Diesel (DDiS) Jimny specifics

Introduction

This article is in the early process in the making! It should receive significant expansion in the near future.

Suzuki used to produce a factory diesel edition of Jimny, primarily for the market of Western Europe (excluding United Kingdom).

The model name for diesel Jimny edition is JB53. Its technical model name is SN415.

The marketing name for diesel Jimnys is "DDiS".

DDiS Jimnys were most popular in Portugal, Spain, Italy and France. A rough estimation is that almost every second Jimny in those countries, which was sold in the period 2003-2011, was DDiS.

DDiS Jimnys also had minor to moderate presence in other European countries. Notable examples are Belgium, Germany and Austria. A rough estimation is that two in every ten sold Jimnys in those countries, in the period 2003-2011, were DDiS.

Note: DDiS Jimnys have never been available in United Kingdom.

Since DDiS Jimnys were produced "only" between 2003 and 2011, while petrol Jimnys are in production since 1998 and still ongoing in 2017, DDiS Jimnys are relatively rare even in Europe.

Therefore, a potential Jimny buyer would normally be concerned what parts for the relatively rare DDiS Jimnys are specific to them, and how difficult is it to obtain those parts. Also, their concern is about servicing the diesel engine and other DDiS specifics.

Existing DDiS Jimny owners are struggling to find technical or service information about DDiS Jimnys, because there is hardly anything written about DDiS Jimnys in English language on the Internet.

The purpose of this article is to state all specifics about DDiS Jimnys which are not common with the ubiquitous petrol Jimny editions.

DDiS revisions

There has been one major revision of the DDiS edition, and several minor ones.

• The first DDiS model was produced from 2003 to approx 2005.
• The second DDiS model was produced from approx 2005 to approx 2011. The second model had several minor revisions.

The change from 1st to 2nd DDiS model occurred at the same time when all Jimnys (both petrol and diesel) changed from manually operated 4WD transfer box to electrically operated (push-button) transfer box and from 1st generation front bumper to 2nd generation front bumper, and from 1st generation interior trim to 2nd generation interior trim. This transition occurred in 2005.

Note: There are some (rare) Jimnys from the transitional period from 2005 which are a mix of new and old components. For example, a 1st DDiS model with older 48 kW engine and engine peripherals, with 1st generation front bumper, but with electrically operated transfer box and new interior trim! Suzuki was probably getting rid of some old parts to clear the production line.

The most significant changes between 1st and 2nd DDiS models:

1. Change of engine from 48 kW (65 HP) to 65 kW (86 HP) by the addition of an intercooler.
2. Different fuel injection system;
3. Different fuel filter;
4. Different electrical generator and alternator;
5. Different air conditioning system and piping;
6. Different turbo charger;
7. Different engine sensors (crankshaft, camshaft, lambda, etc.);
8. Different engine cooling system and piping;
9. Different ECU (vehicle computer);

The summary of the changes in the engine bay is that, while the basic engine block might have remained the same, most of the peripheral engine components have changed, and an intercooler was added. This resulted in significant power and torque increase (from 160 Nm to 200 Nm). Fuel consumption remained the same, which is officially 5,6 l/100km on the motorway, 7,0l/100km in the city and 6,2l/100km combined.

Apart from the changes in the engine bay, the other changes were:

1. Different front bumper; (see note above)
2. Different interior trim; (see note above)
3. Different transfer box; (see note above)

The new intercooled 65 kW dCi engine requires the use of 2nd generation front bumper (to accommodate the intercooler and to feed it with air). That is why the 2nd generation front bumper was invented in the first place, but Suzuki sadly decided to bolt it onto every Jimny from 2006 until 2012.

To be continued soon ! ...

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Page last edited on 16/01/2017 by user Bosanek