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Hey, just a few questions

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Hey, just a few questions

Post by D_77 »

Hey

Whats the stud pattern on a 99' 3 door 4cyl vitara? Vitara Grand it is.
Also, where the hell is the dipstick? i cant find and i seriously looked for 10 mins straight... ???

just wondering what displacment is the car i have? 1.6 or 2.0?

thanks

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Post by pubic »

mate your probably gunna cop a bit of a thrashing for posting a thread for this.

did your car come with an owners manual???

it will tell you in that exactly where your dip stick is. although you should be able to find it. have a bit more of a look. it will be a cirle shape. and will be close to your motor i would imagine.


people will need to know in more detail what you mean by stud pattern. what are you after??? are you looking for the diameter that the holes run on???
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Post by NIK »

If the same as other zuks its 5 on 5 1/2 , not sure on dipstick but size should be on the side of the engine and on the id plate under the bonnet.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Ooookay.... Let's assume you don't have the owner's manual.

The cars build plate will be on the firewall. It's a blue plate. It contains the cars VIN, Engine number, and other codes for options, colour etc.

If it's a 1.6, the engine number will commence with G16
If it's a 2.0, the engine number will commence with J20

on G series motors, the dipstick is near the front left of the engine if you're standing at the front of the car, facing the engine. I don't know if suzuki changed the look of the dipstick as late as 1999, but if it's a G motor the dipstick is usually a little black plastic "T" handle. It will be near the top radiator hose.

I'm not sure where the dipstick is on a J20.

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Post by mrw82 »

no, those engines dont have a dipstick. you just keep topping it up with oil til its full. :roll:
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Post by Danzo »

pubic wrote:mate your probably gunna cop a bit of a thrashing for posting a thread for this.

did your car come with an owners manual???
Forget the owners manual.

does he have a Lisence? :shock: :D

I so want to do the dip stick jokes........ But I wont :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by =SKB= »

Hey

Whats the stud pattern on a 99' 3 door 4cyl vitara? Vitara Grand it is.
Also, where the hell is the dipstick? i cant find and i seriously looked for 10 mins straight... ???

just wondering what displacment is the car i have? 1.6 or 2.0?

thanks

Dan
Here's a new copy of the Vitara manual I found. It's awesome for simple questions like yours and can really help you out. The regulars on here might want to check it out too.

http://tinyurl.com/35udvk

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Post by D_77 »

Nah, just got the car yesterday, I dont have a owner manual as of yet.

just wondeirng about those things, thats all.. and yes, i did search quite extensivly. Some of you wankers think your king shit of tird land, seriously.. think your all tough. hahahah

thanks for the usfull information guys.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

so what's the outcome? did you find out what motor it has and where the dipstick is?

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Post by v840 »

D_77 wrote:Nah, just got the car yesterday, I dont have a owner manual as of yet.

just wondeirng about those things, thats all.. and yes, i did search quite extensivly. Some of you wankers think your king shit of tird land, seriously.. think your all tough. hahahah

thanks for the usfull information guys.
:rofl: you got your answers and thats your response?

Wow, I cant wait to help you out with any further enquiries you may have.


I will however give you a couple of links for your perusal as Ive been getting in trouble lately for flaming noobs.

http://www.suzukiinfo.com/ (which is in the bible btw) will have the answers you seek re the dipstick and stud pattern.
You can download a manual from there.

www.gaymatchmaker.com.au will relieve you of all that nasty aggression and repressed sexual frustration. Check it out. Best of luck with your dipstick.
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Post by D_77 »

yepp, i found where the stick is. the reason i couldnt find it is beacuse the head of it had been snapped off and it was the little o ring and a little bit of plastic

thanks for your help fellas, much appreciated.

thanks for the links too
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Dip stick

Post by Impulsive »

I actually had the same question when I got my J20A powered (4-cyl 2-litre) Vitara.

The reason I couldn't find the dipstick was because the handles get brittle and snap off after a while.

The STUB of where your dip stick used to be (if you have the same engine as mine) is between cylinders 2 & 3 right beside the rocker cover pointing directly up.

To fix mine, I pulled it out with pointy nose pliers, then drilled a little hole in the metal bit in the centre of it after filing down the remainder of the yellow plastic bit.

Into the hole, I put a key ring so I could pull it out by sticking my finger in the keyring.

.... or you could also just buy a new one from Suzuki... lol
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