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Nick
Nick
Tracker even offers 2-3" more headroom than Pathfinder as well!
I tried to improve engine responsiveness by installing a K&N air filter, Bosch platinum 4-point spark plugs and synthetic oil...seems to keep the engine feeling new if nuthin else!
I thought towing was a BIG PART of UTILITY!!!!
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ballfire8888 "I tried to improve engine responsiveness by installing a K&N air filter, Bosch platinum 4-point spark plugs and synthetic oil..."
I can't see how this would hurt, but I wouldn't go and do it until maybe 25,000-30,000 miles are on it, otherwise I doubt it does much other than burn money.
It is worth the trouble and expense.
It's a Van. I wonder how other states call it. Here in indiana you can put car plates
or truck plates on a van. If you put truck plates on, they cant stop you for not wearing
seat belts. If you put car plates on your van they can stop you for seat belt violation.
It's your decision when you plate your van. Screwy aint it!
Nick
Tiffany
So far our impression of the Suzuki is good. We also own a Jeep Grand Cherokee purchased in 1993 so our evaluation of the Suzuki is based in part with that in mind.
To savethetrez: If the 96 is a manual tranny, I'd contact www.cami.ca (the manufacturer of Suzuki/Tracker) and ask if this year is included in their admitted problems with the manual trans, if so beware (read back a few posts), if not sounds good. As far as stability, if you are looking for a fast sports car look elsewhere, drive carefully and you will be fine.
My wife let me drive hers again today and Im still impressed with its smoothness. I bought a new Impala for myself and a new LT tracker for her. Around town the tracker is smoother and takes the bumps and potholes and expansion cracks better than the Impala. Its the 6 cylinder. Under-powered for sure, like most 4 wheel drives, but around town and bad-weather it does just fine. I love it more every time I drive it.
Nick
ABS vibration feels like you're standing on a blender full of crushed ice and tequila.
Warped rotors feel like you drank the crushed ice & tequila and you're standing on a washing machine, with an unbalanced load of clothes on spin cycle.
Get some tequila, ice and a blender while doing the laundry, and compare.
Hope that helps.
Cheerios
Enjoy that Pathfinder. Its a great truck.
Nick
Any other problems with Tracker soft-tops?
I am looking at probably a '97 or so Tracker.
Thanks VERY MUCH for any help!
We also have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee which has a good heater but doesn't warm the vehicle as quickly.
Other soft-top items to be aware of include:
Care must be taken when cleaning the vinyl windows for they will scratch if rubbed with a dry cloth.
Make sure the top attachs securely to the vehicle at all points of contact and all zippers function. It is not advisable to clean your vehicle using a commerical power wash because of spray entering the interior in the soft-top area. My user manual states this fact although I have not attempted this...others may comment on their experiences.
Dan
TIA,
Dan
Dan
1988.5 Suzuki Samurai
Petroworks GRS2 transfer case for 100:1 low range and 18% lower high range
1987 5 spd tranny for lower 5th gear
metro seats
Soft top half cab
Warn 9000 winch
custom receiver bumpers
25 mpg highway
I've averaged 20-21 mpg the last couple of tanks. All in-town driving. Not too shaggy for a 4 wheel drive.
Nick
I have a 2000 chevy tracker.
Also is there anyplace online where i can view specific things about chevy trackers?
thanx for the assistance
I have a friend with a 1998 Tracker, and the shop just told him he needs a new transmission. They said they could put in a used one for $1700, which sounds awfully steep to me.
Anybody else had any problems with their Tracker trannies?
Here's a little history on his...around 28,000 miles, it started acting up. I forget what, exactly, but the dealership fixed it under warranty. Then, around the 50K mark or so, it had to go back, again fixed under warranty. This time they did what they called an "overhaul" which would have run about $750 if it had been out-of-pocket.
Now, it's got around 77K or so miles on it. Are these things that unreliable that they have to go in for repairs every 25K miles or so?
His warranty was up at 60K miles, and I'm also wondering if they just tried to nurse the tranny along so that it would get him through the warranty period. Since he's had problems since it was under warranty, and it was never really fixed (getting it to last another 25K miles before breaking again doesn't constitute "fixing" to me!), would he have any recourse with Chevrolet?
