20 Most Recent 1989 Suzuki Swift Questions & Answers

May be near the tank if it's external OR inside the fuel tank.

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on the back of the cylinder head

check to see if dist. coil wires are connected or broken or corroded .

the catalytic converter maybe pluged .

You will need a carb kit

The instructions are in the kit

Gunk Carb Cleaner-auto parts store

Cut off a clorox bottle to soak parts
outside,it stinks

the diagram is in the FSM schematic pages. You can download the manual here:
http://store.payloadz.com/details/829540-eBooks-Automotive-89-SUZUKI-SWIFT-GTI-Service-Repair-Manual.html
It's not too expensive, and you should be able to find all the info you could want on that vehicle contained within.

http://freeservicerepairmanual.com/tag/1989-suzuki-swift-repair-manual/ Maybe something like this will help. Lee

Bad fuel, water in the fuel, dirt in the fuel.

Drain the fuel tank completely.

Pour in a gallon or two of fresh fuel.

See how it goes.

Put some of the old fuel in a glass bottle, hold it up in front of a light and see if you can see any foreign material in it...

Removing the drum could be quite hard, if the drum have not been taken off for quite some time. Firstly, you need to check whether there are any bolts holding the drum.
Then, you need to strike the drum at its shoulder in order to 'pop' the drum out its place. To help with the process, you could spray WD40 around your drum before you strike em'.

as changing a tyre has nothing to do with the other faults you describe,try changing the bulb for the brake light.and check rotors/brake pads for wear.

water pump not working the pump wnt out but make sure its not a bad themst. too

i think its fuel problems, check engine oil if it has gas in it...

valve clearance, with engine hot, intake valves are .005-.006 in, exhaust valves are .011 in, if engine is cold then its intake .009-.011 in and exhaust is .007. hope this helps good luck.

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The carby sounds like a good place to start, but also a fairly expensive place as well. This is either the first of the 1.3 Swifts (4 cyl), but also may be a 3cyl 1.0 litre. I've had a couple of the 1.3 - both a GC 5 dr and a GL 3 dr. The 3 dr had a lot more km on it when I bought it 2nd hand, and had been used for some time without a proper fuel cap. Sometimes, I had power problems and it wouldn't idle, but the next day it would be fine - until it sucked another lungfull of water through the fuel filter. The original fuel filter on this model is in the engine bay on the passenger's side (LH) and is the "bowl"-type - ie: lines in and out on the top and the round filter hanging below. It clips into a holder. I would start by removing the filter and seeing if you have a water contamination problem. Not a lot else went wrong with that model, so I don't think I'd be looking for an electrical or distributor problem.