Suzuki Swift booster jet 2018 plugs and air filter

[den9112]

Hi ,I have just purchased the above car and while I was looking in the owners handbook I noticed that for the KC10 engine that it was recommended that both plugs and air filter were carried out by a Suzuki dealer,I have always serviced my cars so I have tried looking in to why a air filter and plugs would need special procedures and tools on this engine and to be honest I can't find any reason why as I have taken the engine cover off and it looks like you have to take the air filter box off to gain full,access to all 3 plugs,coils are one nut holding it on ..All I can think off is the fact that the air filter box as to come out but that's just 2 nuts and a couple of jubilee clips ..Any information on this from anyone who as done any servicing on this car would be appreciated thanks

[trickywoo]

Don’t know for sure but one of the reasons I like Suzuki products is the ease of working on them. Everything is usually logical and well thought out.

I very much doubt any special tools are need for routine stuff.

[Scrump]

They recommend it is done by a dealer so that a dealer gets the business and also to avoid any issues after ham fisted owner fks up the car.
I doubt it is anything to do with special tools or even any real technical difficulty.

[den9112]

Thanks for the replies, i have owned diesels for the last 20 years so first time having spark plugs in my service routine, however i have had a quick look and all i can see is 2bolts and 2 intake pipes to take the air filter box off,one so you can change the filter as its fitted in from the rear and 2 to get to the plugs,my plugs are 16mm and i have a thin wall socket with extension...I just thought for some reason things have changed since i last removed plugs but it looks straight forward .

[trickywoo]

The plugs will be iridium and good for at least double the mileage it says in the book.

I changed the plugs on the previous n/a swift sport at 45k and they still looked unused.

[deltaS4]

You can change both. I have done my daughters 2017 boosterjet. Air filter is easy ish. I found putting the filter into the cover & not into it's final place allowed me to fit it, as you have to locate a tab on the bottom of the cover blind.

Plugs are not too bad either, changed then for Denso plugs as they were cheaper than NGK's. Two bolts & two tabs from memory.