Swift Owners

[LankinfaiLankinfai]

Any good se to recommend? Pls pm

[SIM37]

Tribute to my Swift

She will die after 10 years in Sep 2019

My humble hatchback has been using this schnell or carlube (Always bought in Giant) and I've been doing my own oil changes every service interval by driving my car up a kerb and using 2 ton jack stand to change oil.

All the hooblah hype about expensive oil for general motoring is HOGWASH.




A basic A2B car DOES NOT NEED anything fancy.

My car is going to die this Sep, its now 273,000km old and likely will be about 275,000 come September.

There are ZERO instances of anything failing inside the engine.

Just do REGULAR oil changes, intervals of 10-15k are absolutely fine. Also change oil filters at the same time and air.

Also : NEVER EVER DO ENGINE FLUSHES!!! 

Anything bigger I let the workshop do. but I can say its rewarding doing your own

1. Oil Change
2. Oil Filter change
3. Air Filter change
4. Spark plug change (30k for cheap plugs, 100k for iridium). If u drive boxer engine then go workshop.


I've also changed by myself in the last 10 years

1. Leaking radiator hose (Amazing what youtube and lazada/shopee and stockist shops can get you)
2. Coolant (Even simplier than engine oil)
3. Plugged many a small punctures with worm/slug type of patch (Helped many others too)
4. My own  car battery (Swap in thats all)
5. A/C Cabin filter
6. All car light bulbs (Again online buy H4 bulbs at $2-3)
7. Onboard fuses (google is your friend).
8. Rear light unit (One a**hole scraped it in a carpark and ran off, again google/taobao/lazada/aliexpress is your friend).
9. Cleaning my own radiator grill
10. Cleaned my own MAF sensor
11. Clean the drum brakes on my own (Suprisingly simple to do). Even more suprised at 270,000km it still can be used on the SAME SET OF ORIGINAL pads.


The DIY car culture in Singapore is horribly lacking, nobody wants to get their hands dirty.

My new car coming in Sep. Goodbye swift.... Everything dies in Singapore by a certain date/time.

It has certainly been a workhorse.

This is likely my very last manual transmission car..... (*teardrop).
 

[makeanewcall]

Tribute to my Swift

 

She will die after 10 years in Sep 2019

 

My humble hatchback has been using this schnell or carlube (Always bought in Giant) and I've been doing my own oil changes every service interval by driving my car up a kerb and using 2 ton jack stand to change oil.

 

All the hooblah hype about expensive oil for general motoring is HOGWASH.

 

 

 

A basic A2B car DOES NOT NEED anything fancy.

 

My car is going to die this Sep, its now 273,000km old and likely will be about 275,000 come September.

 

There are ZERO instances of anything failing inside the engine.

 

Just do REGULAR oil changes, intervals of 10-15k are absolutely fine. Also change oil filters at the same time and air.

 

Also : NEVER EVER DO ENGINE FLUSHES!!!

 

Anything bigger I let the workshop do. but I can say its rewarding doing your own

 

1. Oil Change

2. Oil Filter change

3. Air Filter change

4. Spark plug change (30k for cheap plugs, 100k for iridium). If u drive boxer engine then go workshop.

 

 

I've also changed by myself in the last 10 years

 

1. Leaking radiator hose (Amazing what youtube and lazada/shopee and stockist shops can get you)

2. Coolant (Even simplier than engine oil)

3. Plugged many a small punctures with worm/slug type of patch (Helped many others too)

4. My own car battery (Swap in thats all)

5. A/C Cabin filter

6. All car light bulbs (Again online buy H4 bulbs at $2-3)

7. Onboard fuses (google is your friend).

8. Rear light unit (One a**hole scraped it in a carpark and ran off, again google/taobao/lazada/aliexpress is your friend).

9. Cleaning my own radiator grill

10. Cleaned my own MAF sensor

11. Clean the drum brakes on my own (Suprisingly simple to do). Even more suprised at 270,000km it still can be used on the SAME SET OF ORIGINAL pads.

 

 

The DIY car culture in Singapore is horribly lacking, nobody wants to get their hands dirty.

 

My new car coming in Sep. Goodbye swift.... Everything dies in Singapore by a certain date/time.

 

It has certainly been a workhorse.

 

This is likely my very last manual transmission car..... (*teardrop).

 

270k km and still on the same brake pads, that's madness!

