Any zc32 Suzuki swift sport users?

Any zc32 Suzuki swift sport users?

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feltus

2 posts

122 months

Saturday 12th February 2022
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trails said:
I brought wife's current 14 plate for just over £5k five years ago with upper teens mileage...same car with 30k on it and I wax offered £7.5k p/x on a new SSS. Crazy.
frown Well there's my answer, these things have definitely rocketed! (And most other cars, it seems)

horsemeatscandal

1,171 posts

103 months

Sunday 13th February 2022
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I got 7k for mine mid-pandemic and I was chuffed to bits. Now I'm thinking I was mugged off. What a car though, proper stuff. It makes you wonder why people buy those big horrible SUVs and what have you.

Edited by horsemeatscandal on Sunday 13th February 00:22

CL7Rcol

1 posts

24 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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@Phsyco Warren

Hi mate, could I get one of these kits from you please.

Happy to send you some money through paypal.

trickywoo

11,706 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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CL7Rcol said:
@Phsyco Warren

Hi mate, could I get one of these kits from you please.

Happy to send you some money through paypal.
He was banned for something unrelated on another sub-forum not sure if he is back yet.

Garett

1,622 posts

191 months

Tuesday 5th April 2022
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I just picked up a 2012 SSS at the weekend, 78k miles 1 owner from new (bar main dealer for first 6 months). Was a bit grubby with the odd scratch which let it down a bit, but nothing a good clean and bit of elbow grease wouldn't sort, I think fundamentally it's a decent car underneath.

Ideally I was after a newer 5 door and less miles but this one came up 3 miles from home, and has been locally owned so I jumped at it. Prices have gone a bit mental with these of late, some late models with low mileage up for £11.5k, that's what the previous owner paid for this at 6 months old in 2013! That was another reason to go for an older/higher mileage, less of a gamble if prices suddenly drop or I decide it's not for me after all (doubt that!).

Plans are to tidy it up a bit, and get on top of the service items that tend to be ignored. It has FSH so oil and filters will have been changed but beyond that I can't see any evidence of valve clearance checks etc. What are the other more long term service items that might need attention?

Also I have a spare key fob, brand new condition but the battery in it was dead, I've put a new battery in it and it doesn't open the car. Will it have lost its memory of the code if its had no power? Is it dealer only to recode?

Cheers!



trickywoo

11,706 posts

229 months

Wednesday 6th April 2022
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Garett said:
I can't see any evidence of valve clearance checks etc. What are the other more long term service items that might need attention?
I'd be interested in what you find when you check them. I haven't heard anyone finding them out of spec and I suspect most never check them and I haven't heard of any issues caused by them being out of spec.

Servicing wise there isn't much else. The factory coolant is 8 years so worth checking as it may have been skipped. I recently changed mine for Prestone.

The only other thing worth a look is the caliper slider pins, especially at the back. Make sure they are in good condition and re-grease with silicone grease.

The service interval for the plugs is 36k but they are Iridium and will do much more.

So simple to work on which is one of the reasons we have two in the family.

gweaver

906 posts

157 months

Wednesday 6th April 2022
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trickywoo said:
Garett said:
I can't see any evidence of valve clearance checks etc. What are the other more long term service items that might need attention?
I'd be interested in what you find when you check them. I haven't heard anyone finding them out of spec and I suspect most never check them and I haven't heard of any issues caused by them being out of spec.
I've heard of a few isolated cases of them being out of spec. Very rare though.

I can't remember the gearbox oil interval, but you might be close to it. I think Redline MTL is the SSS fanboi favourite.

Probably worth checking the handbrake adjustment. That doesn't take long. The gear linkages might also benefit from a clean and lube, but that's a bit more involved.

trickywoo

11,706 posts

229 months

Wednesday 6th April 2022
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gweaver said:
I can't remember the gearbox oil interval, but you might be close to it. I think Redline MTL is the SSS fanboi favourite.
Good call. Only takes 1.8l and easy enough to do.

