A place for more technical discussions. Please make sure you post in the correct section on the site, this way it keeps the site tidy AND ensures you get a more relevant answer.
I need some advice about servicing my Jimny. (2020 Gen 4 bought second hand with 7500km)
What are the Suzuki dealerships like?
Firstly some irritating aspects of my personality from a workshop perspective.
When my vehicle is being serviced I strongly prefer to stand by and help.
"Quis, quid, ubi, quibus, auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando???"
I want to know exactly what is going on.
Will the dealers be able to accommodate this kind of OCD behaviour?
If not... Self service?
I have a reasonable amount of mechanical affinity. I have a small hobby workshop with a lathe, milling machine, tig welder, grinders etc, so I am not totally hopeless.
What would you guys say about me servicing my Jimny myself?
Points that I like about this idea:
* The Jimny - Suzuki did not go the Defender 2020 route of making the thing so damn complicated and electronic that you need a PHD to open the bonnet.
* Being a full on 4x4 that is to be taken into remote areas from time to time, I like the idea of knowing how it works.
* I HAVE to learn new stuff. If a month goes by without me learning something new, I get frustrated.
Resources - I will need the workshop manual for the Gen4.
Although l can understand your reasoning, l doubt that many dealerships would be happy to have a customer fussing around and "helping" their engineer while he services their vehicle.
Notwithstanding the health and safety aspect.
Servicing the Jimny yourself would be as you say not difficult, however it would invalidate the warranty so l would not recommend it certainly for the first three years of ownership.
I do all my own service work with the exception of clutch and head gasket as I have tools and mechanical engineering qualifications but not the best facilities for splitting major components. What I have done though is used dealership supplied parts as while they can be more expensive they are right first time and also maintain warranty. I have been in too many professional service shops and been more knowledgeable than the people working there, than to willingly hand over my car only to have more problems than it went in with.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
lightning wrote: Although l can understand your reasoning, l doubt that many dealerships would be happy to have a customer fussing around and "helping" their engineer while he services their vehicle.
Notwithstanding the health and safety aspect.
Servicing the Jimny yourself would be as you say not difficult, however it would invalidate the warranty so l would not recommend it certainly for the first three years of ownership.
I will see what happens - The guys at BMW usually tried to accommodate me except when guys from head office was around.
Hopefully I can come to some arrangement somehow. At least I am not asking for a winch to be fitted to a defender lol....
We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. Accepting the Cookies also accepts the Disclaimers for the website.
