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Spend the money and take the time on your oill changes!
The Sandman :-)
Cheap insurance for your car.
The Sandman :-)
kc5yti
Being as "anal" as I am about our cars, this system works for me. I might want to try synthetic in the future though. But I wonder if you can change back to regular dino oil if you try synthetic once or twice?
Is this possible anyone?
The Sandman :-)
(And now I trust my own instincts about the change intervals no matter what the manual says. Cheap insurance oil changes. At $15. a pop, it won't break the bank. The peace of mind is worth it to me. I have a low risk tolerance!)
Check out the oil wars in the Engine Oil - A slippery subject Part 2 and Synthetic motor oil discussions.
Steve, Host
My wife and I purchased a 2002 Suzuki XL-7 in Nov. 2002. This past June, it went in for the 50,000km service. two days after, the motor developed a knock. We took it in to the dealer and the mechanic said he had only heard that noise once before. He said it was the thrust washer. They made arrangements to have us bring in the truck and leave it for a few days so they could take out the engine and replace the crank and thrust washer.
On the day it was finished, we went in and picked up the truck. We just went a couple of miles down the road and was stopped at a stop light when I thought I could hear the knock again. We went back to the dealer and they were as surprised as we were that the noise was there.
They then made arrangements through Suzuki Canada to do a short block replacement. Which they did.
Once we got the truck back again there were still some funny noises coming from the motor.
In the end we were pretty upset with the whole situation and decided to write Suzuki Canada explaining the story and our concerns.
Within a couple of days Suzuki came back to us with an offer. They decided to Replace our XL-7 with a new 2004 XL-7, JLX-Plus.
We are still amazed that they did this. Since then we have been and continue to tell our story to all our friends and to just about anybody willing to listen about a company who went the extra mile.
PG1bee
Anybody have a good dealer that sells OEM suzuki parts at a reasonable price. I recently tried to get on the one i had at Bruce Titus Automotive Group in Washington, but they seem to be out of the suzuki business.
Secondly anybody have there original rims for sale, by chance. Looking for a second set so i can have one for summer tires one for winter. thanks
Steve, Host
And yes I tried other batteries and know that they work and they are in the remote correctly.
Thoughts???
Thank You.
I just purchased a 2001 XL-7 with 40,000 mi. I have noticed that when I start it up it makes a clacking/rattling sound. The sound pretty much stops after it is warm and I have driven it for a bit. I do not know if it is engine noise or fan noise?? Anyone have any suggestions as to what it could be? I would like to be armed with an educated guess before I take it in. I love the vehicle. I live in Minnesota and it has been great in the snow/ice.
Thanks for any help.
NCM
Great forum. I have a 2003 XL-7 with around 20K miles on it. Have been very happy with it. I have been having a problem this winter, though. The 4WD drive display light blinks constantly when 4WD is engaged. The drive seems to engage and drive fine, though. Has anyone encountered this? Is this something I should be concerned about?
Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Rohit
I only have 20 k miles on our XL7 so I can't help ya there.
Change your oil at 3000 miles. Its a no brainer to spend $20 every 3000 miles to save on a premature engine rebuild furthur down the road. Most new cars have a 7500 mile specified oil change that no one pays attention to. Everyone I know is willing to spend $20 to have the oil changed every 3000 miles..
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Suzuki Concept X
Check out the Future Vehicles forums for other Suzuki future talk.
Steve, Host
I've had the same problem with my 2001 XL-7. It has 94K miles on it and my 4WD light blinks about once per second when engaged. My wife drives it most of the time and she says it actually blinks for a while then the light stays off even though the vehicle is still in 4WD. I have a service manual, but there's no information about what this could be. Have you brought the vehicle in yet? If you have, please let me know what they found.
thanks
It reads -58 and then the next minute it reads 111 out - can't get the ac/heater to work properly as it thinks its -58 when I want to have the AC on cause its 80 out the heater blows hot air..
Dealership has no clue it seems - Its been in the shop 5x for repair and they still can't fix it
I have an 2003 XL-7, and realy like that car.I did about 55k but now i start to feel the engine vibration when the car is on.It is like low rpm vibrations just a little.I have all service history because i care about my XL-7.What it could be.
Just bought an '04 XL7, 4X4 with 10k miles, and getting 21 mpg with mix hiwy and town driving, got the 5 spd auto trans, (overdrive). Was pleasantly surprised.
kp
Kris
What is the best advice for getting a trailer for my 04 xl7? We want to carry 3 motorcycles in it...sport bikes (lighter). What kind of hitch? Tranny cooler? Trailer Brakes? Does the payload and trailer rating mix, or is it 1200 payload plus 3000 towing?
I am new to this towing thing, so any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Unfortunately, there appears to be no active discussions on trailers and hitches per se. Feel free to browse through these archived discussions which may contain helpful information and insights:
Trailer Hitch
Trailer Hitch Additions
Car Trailer
Accessories for Trailer hitch receivers
Good luck!
tidester, host
Regards,
kc5yti
I do agree about the short seat belt latches. One plus is that they stick straight up, which allows the kids to buckle up by them selves when the get a little older.
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Steve, Host