i have a tracker i know nothing about it exept that my grandparents treated it like a baby and gave it to me for free =)

but its a 91 how do i tell if its the 8v or 16v engine?

8V has a black valve cover, 16V
has aluminum, and I think the
spark plugs are in the middle
of the valve cover too.

running out to pop hood =)

edit: black cover is that bad?

The black cover is a little bad but its still an engine.  the 16V is good but the 8V still pretty good.

teh balck cover is ok but the 16V is better

What you have is an 8 Valve 1.6L
engine, no worries I got one too,
Of coarse mine is turbocharged,
but it will serve you well if you
change the oil with GOOD oil
like Mobil1 or Castrol and use
a purelator filter, better than
the Fram which is junk.
(read the oil filter post)
and change every 3-5K
miles, 3 is better, factory
said 7500 Mi, so either is better
than that.

Is it a 4 wheel drive ??
or a motorhome pusher ??

My '91 Sidekick is an 8 valve engine also.  It's works friggin great.  I change my oil every 3000-5000 kms and she runs so smooth...like a sewing machine.  

Don't worry, an 8 valve motor is nothing to worry about.  If anything, feel proud that you have a reliable and worthy motor in a GM vehicle for once!

its a 4x4 s door conv but it has a hard top on it (20 bucks =) )

i also change the oil every 3k BUT i put a fram on then i read the post so its now in need of the oil changed again so im gunna do a purilator i also need an air filter ( any recemendations?)

i am also very glad its so reliable my g-parents have had no serious problems the bearing the from burnt up but thats from not properly being maint' its also on its a orig clutch thats how much it was babied lol has 62k miles on it my moms 2001 gand vitara 4 door 4x4 has 64k LOL

that tuboed one has to be a blast must get alot of stupid looks from peps that have been schooled by a 2 tone turboed geo lol

See if you can get a K&N air filter, check out the thread I originally posted, apparently they are amazing!

i have a K&N on my moms car the 01 gand vitara and it was a noticable difference but it was like 60 bucks

so for my car i was wondering if it would be worth whatever ungodly amount they are lol

i also like to be the pearson that does stuff others wouldnt so im prety sure ill see a stream one time and just HAVE to go through it i was wondering if a K&N would work with a snorkle?

2 kinds of K&N filters,  the cone filter that won't work so well with a snorkle and then they have a drop in replacement one that fits in your stock airbox for about $35-$40 and it will work fine with a snorkle

i think i will do the drop in replacement im going to be getting oil and a filter tommorow (not FRAM!) so i will pick up the filter

should i replace the spark plug wires? i just replaced the spark plugs

i know this sounds kinda dumb but is my car fuel injected or carburated? i have heard things leading both ways............

It should say right on the engine, no?

I'm pretty sure it is Fuel Injected.
But it's a Throttle Body Type, which
is sort of like an electronic Carburettor.