How to maintain paksuzuki wagon r

[dickthebestsidekickg]

Hello Everyone, my family recently bought a used wagon r-vxl and we are very excited for it. Problem is no one in my family knows much about cars or its maintenance.
We had the oil changed as soon as we bought it and will do it again after 5k km but other than that I haven't done anything with it for the past month.

It would be a huge help if anyone of you could guide me

[sleeper]

Congrats on the new purchase

Can you tell the current mileage?

Further, did u get the user manual with car... If not then try to ask previous owner for it... If they dont have it then get one from dealership

There's a maintenance schedule in the manual, and would suggest you to follow that.. that's the most easy thing to do without going here and there for info regarding routine maintenance

[usman_arooq2]

Check fluid levels at least once a week.

Engine oil: pull dipstick before a cold start, clean the oil with a cloth, insert it completely and pull it back, inspect, the oil level should be between minimum and maximum line.

Coolant: inspect coolant level on reservoir bottle, top up if needed. If the level drops regularly or u get overflow, get the cooling system inspected at dealership for any leaks or a bad radiator cap

Washer fluid: top up if needed (lasts more than a month for me)

Tyres: visually inspect tyres every day and if tyres are in good condition (not reducing air) get them inflated to correct pressure once every 10 days.

Brakepads should last at least 30k km, get the brake pads/disks inspected every 10000km (every 2nd oil change).

Rest keep the car clean, clean the interior once a week, get body washed when it's dirty and underbody wash from service station when u have driven it on mud or unpaved roads.

Don't get oil/diesel applied underbody, it eats through rubber bushes of the suspension.

[dickthebestsidekickg]

Thank you very much. This has been extremely helpful

I will surely do that from now on. Some queries I had:

1. Should I change oil if the level is below min line or near min line? Is the 5k estimate not good for changing oil

2. Should I use water as coolant, many people I know use that but I have heard otherwise online. How often should I change coolant in your experience and what coolant would you recommend

[dickthebestsidekickg]

Currently it's used 15000km, 5000 by us and the rest by previous owner. I changed oil after 500-800km driven by our side.

I wasn't given the manual, the previous owner didn't care about the maintenance at all so I assume he threw it away. I will try looking for it

Thanks for the help

[sleeper]

1. 20k km till now is fairly quite low mileage, so your oil won't be decreasing to go below the min line... 5k km estimate is best for the change, for oil, oil filter and air filter.

2. Water has lower boiling point than coolant, while higherer freezing point than coolant... It also cause rust to form quicker and hence ruins the engine block, radiator, pipes... Use only coolant irrespective of weather (suggest to use suzuki's greenish blue coolant)... Usually coolant can\should be replaced after 20k km or 2years (that's what we followed for our older cultus)

As Mr usman told about brake pads change at every 30k km, you should also get the brake fluid changed too with it.

As you have driven 20k km, i believe its time to get spark plugs changed too

Further, transmission oil to be changed every 40k km.

[usman_arooq2]

1. 5000km estimate is good enough, Suzuki has started recommending 10000km oil change on its modern engine cars (almost all except bolan/ravi) since almost a year.

Your car shouldn't decrease oil in my opinion, 15000km is like a new engine if previous oil changes were on time, still if there's a few hundred ml reduction after a 1000km of drive just top it up.

1. Using coolant is recommended as it prevents rust and prolongs the life of cooling system e.g. using only water will block the radiator because of rust over time.

But if coolant isn't available at hand, u can use water so engine doesn't overheat and replace it with coolant at earliest convenience.

1. Regarding brakepads 30k km is an estimate and actual life can vary depending upon driving style and quality of brake pads u use e.g. very aggressively driving I have finished original brake pads within 20k km and on my regular driving brake pads last me 60k km as well. Brake pads on manual vehicles last almost 1/3rd more mileage than on auto transmission vehicles. If u buy after market brakepads don't buy the one that are too hard or gritty as those will wear the disk faster.

2. For peace of mind, visit a dealership and ask them about service intervals regarding sparkplugs, throttle body cleaning and such. But if something feels too expensive there's no need to get that service done the same day, ask for opinion on forums and from other owners as well. Suzuki dealership in sialkot made a 45000 estimate for clutch overhaul on a friend's mehran which was hardly a rs. 10000 job (if all oem parts were used) from outside mechanics.

3. Use correct grade fluids. 20 and 30 weight oils are suitable for wagon R. Select a brand and viscosity and stick to it. Make sure u buy original oil from a reputed outlet.

Also I forgot to mention about filters. Every 15 days, clean the air filter and replace it every 2nd oil change (or every oil change if u can't do the 15 day routine or u drive in dusty conditions.)

And cabin filter (ac filter) learn how to access it, and clean it once a month. It'll maintain the performance and prolong the life, of A/C system.

[dickthebestsidekickg]

Hello again boss!

I finally found the manual, previous owner had put it in the trunk for some reason. It actually says that the oil and oil filter should be changed after 10k km. Should I follow that advice or the typical 5k km one in your opinion?

[usman_arooq2]

It's a debatable topic and other members might have different opinions but my reasons for recommending 5k km oil changes in Pakistan are:

1. 10k km is recommended if u use fully synthetic oil and original oil filter.

2. Your typical trip should be at least 15-20km long one way, no excessive idling e.g. slow traffic or just to run A/C, oil breaks down from thermal cycles (oil getting hot to operating temp then back to cold engine temp is a heat cycle), excessive idle/ excessive driving in bumper to bumper traffic also breaks down oil. Deteriorated oil forms sludge and deposits.

For urban driving in Pakistan these conditions are hard to meet except for clean routes in metropolitan cities.

Usually My car does a 15km trip during the day and a smaller 1.5km+1.5km one in the evening (weekend outings vary) in dense traffic so longer oil changes aren't suitable for my usage my usual oil change is around 4500km . But when it was doing motorway/gt road trips 2 years ago, I was extending the oil change intervals to 6-7k km (I could extend to 10k km if i was using fully synthetic but I wasn't)

1. Possibility of fake oil or a fake filter. Typically if u get either of non original quality (or ur seller somehow sells you fake one). Fake oil would be in the system for less time and for 5k oil changes guard / leppon filters last just fine but may get choked / leak internally with long oil change intervals putting back the filtered debris back into engine which may wreck havoc (you may not feel it immediately but a 50k km ran engine might have more wear and tear than a 100k km one).

2. Generally Smaller engines that have to work harder than larger engines and have less oil capacity, wagon r takes 3 liter oil (compared to 1.3-2.0 engine cars with 4-5 liter capacity) so it's oil will break down faster.

3. Mechanics don't diagnose issues untill it causes a problem. E.g. you may start getting low mileage/rougher idle. The mechanic may fix it to some extent by "tooning" but never completely fixing the root cause (bad pcv valve/vacuum leaks/some sensor going bad but not completely failing) in that case your oil will wear out faster and sludge deposits accumulating from extra long oil change intervals would kill the engine much faster. If u change oil around 5k km in this case the fresh oil can keep the internals clean (not totally but better than 10k km oil change).

[arslanahmed.acca]

Hello.
I am using 10w40 for my Suzuki WagonR 2018 model pakistani. Approx 64,900 kms driven.

Do you think it is optimal or should i change it ?

1. Use correct grade fluids. 20 and 30 weight oils are suitable for wagon R. Select a brand and viscosity and stick to it. Make sure u buy original oil from a reputed outlet.

[usman_arooq2]

I'd suggest to switch to 5w30 of any reputed brand.

[Hassan1991]

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