20 Most Recent 1999 Suzuki Vitara - Page 6 Questions & Answers

i personaly think u should not mess with it yourself unless you are a trany expert too many little pieces that could get lost and cost you more money take it in have an expert tell you your problem.

Please go out and open the hood and see if there is a belt on the power steering pump. It is one of the pulleys that is using that really long serpentine belt. Next, check the belt tension to be sure it is tight. Then, check the power steering fluid, there should be a short dipstick on the bottom of the cap. If all of those are OK, find a way to jack up the whole front end of the car. You will need to VERY surely secure the car from moving or rolling. With the front wheels not touching the ground, and the transmission in Park, start the motor and try to turn the front wheels. If the turning is still hard, suspect the "rack & pinion" or one of the tie-rod ends, or even one of the ball joints. Some part is likely "frozen up". You should not plan to drive the car without this fixed.

you can find the conversions in some phone books or a dictionary. or try metrics to standard conversion.com (i think) if the truck was infact made in japan then you definately have one of the best made. i bought two suzukys made in japan and the craftsman ship is much higher than the ones made in the states. ours ar 98 and 99 mods with no mechanical problems except the occasional brake jobs. everyone i know who have a suzuk made in the states have had probs and normaly starting in the 60k,s area gl

They have a steering knuckle that siezes I've replaced a few now on a 2001 tracker gives intermittent hard steering

It is located in the hose that delivers air to the engine from the air cleaner box.

Year, make, model and engine size there, please.

The following are the general instructions on the start of diagnosing any electronically controlled engine or transmission problem.

The engine and the automatic transmission (transmission control is only for automatics, engine is still computer controlled no matter the transmission type) in this vehicle are computer controlled and in most cases when a fault occurs a fault code is stored in the memory of the computer control module. There are exception to this, such as the Mass Airflow Meter and fuel pressure problems. What must be done is to have all the basic testing done such as a scan of the system for fault codes as well as a check with a live data scanner tool for engine functions that are not within range of normal, a trained technician is required to know what is correct and what isn't, then based on careful diagnostics done from a factory repair manual the correct part is replaced or the wiring repaired or the computer replaced (known as the PCM), which is very rarely the problem. Other basic checks must be done as well such as mechanical problems with the engine as well as engine state of tune and mileage on the engine. The transmission can have mechanical issues as well such as no gear engagement at all or a failed pump or other pressure related problems. Also engine mechanical problems can and do cause many drive-ability related problem such as rough idle and other symptoms.

Hello r murray: My name is Roger and I will help you. The correct adjustment for the 1.6 DOHC engine is as follows. Engine cold intake valve setting is (0.13-0.17mm) exhaust valve setting is (.23-0.27mm). Engine warmed up the valve settings are intake valves (0.17-0.21mm) exhaust valve settings are (0.28-0.32mm). Should you need further help please just ask. Please rate the answer. Thank You for using Fix Ya. Roger

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