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this is a filter that has been put through WVO during anywhere between 10000-26000 kilometers, I lost track. replaced it because restriction was causing my saddle tank system to starve fuel at half tank due to low return feed pressure, while not having performance issue at high load high rpm.

So, after speculating and procrastinating for thousand of kilometers, I finally figured out, by simply removing the turbo cover, why the car is losing power day after day with no explanation (and no MIL) at all: As some of you would figure out, the wastegate pin and journal are equally wore...

Hi, I'm having a quite unfortunate issue with the Suzuki Vitara MY2019 BoosterJet 1.0. Car was bought as new, and I always did regular oil and filter changes, with shortened OCIs, as well as for other filters, and spark plugs. first signs of something wrong were around 50000km only when I...

life was quite bumpy the past year, that I just realized today that I went 21000km (13000 miles) on cheap 15w40 A3/B4 in my Mercedes Benz om605 I've been used to change oil and at 7500km due to WVO usage but for now it looks and sounds perfectly fine. I will change it next week and report back :)

Hi there :) it seems that wife's Suzuki Vitara 1.0 Boosterjet with 129000 km finally has carbon buildup into CAT+DPF (built into turbo downpipe) preventing the engine to flow correctly, causing low power at low revs and a reduced peak power. I get a P24A4 code if I floor it, and I can make it...

Hi, I was wondering what bitog crowd would do when for a 2017+ euro6 DV5 engine (BlueHDi 1.5 130hp with DPF and SCR), the only oil specified by the manufacturer is 0W20 PSA B71 2010 on top of ACEA C5, is it safe for the engine to run a 5W30 C3, or C2 if it's changed on short intervals (no...

Hi, sometimes, after draining and filling (with the correct oil) a filled for life manual transmission, shifting problems arise or get worse, right from just after the oil change, and will not get better even after hundred kilometers. In my groups of car enthusiasts and techs, we all put a dose...

Hi, As some of you may know, I have a decent personal experience (as a one man thing) with running WVO in diesel cars. putting almost 80000km on a Peugeot Partner with DW8, BOSCH VE engine helped me to learn some good and some bad practices during which I used up to 6000 liters of filtered WVO...

Hi, It's been more than a month now since I've got hold on my new car: a year 1996 Mercedes-Benz C250 (W202) Turbodiesel. 270000 kilometers, automatic transmission. This is the OM605 engine, inline-5 cylinders turbocharged indirect diesel injection, with a Bosch electronically controlled...

Hi, I just replaced OEM spark plugs at 52000 km on the Suzuki Vitara ; I'm worried about LSPI. See pics and more attached :

Hi, Following up the Suzuki GW250 bike that is now mine and it is on it's second ECU failure... I removed (by cutting corners and prying) the hard plastic casing. It exposed the black putty, which is thick but not hard like plastic, more soft like thick rubber. I then decided to go where I...

Hi, Since I'm planning to do a partial oil replacement on the Aisin Warner TF80 (81? SC?) fitted on the Suzuki Vitara, I'd like to do this: Since the gearbox has a level plug/tube concentric to the drain plug, I'd like to buy a second drain plug (the one that closes the level plug), and modify...

Hi, I always liked cars and more generally anything with IC engines. Fast forward now, when I look behind me, I'd like to thanks the BITOG community for helping me to go through my automotive repairs, as well as learning a LOT of things related or unrelated here. Life advices included. Last...

Hi, I've been looking at fixing a charging problem on a Renault Grand Scenic III, R9M engine (1.6l 130hp). Happened suddenly the car would display that there's a battery charging system problem, and my voltmeter would read something along 12.6V on the battery posts (and on the OBD connector)...

Hi, As I'm looking for installing a custom AFe air filter on the Suzuki Vitara 1.0T, I noticed that the PCV circuit have a small pipe running from the head cover to the intake manifold, through what I think is a check valve. Pic : Is there some catch can you would recommend (I even saw...

Hi, I'm looking at replacement for the factory plugs on the Suzuki Vitara 1.0T The owner's manual states that replacement is NGK ILZKR7D8. I have no real problem with NGKs, but I have some affection towards Denso (especially their Iridium Power series, but that's another story). The equivalent...

Hello everyone ! Wife's car, 2019 Suzuki Vitara, has now less than 4mm tire thread depth (8+ when new), so to not be in a rush, I'm looking for replacements. Current wheels are the 17 inches alloys, stock size 215/55 R17 94V Continental EcoContact 5. They're good for road use, but wife would...

Hi, A good friend has an issue with his overflow (? don't know the correct name, but it's above the fuel cap seal so it's for rainwater around the filler opening) tube of the fuel tank on a 2007 Kawasaki Z750. A few months ago, he noticed that the water won't go down in there, so he used some...

Hi, we're planning a family trip. When booking tickets, my wife omitted that on her daughter's passport, there's TWO family names. She mentionned only the first one. This is likely to fail at customs or boarding, and the company wants to charge € 150 to modify issue a corrected ticket. As an...

Hi, attached below are pictures of a coils-on-plugs-pack connector (engine wiring loom side) of a Peugeot KFU (TU3) engine. Since it's burned and failing, we're looking to replace both the coils pack and the connector + a length of wires. Any help appreciated