I going to do the 1st oil change on my 2000 GV since I have owned it. I never got the owners manual when I bought it. What oil do they run? as well what do they run in the automatic for fluid? And well we are on topic what about the t-case and the axels's.

Thanks....FullDraw

i use Valvoline 5-40 synthetic, dont know about automatic. mine has a manual tranny

I just use Castrol 5-30.  I think it's Dextron for the tranny, but I'm not sure.

I going to do the 1st oil change on my 2000 GV since I have owned it. I never got the owners manual when I bought it. What oil do they run? as well what do they run in the automatic for fluid? And well we are on topic what about the t-case and the axels's.

Thanks....FullDraw

Here's a GV owner's he put the info of GV on his page, just take a look you would find the oil info that you need.

http://www.burniemorgan.com/grand_vitara/

Hope this helps.


mrleft

mrleft.hk, are you into HK guns or is your nick' related to horse power?

Does the 2 litre have chain driven camshaft?  If so, definitely use fully synthetic 5W-30; apparently it's the right stuff to avoid problems with the chain system.

Yepper chain driven and you really don't want to use anything thicker than 5-30, or else you'll wind up with timing chain tensioner problems.   

Would 5/40 synthetic work ok? I think some one osted they are using it. I don't want to work on the timing chain as it looks like a lot of work to me.

FullDraw

go with the 5-30, as posted earlyer.

mine is a diesel and has a belt, i use 5-40.

mrleft.hk, are you into HK guns or is your nick' related to horse power?

Hi beerman,

Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the words  . I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

Thanks
mrleft

I wish I had a diesel in mine but I haven't found one yet, Is yours a factory diesel Mr Beer?

FullDraw

I wish I had a diesel in mine but I haven't found one yet, Is yours a factory diesel Mr Beer?

factory Mazda diesel engine

Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the words  . I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

no problem, i think my english is a little poor as well i'm Norwegian..

have seen a person on www.HKpro.com who calls him self MR LEFT

so i wondered if you are into Heckler & Koch firearms

Sorry my English is very poor, I can't get your meaning though i know the words  . I only know some simple English so sometimes I don't understand the phrases you said. Would you please say it again detailly? I apologize for this.

no problem, i think my english is a little poor as well i'm Norwegian..

have seen a person on www.HKpro.com who calls him self MR LEFT

so i wondered if you are into Heckler & Koch firearms

It's funny , another mr left in hk(pro), but my hk is the location Hong Kong.

Do you live in Norway?

Hong Kong, that explains why you put HK in you'r name

yes, i live in Norway.

-the land of the midnight sun (and expensive gasoline, alcohol and cars)

Soon will living in the dark, only few hours can see the sunlight, right?

Gasoline and cars are expensive in Hong Kong too, unlead about 1.38 Euro per liter, how about yours?