police on my way home from work. Driver's side headlight is out (go figure the hard side). He gave me a warning so I suppose I ought change it before he sees me again.
Drove from MKE to HSV and back. Only one oddity along the way--the tpms system light came on at one point and stayed on for over an hour before it just shut off on its own. Weird.
SamirD wrote:DesRado wrote:The driver's side one is the pain to change and will require the bumper cover coming off. Since the high-beams aren't aimed too high, that's what we've been using since both our low beams burned out moons ago.
Drove from MKE to HSV and back. Only one oddity along the way--the tpms system light came on at one point and stayed on for over an hour before it just shut off on its own. Weird.
So you're driving with your high beams? I really, really hope not. Fix your lights.
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