[makeanewcall]

Dekitting my Suzuki swift zc82s if anyone is keen

 

 

1. Android atoto a6 pro head unit with panel, suitable for zc32s as well

 

2. 16 inch aftermarket rims with tyres at 34k mileage, require swap

 

3. window visors/curtains

 

4. 2x brand new air con filters

 

5. k&n engine filter

 

Anyone keen, just pm me. Cheers!

Edited June 29, 2019 by makeanewcall

[Lol88]

Tribute to my Swift

 

She will die after 10 years in Sep 2019

 

My humble hatchback has been using this schnell or carlube (Always bought in Giant) and I've been doing my own oil changes every service interval by driving my car up a kerb and using 2 ton jack stand to change oil.

 

All the hooblah hype about expensive oil for general motoring is HOGWASH.

 

 

 

A basic A2B car DOES NOT NEED anything fancy.

 

My car is going to die this Sep, its now 273,000km old and likely will be about 275,000 come September.

 

There are ZERO instances of anything failing inside the engine.

 

Just do REGULAR oil changes, intervals of 10-15k are absolutely fine. Also change oil filters at the same time and air.

 

Also : NEVER EVER DO ENGINE FLUSHES!!!

 

Anything bigger I let the workshop do. but I can say its rewarding doing your own

 

1. Oil Change

2. Oil Filter change

3. Air Filter change

4. Spark plug change (30k for cheap plugs, 100k for iridium). If u drive boxer engine then go workshop.

 

 

I've also changed by myself in the last 10 years

 

1. Leaking radiator hose (Amazing what youtube and lazada/shopee and stockist shops can get you)

2. Coolant (Even simplier than engine oil)

3. Plugged many a small punctures with worm/slug type of patch (Helped many others too)

4. My own car battery (Swap in thats all)

5. A/C Cabin filter

6. All car light bulbs (Again online buy H4 bulbs at $2-3)

7. Onboard fuses (google is your friend).

8. Rear light unit (One a**hole scraped it in a carpark and ran off, again google/taobao/lazada/aliexpress is your friend).

9. Cleaning my own radiator grill

10. Cleaned my own MAF sensor

11. Clean the drum brakes on my own (Suprisingly simple to do). Even more suprised at 270,000km it still can be used on the SAME SET OF ORIGINAL pads.

 

 

The DIY car culture in Singapore is horribly lacking, nobody wants to get their hands dirty.

 

My new car coming in Sep. Goodbye swift.... Everything dies in Singapore by a certain date/time.

 

It has certainly been a workhorse.

 

This is likely my very last manual transmission car..... (*teardrop).

 

Wah respect... Anyways what is your new car?

[SIM37]

270k km and still on the same brake pads, that's madness!

Drum.. not discs.

 

No way for disc

[Mkl22]

Drum.. not discs.

 

No way for disc

Never changed manual transmission oil? Ha. I also diy for a long time till I got lazy and busy with family. You should use a cardboard to lie down on instead of rags.

 

I used to use carlube, however the prices these days don’t really make much sense. I use shell helix ultra from Giant and left over oil from amazon these days.

 

The Suzuki 1.3 engine oil filter is close to the front next to the exhaust so that makes it easier to diy. The 2004 Honda Civic that i once diy had its oil filter at the back of the engine near the firewall. And that was a pain in the ass doing it on your back.

 

A good friends Toyota Yaris also lasted 230k km on 10k changes of carlube. And he visits the redline line regularly.

[SIM37]

Wah respect... Anyways what is your new car?

 

LOL, attrage

[SIM37]

Never changed manual transmission oil? Ha. I also diy for a long time till I got lazy and busy with family. You should use a cardboard to lie down on instead of rags.

 

I used to use carlube, however the prices these days don’t really make much sense. I use shell helix ultra from Giant and left over oil from amazon these days.

 

The Suzuki 1.3 engine oil filter is close to the front next to the exhaust so that makes it easier to diy. The 2004 Honda Civic that i once diy had its oil filter at the back of the engine near the firewall. And that was a pain in the ass doing it on your back.

 

A good friends Toyota Yaris also lasted 230k km on 10k changes of carlube. And he visits the redline line regularly.

 

I lie down on those ikea plastic sheet (the type u put to prevent your parquet floring from being damaged with office chair).

