Suzuki Vitara 1988-2005 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
1.6i 16V Petrol (G16B)
Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 20,000 km/12 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6i 16V Petrol (G16B) · Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●○●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●
With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 50,000 km/30 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6i 16V Petrol (G16B) · With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 50,000 km/30 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○○●○○●○●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●○●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●○●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●
1.6i 8V Petrol (G16A)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 20,000 km/12 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6i 8V Petrol (G16A) · Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●
1.6i 8V Petrol (G16A)
Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 20,000 km/12 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6i 8V Petrol (G16A) · Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●○●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●
With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 50,000 km/30 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 1.6i 8V Petrol (G16A) · With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 50,000 km/30 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○○●○○●○●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●○●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●○●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●
2.0i 16V Petrol (J20A)
Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 20,000 km/12 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0i 16V Petrol (J20A) · Without oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○●●●●○●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●
With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 40,000 km/24 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 100,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 50,000 km/30 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 40,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0i 16V Petrol (J20A) · With oxygen sensor, Normal conditions

Task Every 10,000 km/6 months Every 20,000 km/12 months Every 40,000 km/24 months Every 50,000 km/30 months Every 60,000 km/36 months Every 80,000 km/48 months Every 100,000 km/60 months Every 160,000 km/96 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●
Check the condition of all visible hoses, lines and connections ○○●○○●○●
Check the exhaust system ○○●○○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ●●○●●○●○
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ○●○○●○●○
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●●○●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ○●●○●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00–2h00
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h45–1h00
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 0h45–12h00
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 6h00–7h00
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 0h45
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h00
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–1h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00–16h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 3h30–4h00
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