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Engine life of Jimny?

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12 Sep 2012 03:26 #47956 by Missk
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Hi All

I am new here and just bought my first Jimny (2008 SN413 T6). I'm wondering if anyone has any info regarding general life expectancy in km's of the Jimny engines?

Mine has done a lot, 167k and I'm told has been driven all around Australia by an older gent. It is in beautiful condition, still smells new inside and doesn't look to have been taken off-road much (if at all). I'm hoping to get at least another 100k out of it if looked after well and serviced regularly.

Would people generally suggest servicing only at the Suzuki dealer and is there anything I should do to prolong the life of my cute new car?

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12 Sep 2012 03:37 #47958 by ZookFastback
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I've had mine since new, 400,000 k's now and still going strong. Change oil and filters regularly, change coolant every year and keep the servicing up and you will have no probs. Strong, reliable and flexible engine that is happy to rev its' little head off :)

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12 Sep 2012 09:05 #47967 by VAXXi
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Yeah, most modern engines will well outlast the rest of the car if they're maintained properly. That means keep up with fluid and filter changes and don't use cheap/crap parts :)

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12 Sep 2012 11:24 #47969 by adamatdraycott
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Genuine filters are a must imo... small price to pay up front.

Would be interesting to know how many times its been serviced with such high mileage for its age...
Suzuki recommend 9,000Miles (14,500km) or every 9months (commonly 12 will be fine)
So to my calcs it should have been serviced 10+ times in the 3.5-4 years it has been on the road

Fair play to the guy who sat in a Jimny that much! i ache for days after an annual trip to Cornwall!

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12 Sep 2012 21:54 #48013 by Missk
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I must admit I didn't check the service history...got a bit carried away with how clean and well maintained it 'looked', and took the dealers word that it had belonged to a retired man who had taken very good care of it.

It's been in at Suzuki this week getting serviced before I pick it up and they had to repair a leaking bearing case or something? Hopefully it has been regularly serviced!!

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12 Sep 2012 22:20 #48019 by blakey2000
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my jimny's got 200,000 + on it and its still going stong only majorish things its had replaced is the usual sensors and alternator. other then no major problems. still no major oil leaks as well. none on the engine anyway. got a small one in the rear diff seal.

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14 Sep 2012 17:34 #48123 by Gromit
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Mine is a 2002 with 97,800 miles on it. I change the oil & filter evry 3000 miles and it still runs and sounds really sweet :-)

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27 Sep 2012 00:56 #48951 by Missk
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Hmmm ok so it looks like all is not so perfect with my new car - the dealer obviously cleaned the engine before selling it (!) and there is some kind of fluid which has spurted out over the engine (it's a pale orangey colour.

My boyfriend is suggesting to change all the hoses on it - does anyone have any ideas?

Thx

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18 Mar 2018 07:00 #190554 by Sackgirl09
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Wow thats impressive do you still have the jimny or if u dont how many kms did it do?

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