[craddojc]

Just bought my daughter Lily her first car- a 2006 Grand Vitara, 128Kmi. Seems to be in perfect shape and Lily loves it, but engine is noisy. Wanted to have an experienced Suzuki guy do overall engine/drive train health assessment.

Does anyone have a mechanic recommendation in the Denver area? (We live in Lakewood, CO, near Red Rocks).

Is a noisy engine normal? (Was wondering if cam chain tensioner may need replacement)

Thanks in advance!
Jeff

 

[aquanaut20]

Why dont you tell us which engine you have...??

 

[annfan]

A 2006 here in NA would be the 2.7L V6. My guess is at 128K mi the valves have never been adjusted and are clattering.

 

[craddojc]

Thanks, annfan! Excellent suggestion.

I'd like to look up how to do the V6 valve adjustment. There’s a link on this forum to the manual, but it seems to be broken ( Grand Vitara JB416 JB419 JB420 JB627 Service Manual )

Thanks,
Jeff
Lakewood, Colorado

 

[annfan]

There has been a lot written in this forum on the 2.7L V6 valve adjustment. There is a sticky post on the front page. Also a recent post about noisy valves and the difficulty in adjusting them:

2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 2.7l engine ticking loudly

Ever since I purchased the vehicle 3 years ago I have a ticking noise coming from the front passenger side of the engine. This sound only happens when the car is warm then I turn it off and turn it back on, then the ticking starts. It also doesn't happen all the time it's random. I was thinking...

www.suzuki-forums.com

I included the pages from the manual on adjusting in the linked post. It is not easy, that is why it is never done.

 

[craddojc]

Thanks annfan! I much appreciate the .pdf in your linked post, and will plan to do valve adj next month. BTW, the Suzuki tool quoted in the procedure is unobtanium. There is a post on this forum about an alternate tool from Suzuki Marine, much easier to use, and its ~$175-450 on ebay. BUT- I found what seems to be an identical tool from OMC Outboard. Its about $50 and seems to be identical to the Suzuki Marine tool. I wrote up a post on this find this morning (see 09916–66510 ).

Jeff
Lakewood, CO
06 Grand Vitara AWD/4WD 2.7L automatic, 128Kmi

 

[annfan]

Jeff, good find on the OMC Outboard special tool, thanks for sharing. Before you dive in and check the valve adjustment you might want to make sure that is in fact the issue. My sugguestion that the valves were loose is only an educated guess, I haven't heard the engine. Getting to the valves to check the clearances is a big, complicated job. Changing the shims is also not for the faint of heart. You also need access to a supply of shims, there are 34 different thickness used, depending on need.