suzuki vitara - carb issues.. meant to be EFI?

GeX · 25 May 2008 at 12:46

hi. anyone on here know suzukis well? Got a vitara here on an L plate. Having problems with it.

It'll run for a minute or two and then stop. Then it won't restart other than a split second cough. If you leave it a bit, then try - it'll fire up.

So we've looked up the workshop manual for it, and found its meant to have EFI.

but here is what is in the engine bay;

i'm not really sure what to do with carbs, i'm EFI kind of person so this is all alien to me. Have tried opening the auto choke butterfly to see what happens there, and nothing changed much.

Any suggestions, or even help working out why this car has this engine in it and why it hasnt got EFI!!

SB118 · 25 May 2008 at 12:53

Step 1 - Go here and repost the problem.

Step 2 - spend the rest of the bank holiday playing in the car

There are lots of people who have gone from efi to carb or the other way on Difflock.

needmorespeed · 25 May 2008 at 12:55

single point injection systems look like carbs but there not they have one injector in there which feeds all four cylinders

4T5 · 25 May 2008 at 12:58

It's a pretty standard conversion for a Vit probably down to the EFI unit failing & the SU being a cheaper replacment. You can also tweak them yourself easily getting better performance & better MPG.
Probably blocked jets.
Like SB says join Difflock, What the guys don't know about Suzukis on Difflock is not worth knowing.

Dogbreath · 25 May 2008 at 12:58

It's a pretty standard conversation for a Vit probably down to the EFI unit failing & the SU being a cheaper replacment.

It's not an SU though, looks like some kind of nasty OEM carb (Aisan?).

Lashout_UK · 25 May 2008 at 13:14

Sounds like fuel supply issues so check filters, pump for decent flow, blocked lines, dirt in the carb, that kind of thing

SB118 · 25 May 2008 at 13:17

SU is a nightmare transplant, getting the vacuum takeoff before and after the needle etc is a pain as the standard carb mounts never seem to point in the right dirrection.

Brilliant once it's working, but a ballache to get there!

GeX · 25 May 2008 at 18:03

Lashout_UK said:
Sounds like fuel supply issues so check filters, pump for decent flow, blocked lines, dirt in the carb, that kind of thing

aye. bob on there. it the pipe into the fuel filter was full of crud. got a new filter for it, and she fired up right away

Third Opinion · 25 May 2008 at 19:30

It's a carb and it's a common problem. Replace the carb or it often shags the engine.

Lashout_UK · 25 May 2008 at 19:44

Third Opinion said:
It's a carb and it's a common problem. Replace the carb or it often shags the engine.

You what? What are you on this evening

SB118 · 25 May 2008 at 20:07

Third Opinion said:
It's a carb and it's a common problem. Replace the carb or it often shags the engine.

Pass the crack pipe