 

Changed manual tranny fluid at suzuki abt 120k. Haven't changed it since.  Now bochup liao

[makeanewcall]

clearing more stuff from my swift 1.4 glx zc82s as I'm trading in the vehicle, items suitable for zc32s or older swift in general. 

 

1) window visors 

2) air con filter x 2 [brand new]

3) boot mat

4) k&n engine filter (used for less than 10000km)

5) android atoto a6 pro headunit + panel

6) rays eng sports rims 16inch + tyres (stock tyres @ 33000km mileage now)

7) armrest (suitable for swift/sx4)

 

drop me a pm and we can discuss further, cheers!

Edited July 1, 2019 by makeanewcall

[AlstonNeo]

Champions Motor rep called me today to say my car due for servicing. I replied that next service should be 12 months/10000km, but the rep keep insisting that 6 months supposed to have also. Want to check with other owners if they got called up also?

[Ixus75]

Japs car should be 10k or 6 months; whichever comes first

[makeanewcall]

last call if anyone is keen on my k&n filter for swift 1.4 glx zc82s before the car gets traded in next week. 

clearing more stuff from my swift 1.4 glx zc82s as I'm trading in the vehicle, items suitable for zc32s or older swift in general. 

 

1) window visors

2) air con filter x 2 [brand new] - sold

3) boot mat - sold

4) k&n engine filter (used for less than 10000km)

5) android atoto a6 pro headunit + panel - sold

6) rays eng sports rims 16inch + tyres (stock tyres @ 33000km mileage now)

7) armrest (suitable for swift/sx4)

 

drop me a pm and we can discuss further, cheers!

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by makeanewcall

[CarGuy88]

Hi I'm quite new to the forums (tho a member for some time). I bought a 1l swift this year. Have never driven such a tiny engine before. While it is sufficiently powerful, I often wonder if the little engine is constantly being overstrained and if it can last me the 10 yrs. Doesn't help that Scotty Kilmer says that larger displacement engines shld last longer than a small one for pulling the same load. What are your thoughts on this? Im curious to know

the typical costs of maintenance for this car. Appreciate the input of anyone with experience owning small turbo engines too. Thanks!

[makeanewcall]

Hi I'm quite new to the forums (tho a member for some time). I bought a 1l swift this year. Have never driven such a tiny engine before. While it is sufficiently powerful, I often wonder if the little engine is constantly being overstrained and if it can last me the 10 yrs. Doesn't help that Scotty Kilmer says that larger displacement engines shld last longer than a small one for pulling the same load. What are your thoughts on this? Im curious to know

the typical costs of maintenance for this car. Appreciate the input of anyone with experience owning small turbo engines too. Thanks!

I'm sure it will last 10 years in sg traffic, how often can you rev it at high speeds for long distances anyway?

 

Just do the regular maintenance as per manual and you will be fine.

[Fcw75]

Hi I'm quite new to the forums (tho a member for some time). I bought a 1l swift this year. Have never driven such a tiny engine before. While it is sufficiently powerful, I often wonder if the little engine is constantly being overstrained and if it can last me the 10 yrs. Doesn't help that Scotty Kilmer says that larger displacement engines shld last longer than a small one for pulling the same load. What are your thoughts on this? Im curious to know

the typical costs of maintenance for this car. Appreciate the input of anyone with experience owning small turbo engines too. Thanks!

Do you feel any vibration coz it’s a 3 cylinders engine?

[CarGuy88]

@makeanewcall thanks, I live in the north so getting to the city and back is a long distance start-stop affair. I do about 500+km/week and often have to rev harder than I like too, to keep up once traffic gets moving in the jams. I believe the wear on the engine and transmission would certainly be heavier than cruising along at a constant high speed.

 

@Fcw75 vibration is surprisingly negligible, I'm not bothered by it. That being said, it still does feels rougher than a 4cyl engine.

[sinistral]

@makeanewcall thanks, I live in the north so getting to the city and back is a long distance start-stop affair. I do about 500+km/week and often have to rev harder than I like too, to keep up once traffic gets moving in the jams. I believe the wear on the engine and transmission would certainly be heavier than cruising along at a constant high speed.

 

@Fcw75 vibration is surprisingly negligible, I'm not bothered by it. That being said, it still does feels rougher than a 4cyl engine.

 

Should be fine as long as you don't drive like a maniac.

 

Maintenance wise I think it is just marginally higher than maintaining a NA engine, since the turbo is small for a 1L.