Suzuki Grand Vitara / No Drive Cycle / No Codes - Part II
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Date: 2020-08-05
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LDN
As a car dealer and repairer the reason used cars usually have little fuel is because if the thing gets stolen it is far more likely to be found. And going by the code it has 15 litres of fuel. that is at least 100ks of travel. If in doubt take a jerry can with you.
Plus take 40 cars with 10 litres of fuel each that is a fair bit of money, worse going stale as unleaded does.
These modern vehicles with all the electronic nonsense make too many cars junk, especially as the manufacturers either do not have the parts or want a fortune for the ones they do have. When a car is current they have few parts, when it it is out of model and 2 years old most parts are available and from there simply become obsolete or aftermarket parts [like that Bosch a/f meter] complete with usually adapter cables. And here in Oz it is worse as we now have all imported cars. With little back up.
My brother in the motorcycle industry has often a million dollers worth of bikes waiting on parts. The reason [with age] I seldom do outside work now. Making my own vehicles work properly uses too much time.
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As a car dealer and repairer the reason used cars usually have little fuel is because if the thing gets stolen it is far more likely to be found. And going by the code it has 15 litres of fuel. that is at least 100ks of travel. If in doubt take a jerry can with you.
Plus take 40 cars with 10 litres of fuel each that is a fair bit of money, worse going stale as unleaded does.
These modern vehicles with all the electronic nonsense make too many cars junk, especially as the manufacturers either do not have the parts or want a fortune for the ones they do have. When a car is current they have few parts, when it it is out of model and 2 years old most parts are available and from there simply become obsolete or aftermarket parts [like that Bosch a/f meter] complete with usually adapter cables. And here in Oz it is worse as we now have all imported cars. With little back up.
My brother in the motorcycle industry has often a million dollers worth of bikes waiting on parts. The reason [with age] I seldom do outside work now. Making my own vehicles work properly uses too much time.
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Rickie
If you are going to bash a brand, you might want to distinguish between build quality and neglect. My Grand Vitara has 275K km and is still in great shape because i maintain it. and it has never let me down on the side of the road. There are so many poorly designed cars that fail badly right out of the factory that you are lumping a 20 year old car with.
While you seem like a decent guy, if the car was such a death trap, then you were the guy who help put it back on the road for a buck. A little hypocrisy there about integrity and doing the right thing.
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If you are going to bash a brand, you might want to distinguish between build quality and neglect. My Grand Vitara has 275K km and is still in great shape because i maintain it. and it has never let me down on the side of the road. There are so many poorly designed cars that fail badly right out of the factory that you are lumping a 20 year old car with.
While you seem like a decent guy, if the car was such a death trap, then you were the guy who help put it back on the road for a buck. A little hypocrisy there about integrity and doing the right thing.
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Jan
3k for that? -sheesh. Surely there's better cars out there at that pricepoint (opens used car website. here we go: '99 Honda Civic 2. 0TDi 4 door from a Honda dealer. 2 owners, just under 100k miles, full service history, rust free, Belgian state inspection valid until September. 2350, -.
So either that guy is a grade A crook or used cars are really expensive in the US.
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3k for that? -sheesh. Surely there's better cars out there at that pricepoint (opens used car website. here we go: '99 Honda Civic 2. 0TDi 4 door from a Honda dealer. 2 owners, just under 100k miles, full service history, rust free, Belgian state inspection valid until September. 2350, -.
So either that guy is a grade A crook or used cars are really expensive in the US.
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DirtyFingernails
Eric, do like I do when you get a scumbag with no fuel in their cars. On a seperate slip aside from the repair order write one for 13. 00 a gallon and 15 fuel installation Surcharge and see how many more times they keep doing that little number. If by chance they still do it Laugh all the way to the bank.
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Eric, do like I do when you get a scumbag with no fuel in their cars. On a seperate slip aside from the repair order write one for 13. 00 a gallon and 15 fuel installation Surcharge and see how many more times they keep doing that little number. If by chance they still do it Laugh all the way to the bank.
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Gil
Great video. I have a 99 Vitara, 90k miles. Runs good, but after running it on back roads and trails for quite a while, I get strong gas vapors in the cabin. It isn't throwing any codes, and we gave it a smoke test to make sure there is no leaks, so we are kind of out of ideas. Perhaps a plugged canister?
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Great video. I have a 99 Vitara, 90k miles. Runs good, but after running it on back roads and trails for quite a while, I get strong gas vapors in the cabin. It isn't throwing any codes, and we gave it a smoke test to make sure there is no leaks, so we are kind of out of ideas. Perhaps a plugged canister?
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Kevin
Fricken used death traps! That should fail! Good thing you aren't signing the ticket! Cheap used car guys. Don't fix it properly just to barely pass. Looked at my mother in-laws after she bought it from the used car guy. It was brutal. For only 2995. That what work it needs in repair! LOL
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Fricken used death traps! That should fail! Good thing you aren't signing the ticket! Cheap used car guys. Don't fix it properly just to barely pass. Looked at my mother in-laws after she bought it from the used car guy. It was brutal. For only 2995. That what work it needs in repair! LOL
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Bkon
Emission testing is not currently required in Minnesota. Minnesota required emissions inspections from 1991 to 1999 because the Twin Cities did not meet federal air quality standards. But in 1999, Minnesota's air status was reclassified. no test needed.
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Emission testing is not currently required in Minnesota. Minnesota required emissions inspections from 1991 to 1999 because the Twin Cities did not meet federal air quality standards. But in 1999, Minnesota's air status was reclassified. no test needed.
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James
2000 Nissan maxium with the mighty 3. 0 cal emissions i had to replace all O2 sensors just because bank 1 sensor 2 failed in pid test, i replaced all 4 for 75 bucks with ECCC sensors. and its been over a year and im happy i did the work myself
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2000 Nissan maxium with the mighty 3. 0 cal emissions i had to replace all O2 sensors just because bank 1 sensor 2 failed in pid test, i replaced all 4 for 75 bucks with ECCC sensors. and its been over a year and im happy i did the work myself
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Upallnight
It's a car from a used car lot, they drain any remaining gas in the tank and only put about 1 or 2 gals so that any potential customers won't take the car out for a long drive to find any problems with the car. Great fix.
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It's a car from a used car lot, they drain any remaining gas in the tank and only put about 1 or 2 gals so that any potential customers won't take the car out for a long drive to find any problems with the car. Great fix.
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Snake
You know the only time you get a customers car that is full of gas is when you have to do a fuel pump. What's up with that? I guess Joe Customer must think, Oh the car wont star so I better fill the tank. SMH. lol
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You know the only time you get a customers car that is full of gas is when you have to do a fuel pump. What's up with that? I guess Joe Customer must think, Oh the car wont star so I better fill the tank. SMH. lol
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