20 Most Recent 2001 Suzuki Vitara Questions & Answers

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CEL glows, all cars do, eventually ! the operators guide states , get car serviced. is this not clear? iF that's not fun?"or in the cards" then scan it, buy a scanner rent one barrow one. or get it scanned. i see you are not in USA< so tell where you are, as cars very by country, h25 engine it is. v6. 2.5L petrol (gas here) can be just gas cap loose or 100 other reasons it's a complex machine, get it serviced now before worse happenss

induction clean,(that means intake manifold clean inside)sometimes that area throttle body, and intake manifold get contaminated , and make that problems (low idle) . take it to you mecanic and ask for; throttle and intake manifold service. on the ignition switch spray some w40 in where the key goes.. ( if you want to do the clean service yourself go get intake manifold cleaner at the autoparts and follow the instructions (how to apply it).

The engine in this car is controlled by computer, so the first thing you must do is have the computer scanned for fault codes, once you have those codes (if any) you can begin diagnostics to find the root cause of the problem. You will need both a passive scan test (key on engine off) and an active scan test (key on engine running) due to the fact this is an idle speed control problem.

Bad/clogged air filter.

low power is caused by many things. 1: dragging brakes or very low tire pressure (dangerous) 2: slipping transmission, called Flare or will not up shift. to 4th gear and overdrive TC clutch lock. 3: weak engine. there are 4 engines used USA. so what engine , if engine is weak. G16, J20, H25, H27? we can not guess engines.ever or country.

Have a full diagnostic test run on it. Better to go directly to the problem than buying a lot of expensive parts!!

Adjust the controls so you are using some outside air... IE: do not run it in recirculate.

what lights. and noise from where, we cant hear it, so you need to find location.

to what? name the object if engine state engine sizes, type ,cylinders and or displacement. if tranny which one? car bodies dont have dip sticks, , drivelines do.

which engine,???? but is on the end of one cam shaft the 2.0 liter and 2.5 is left rear cam. RTM? https://suzukipitstopplus.com/Products/1191-2001-vitara-grand-vitara-service-manual.aspx here is mine, first learn what engine you have, a car body tells me nada 2L http://www.fixkick.com/engine/20Liter/20L-PARTSFINDER1.pdf 2.5L http://www.fixkick.com/engine/2.5L%202004%20Tracker/25L-2004-engine.pdf see em? or is this G16? on the G16 the CMP is in the base of the distributor. aka, CMP or CAS, cam angle sensor. but is on end of cam. on DOHC engines and V6s/

If the lifters aren't filling with oil the oil pump must not be working properly. You have a bigger problem than your lifters.

hot or cold or both engine temps? does it stall.? define wont';?. too fast , too slow, hunts, surges, or what? if not 800 , then state actual . 800 is normal hot. only.

The are usually in front of the radiator low down.

10W30W is ok, but not 10W40.

440loose gas cap. if not far more complex set of tests