About David Scott Expertise Questions or advice regarding Suzuki 4wd vehicles as regards repair or modifications for offroad use.
Experience Been a professional mechanic over 30 yrs I've owned and modified 2 Sidekicks, and 3 Samurais, one of which I still have, and ocasionally drive, when my kids let me.
Expert: David Scott Date: 6/28/2004 Subject: Suzuki questions
Question Hi got a decent bargain on 1998 Suzuki sidekick sport which was a blast to ride last year but its been in the garage since because of insurance money problems. Been in the garage since September of last year ( same oil and gas), any recommendations for service? Can I use the same gas safely? is it ok to use the 4 wheel drive *(got to go outside and manually put it on).The idle runs a tad fast but not sure if my local mechanic can fix it. He said its self adjusting and should not mess with it. Do you recommend me taking it to Suzuki dealer instead even though mechanic told me he wants to do all the work.
finally if you don't mind this follow up, there was a slight vibration right under my seat on my way home 100 miles), could that be a transmission even though no skipping of gears yet? thanks so much
Answer It's really a fairly easy vehicle to service, let your mechanic do it. Let your mechanic help you with your concerns, he's near, knows you, and you can get better answers from him, because he can hear and feel the vehicle, all I can do is make a best guess based on my knowledge of my sidekicks(all 89 model year).
