"Japanese Car Makers Cultivate Happy Buyers." Basically, the writer panned non-Japanese makes. There was a great article in Wall Street Journal on Friday 11/26/04. I will crawl under and cheack it out today. Thanks for the tip on the blocked breather pipe/tube causing rear axle bearing oil seal to blow out. These Sidekick/Trackers, they are a Blast, aren't they? Every time I look at my Sidekick, I think back to my old beater Ford Bronco 351 v-8, and go, "Why'd I even bother with that oversize, overweight POS?" That Blue Oval needed 5 hours of Shop time for every hour of Street/Highway time. Happy motoring with your Sidekick, and welcome to the Club. I believe this problem is cured in late model Sidekicks. Oh, the early, 2-door ragtop versions would sometimes blow out a rear axle oil seal, and dump oil all over the rear drum brake. Apart from motor oil and filter changes every 3,500 miles, the Sidekick is zero maintenance. I prefer it to other cars in my garage such as Benz 500's and 600's. My current Sidekick is a 4-door Sport version that I bought new in January 1999. They work so well that I cannot imagine anybody wanting to sell his/hers if it is a reasonably good one. If you find an owner wanting to sell his, there is something wrong with it." I find this advice works with Sidekicks. Problems, Real or Imaginary with Sidekick: A firend of mine once gave me this advice: "4X4's.people don't normally sell them if they work out good. You can use Castrol ATF if you like, it is cheaper and just as good in practice as the synthetic ATF. I have Redline D+4 ATF in my tool shed on standby, but never had to use it, since the Factory Fill is still OK. Chevron Delo Gear or Redline MT-90 will do.ĭifferentials: GL-5. What a coincidence you are getting a 1990. I have been a Suzuki Sidekick fan and owner since 1990. any suggestions? And problems I should look for that are common with the sidekick? I am going to do a full tune up when I get the car. what kind of fluid the tranny, differentials, brake, PS fluid it takes, capacities and what not. I would like to know any info you may have about this car. I plant on getting a nice 5 speed sidekick tommorow, 1990.
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