Garett

1,622 posts

191 months

Wednesday 6th April 2022
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Thanks for the pointers, I'll look into the gear oil, sounds like a worthy bit of preventative maintenance, can't go wrong with Redline have used it in my previous MX5 box and diff. Have seen the bush kits too, if that chap on here that 3D printed a load reads this I wouldn't mind a pair of them too.

Got 4 new tyres and a wheel refurb to sort too, they all seem to suffer from corroded alloys, thin paint too, all the cars I looked at had stone chipped bonnets, perhaps not the most robust of cars body wise.

trails

3,624 posts

148 months

Thursday 7th April 2022
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Garett said:
Thanks for the pointers, I'll look into the gear oil, sounds like a worthy bit of preventative maintenance, can't go wrong with Redline have used it in my previous MX5 box and diff. Have seen the bush kits too, if that chap on here that 3D printed a load reads this I wouldn't mind a pair of them too.

Got 4 new tyres and a wheel refurb to sort too, they all seem to suffer from corroded alloys, thin paint too, all the cars I looked at had stone chipped bonnets, perhaps not the most robust of cars body wise.
Corroded alloys and wheel bolts…the guys that did the wheels on my wife’s car blasted and treated the bolts too. Made a big difference.

gweaver

906 posts

157 months

Thursday 7th April 2022
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trails said:
Corroded alloys and wheel bolts…the guys that did the wheels on my wife’s car blasted and treated the bolts too. Made a big difference.
Or you can buy new ones https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-192573-wheel-bolt-feb...

trails

3,624 posts

148 months

Thursday 7th April 2022
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gweaver said:
Thanks for that smile

DolphinCode37

18 posts

23 months

Wednesday 20th April 2022
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Does anyone know of any car motor factors that can supply discs that are actually 5 stud?

All the usual suspects claim to stock discs but they often show in the description as 4 stud and the one time i ordered ones that said 5 stud, they came as 4 stud (correct part number according to them.).

I know they are rarer than many hot hatch models but you'd think most motor factors would get the basics like that right when they research new part lines.

trickywoo

11,706 posts

229 months

Thursday 21st April 2022
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DolphinCode37 said:
Does anyone know of any car motor factors that can supply discs that are actually 5 stud?
CTC are good. The Rotinger discs are good quality and a pretty decent price https://www.ctc-performance.co.uk/store/rotinger-f...

I've had them on mine for over two years and they seem to corrode less than Suzuki supplied ones.

Patrick1964

696 posts

230 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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I’ve placed a deposit on a blue ZC32S and am collecting it on Wednesday. Looking forward to giving it a try.

gweaver

906 posts

157 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Patrick1964 said:
I’ve placed a deposit on a blue ZC32S and am collecting it on Wednesday. Looking forward to giving it a try.
I think I posted on your FB thread. Hope collection goes well and that it's as good as it looks in the pics.

Kev_Mk3

2,740 posts

94 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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trickywoo said:
DolphinCode37 said:
Does anyone know of any car motor factors that can supply discs that are actually 5 stud?
CTC are good. The Rotinger discs are good quality and a pretty decent price https://www.ctc-performance.co.uk/store/rotinger-f...

I've had them on mine for over two years and they seem to corrode less than Suzuki supplied ones.
I used these on track they get a pasting and are brilliant

trails

3,624 posts

148 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Patrick1964 said:
I’ve placed a deposit on a blue ZC32S and am collecting it on Wednesday. Looking forward to giving it a try.
Good luck, any plans for it?

Patrick1964

696 posts

230 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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trails said:
Good luck, any plans for it?
I plan to drive it on it’s door handles for a year and see what happens

trails

3,624 posts

148 months

Tuesday 31st May 2022
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Patrick1964 said:
I plan to drive it on it’s door handles for a year and see what happens
Excellent, it does seem to lap it up smile