superfurryanimal

Not a lot; why the oil change? Noisy?

thought i'd give it a good service and was hoping i'd get a 'smother' gear change,

Squeezy bottle with tube to put new oil back in... Can be an awkward procedure but I've only ever done fwd transaxles and access to diffs and transfers on a 4wd is probably easier. If you need a GL-5 hypoid make sure it is; GL-4 isn't really a hypoid.

 

Saying that, if the synchro is worn or stiff, it might be worth looking at RL gearoils which are non-corrosive to the synchro. Clash might justify a thicker grade; what's the mileage on the vehicle?

thanks for the reply, it's done 87,000

just wondering if anyone knows what it entails ? it's a 2.0ltr petrol, i do my own engine oil changes but never done gear box oil. cheers

Thats not exactly very adventurous, might as well not bother!

 

Have a good trip anyway

 

 

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not bother ? why is it not a nice area ?

right I've made my mind up, i'm going new haven to Dieppe and heading to honfleur, anyone been to the area and can recommend any sites ?? thanks for the replies cheers

What time of the year are you thinking of travelling? If in July and August, you may need to book camp sites in advance.

 

There are loads of guide books. Invest in a few to decide on the area etc.

 

Being biased I would head for the west coast for sea. Or, Massif Central for non-sea.

 

Remember that the tolls on the autoroutes can soon add up if travelling long distances. Though, in the Brittany region for example, the autoroutes are free.

 

Look at using oddball ferry times to get cheap crossings. You have a caravan, so can pull in for a snooze etc. I hate Dover-Calais crossings - just the passengers and staff are yobs. Eurotunnel can be cheap if travelling in non peak times.

 

Bonne route!

just found the new haven to Dieppe crossing, i'm travelling from south wales so would that be a better option ? i'm hoping to go beginning of September

been looking at dover to Calais then driving to the caen area, somewhere not to far for my first trip,

evening all, been caravanning for 20 odd years but never been across to France, thinking of going about end of august beginning September, not sure where to sail from or where to even go, so do any of you go ?? looking for some pointers and advice, preferably staying near the coast, cheers all SFA

cracking fair play !!

We've had most of them over the years in various vehicles. Never had a V6, although I've driven a couple of them, was about to buy one a year ago but got foolishly distracted at the last minute by a 3.2 DiD Shogun, wish I'd stuck to my guns and bought the GV!

 

The other engine I've no experience of yet although it won't be relevant to you is the new 2.4 which has replaced both the V6 and the 2L, cracking engine by all accounts and some of us will probably end up with one of them in something sooner or later.

 

In truth the engines are all pretty similar, pull well, have a bit of a rasp to them, ridiculously reliable (cam chain so no need to change timing belts even!), about the only noticable difference is that any of the v-tec's have a bit less pull low down but a bit more go higher up, which is just what you'd expect anyway.

thanks for the info mate, much appreciated !!

Well it's not their own engine so don't expect the same level of reliability as the petrols.

 

Also, although I've never owned a diesel Suzuki of any description, from what I can gather they don't seem to be as easy to service and look after. Presumably because they're fitted with an engine that wasn't actually designed to be there in the first place!

cheers for that, what petrol engine do you have 1600, 2000 ltr ??

If you haven't an awful miles to do you could pick up a nice V6 one for that money. Great driving things, especially with the auto box, not that easy on fuel but then no proper 4 by 4 is. Big tyres, lots of diffs driveshafts and couplings to turn is never going to equate to an especially efficient vehicle.

 

But the whole thing with Suzukis is robustness and reliability. I've been driving Japanese since the mid-70's so I'm used to reliability but even by Japanese standards, Suzukis are truly exceptional.

 

Oh, providing you steer clear of the diesels of-course.

what's up with the diesels ???

Big Suzuki fan here, we've three in the family at the minute, probably soon to be four.

 

No GV but have had in the past and the new edition will certainly be as well.

 

What year and model are you after?

not really sure, looking to spend around £2000 and would like a estate model

hi all, any one own one ? looking to buy a cheep 4x4 but heard the petrol engines are thirsty, after some info before I spend cheers sfa

Penderyn whisky for me !

evening all, I seem to spend my evenings browsing the same sites, arbtalk etc, just found the Climbingarborist.com which looks worth a browse, what other sites do you browse tree related or not ??

right chaps as above the daughter wants a laptop for xmas, I know nothing about them so need some help, she's in 2nd year college doing A levels and needs it for course work, and general use ie, listening to music & movies etc, can anyone recommend one, cheers SFA

Like a glove!

 

even with all the other visors down!

top man !! think i'll order those, thanks for the review !!

who ever invented xmas should be crucified !!!!!!! :001_tt2:

I just got a pair of rock croft from gustharts, not used them in anger yet, but Friday they will be getting a workout, they look and feel nice tho.

 

You would have to be a class 3 pervo heavy breather to steam these bad boys up!

do they fit ok under helmet ??

does anyone wear the above under the helmet mesh & could recommend a good pair ? lifted mesh up today to fill saw & sods law stepped back & branch flicked up & caught me right on my eyeball ! nothing worse than a scraped eyeball very sore !

is it me or is she starting to look like a piece of peperami ??

mmmm a lot to consider, i'm 43 at the mo & would like to better myself, hoping to save a bit of coin to do more tickets after xmas, i'm pretty fit but my dilemma is do I go and do my chipper ticket, cs32, windblow ? or would I be better off using my hard earned cash and going straight in and doing my cs38, wish I had the coin to do it all ! lol thanks for the replies and advice chaps.

how old would you say is too old to start climbing ??? cheers sfa

Wales mun boys !!!!