Last time I had to have a tranny rebuilt, it was a '79 Newport, and it was only $650! While that's nothing to reference against, how much more complicated could a Tracker tranny be? It's still a 3-speed automatic, and still RWD.
Thanks for any info
-Andre
Since I weigh 300 pounds, getting under and to the filter was a bit difficult, but not really a big deal. A 17mm socket removes the pan plug which is VERY easy to access, just behind the radiator. I did all this with all four wheels on the ground-- no lift or ramps.
One other thing-- I was told by the salesman when I bought my 4-Dr, 2 WD-- that my "mileage would improve" after the engine was broken in. Of course I didn't believe him-- but, I now wonder if he may have actually been right. Just got back from driving 453 miles using the AC, and I got 26.14 m.p.g. which is the best it has ever done for me. This is auto-transmission, driving the legal limit, and on 86/87 octane regular unleaded.
Now at just over 12,000 miles, no problems other than my squeaks, previously discussed and cured with spray lithium grease.
Have any of you guys ever flushed the automatic transmission oil and radiator coolant yourselves? How easy or difficult are these procedures?
Thanks!
It is only 2 years old. You should check your dipstick and if it starts to look or smell burnt, then change it. Otherwise, this is not really a maintenance item I would think.
Heck, I had a 78 Dodge Magnum which I never replaced the transmission fluid on (well, maybe added a little). Never a problem, and this was in the bad old days, before low maintenance was even a buzzword.
My friend's Tracker is at the transmission shop right now, after having rescued it from All Tune. I test drove it the other day, and it does hold the gears too long before shifting, over-revving the engine a bit. Whenever one of my old clunkers did that, it meant it was time to add more transmission fluid. I checked his, though, and it had enough, was clean, and didn't smell burnt. When I described it to the guys at the tranny shop, they said it sounded like it just needed a sensor or something.
Sasquatch, depending on the engine, your '78 Magnum had either a Torqueflite 727, which is probably the sturdiest transmission ever built, or a 904 or one of its variants, which is the second strongest ;-) They were just sturdy and used heavy components, so they would last and could take the abuse. Also, the Torqueflite has been around since 1957, so they'd been building the things for years.
New transmissions are much more complicated though, and extrememly expensive to repair. The last time I had to have a Chrysler tranny rebuilt, it was $650, in a '79 Newport. Even though they SAY low maintenance nowadays, they don't always mean it. For instance, I think Chrysler recommends changing the tranny fluid in my Intrepid every 50K miles. It needed it at 30K though.
-Andre
(P.S. It had a 318. I bought it off my dad when I went to college. I wish he had gotten the T-roofs and Police Package, and I also wish I still had that car. The Lean Burn engine control and rusty rear quarters and trunk did that car in. Probably made 140 HP out of a 318 V8.)
My friend just called me, and said that the transmssion place fixed his Tracker, for $20.00. All Tune and Lube was ready to charge him $1700 to throw in a used tranny, but it turns out all it was was a problem with a linkage cable that needed to be adjusted.
Needless to say, he's not going back to All Tune any time soon!
-Andre
(PS: Sasquatch...sounds like the same setup my Newport had...318 with 135 hp, Lean Burn. Tranny went out at around 230K miles.)
Nick
Nick
Nick
http://www.4wheelparts.com:80/product2.asp?imseqn=89&occlass=SCCT&cat=TIR
(watch the wraparound)
Thanks!
Robyn
1999 Chevy Tracker...2.0 L engine
With 50,000 km (30,000 miles) on the odometer, I did my own engine oil change for the very first time. Recognizing that there is not much financial advantage even with synthetic oil, it does save a lot of time driving to & from the dealer...or so I thought!
That oil filter was a MAJOR pain. Tough to access from above...impossible from bottom with obstructions. Dealer screwed it on way too tight. I had to deploy the "screwdriver thru the filter" method to get it off! What a mess!
Anyhow, once the filter was off, the rest of this surgical procedure was dead simple. Drain plug looks like the absolute lowest point of the Tracker.
I must say doing an oil change on my 2001 Pathfinder is lots easier with clear access to everything.
Nick
NICK01 >>> Do you have to install that $70 center arm rest yourself? Do Chevy dealers sell it also? Is it usable for the front passenger seat? Does it come in colors to match the interior fabric tones?